Thoughts on urban street trees?

[Kveldssanger]

What are everyone's thoughts on good / bad species to plant on streets, what would you like to see more of on our streets and what would you like to see less of?

 

Personal favourites: Sorbus (mainly Bastard Service and Rowan) and Fastigiate Hornbeam / Oak

Personal hates: Silverleaf Maple and Planes (completely tear up the ground in densely-populated areas - less dense areas they are not so bad) and Japanese Cherry (in certain instances).

[rupert w]

Ginko, ornamental pear and apple and fox glove (Paulownia tomentosa),are all good imo, just for a start.

[Kveldssanger]

Indeed, the Paulownia tomentosa is lovely. Unfortunately I had to take one of the only ones we have in the Borough out as it was leaning at a good 30-35 degrees right over an end terrace. Shame!

[rupert w]

If I had my way every town would have an arboretum in its streets, with careful planning, as in suitable species for what went where of course.

[sloth]

Ginko, birch, rowan and field maple are some of faves where space may be limited

 

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[Gary Prentice]

Limes. Tolerant to drought, pollution, harsh pruning, pretty disease resistant and a large species.ey

 

Downside is honeydew

[Will Heal]

Limes. Tolerant to drought, pollution, harsh pruning, pretty disease resistant and a large species.ey

 

Downside is honeydew

 

 

And epicormics:(

 

 

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[Paul Cleaver]

And epicormics:(

 

 

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common lime a no no other limes not so bad

[Kveldssanger]

Limes. Tolerant to drought, pollution, harsh pruning, pretty disease resistant and a large species.ey

 

Downside is honeydew

 

Big fan of the lime though, much like poplar, they don't work well in packed-in areas. It's both unfortunate and frustrating to see them in the wrong urban locations.

 

Planting up a line of Tilia platyphyllos in an urban park area this winter as it's a little less packed-in. Will be interesting to see how they fare over the next 50+ years.

[Paul Cleaver]

I like flowering apples