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Recommended Tree Species
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At the request of the Urbandale Tree Board, the State Forester from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources recently conducted a survey of trees in Urbandale.  As a result of the tree inventory, the following trees were recommended in order to maintain a healthy and desirable variety of trees. This list is provided as a general guideline, as there are other trees with desirable characteristics.

Recommended Species

American Hombeam

Liberty Elm

American Hophornbeam

Greenspire Linden

Bur Oak

Freeman Maple

Clump River Birch

Redmond Linden

Eastern White Pine

Black Hills Spruce

Ginkgo (male)

Colorado Blue Spruce

Golden Locust

Swamp White Oak

Green Spire Birch

Sycamore

Ironwood

Autumn Purple Ash

Juneberry / Serviceberry

White Fir

Kentucky Coffee

For more information, visit the Iowa State University Extension's Index of Common Trees at www.extension.iastate.edu/pages/tree/index.html.