| Common name | Scientific name | Zones | Habit | Size | Exposure | Comments |
| Buckeye, Red | Aesculus pavia | 4-8 | D | 10 to 20' | Partial shade | Native; red flowers in spring; develops leaf scorch in hot dry
sites |
| Buckeye, Yellow | Aesculus octandra | 3-8 | D | 60 to 80' | Sun to partial
shade | Yellow flowers in late spring; disease resistant foliage;
yellow orange fall foliage |
| Chinaberry | Melia azedarach | 7-10 | D | 30 to 40' | Sun to partial
shade | Often considered a weedy tree; brittle wood; lavender to lilac
flowers in early summer |
| Crabapple | Malus spp. | 5-9 | D | 15 to 25' | Sun | Very showy for short period in spring; some cultivars have
ornamental fruit; plant only disease-resistant cultivars |
| Hawthorn | Crataegus spp. | 4-8 | D | 25 to 30' | Sun | Berries persist through winter; orange to scarlet fall color;
disease prone |
| Horsechestnut | Aesculus hippocastanum | 4-7 | D | 50 to 75' | Sun to partial
shade | White flowers in early May |
| Horsechestnut, Red | Aesculus hippocastanum x
carnea | 4-7 | D | 30 to 40' | Sun to partial
shade | Rose red flowers |
| Locust, Black | Robinia pseudoacacia | 3-8 | D | 30 to 50' | Sun | White flower cluster in spring; drought tolerant |
| Loquat | Eriobotrya japonica | 7b-10 | E | 10 to 20' | Sun to partial
shade | Accent plant; cold sensitive |
| Mimosa | Albizia julibrissin | 6-9 | D | 20 to 35' | Sun | Light to deep pink flowers in summer; short lived |
| Poplar, Tulip | Liriodendron tulipifera | 6-8 | D | 60 to 150' | Sun | Branches are brittle; yellow fall color |
| Silverbell,
Carolina | Halesia carolina | 6, 7 | D | 20 to 40' | Shade | Multi-trunk tree; native; H. tetraptera var. rubra is pink |
| Silverbell, Two
winged | Halesia diptera | 6-9 | D | 15 to 30' | Sun to partial
shade | White flowers in spring; often multi-trunked |