CEG Utility Friendly Trees

Trees chosen for height as well as form, leaf texture and color are planted in the Community Education Garden to demonstrate options for home landscapes that include overhead utility lines.  These examples of utility friendly trees are smaller in scale, so also suitable for smaller yards. See them in the All Things Woody Garden and the Natives ‘N More Garden.  Several more are throughout the CEG, designated by “UF” in each garden list.
This list is current as of February, 2023.

• Acer platanoides ‘Crimson Sentry’ – Norway maple – 20 ft x 10 ft
• Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Autumn Brillance  – serviceberry – 20 ft x 20ft
• Cotinus coggygiaria ‘Royal purple’ -smoke tree – 15ft x 15ft
• Fagus sylvatica ‘Purple Fountain’ – beech – 5-12ft x 5-12ft
• Picea pungens ‘Baby Blue Eyes’ – blue spruce – 10ft x 6ft
• Pinus contorta ‘Taylor’s Sunburst’ lodgepole pine – 12ft x 8ft
• Pinus flexilis ‘Vanderwolf’s Pyramid’ – limber pine – 20-25ft x 10-15ft
• Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’ – Japanese tree lilac – 20-25ft x 15-20ft
• Syringa vulgaris ‘Sensation’ – common lilac – 10ft x 6ft
• Zelkova serrata ‘Wireless’ – 25ft x 36ft