MEDIAN DESIGNS & TREE SPECIES LIST
Brett Jackson
Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd.
Chicago, Illinois
Brett Jackson, botanist and landscape architect, was hired at our project’s inception to create professional designs for the placement of trees on our medians and to compile a list of diverse, drought-tolerant, cold-resistant tree species. Brett is a former resident of Colorado Springs and associate member at NES, Inc..
Landscape drawing for 1500 block of North Nevada Avenue
1500 block of North Nevada Avenue,
now planted
Deciduous
Acer grandidentatum; Bigtooth Maple
Acer platanoides; Norway Maple
Aesculus glabra; Ohio Buckeye
Aesculus hippocastonum; European Horse Chestnut
Catalpa speciosa; Northern Catalpa
Celtis occidentalis; Common Hackberry
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis; Thornless Honeylocust
Gymnocladus dioica; Kentucky Coffeetree
Ostrya virginiana; Eastern Hop Hornbeam
Platanus x acerifolia; London Plane Tree
Quercus alba; White Oak
Quercus bicolor; Swamp White Oak
Quercus macrocarpa; Bur Oak
Quercus rubra; Northern Red Oak
Sophora japonica; Japanese Pagoda Tree
Tilia Americana; American Linden / American Basswood
Tilia cordata; Littleleaf Linden
Tilia tomentosa; Silver Linden
Zelkova serrate; Japanese Zelkova
Coniferous
Abies concolor; White Fir
Juniperus scopulorum; Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus virginiana; Eastern Red Cedar
Picea pungens; Colorado Spruce
Pinus flexilis; Limber Pine
Pinus ponderosa; Ponderosa Pine
Pinus strobiformes; Southwestern White Pine
Pinus strobus; Eastern White Pine
Pinus sylvestris; Scots Pin
Ornamental
Amelanchier canadensis; Shadblow Serviceberry
Amelanchier lamarckii; European Serviceberry / Juneberry
Amelanchier x grandiflora; Apple Serviceberry
Carpinus caroliniana; American Hornbeam
Crataegus douglasii; Douglas Hawthorn
Crataegus phaenopyrum var inermis; Thornless Washington Hawthorn
Crataegus viridis; Green Hawthorn
Crataegus x lavelleei; Lavel Hawthorn
Prunus maackii; Manchurian Chokecherry / Amur Chokecherry
Prunus padus; European Birdcherry
Prunus virginiana; American Chokecherry
Syringa reticulata; Japanese Tree Lilac
Syringa reticulata subsp. pekinensis; Chinese Tree Lilac / Peking Lilac
Malus x ‘Dolgo’; Dolgo Crabapple
Malus x ‘Hopa’; Hopa Crabapple
Malus x ‘Radiant’; Radiant Crabapple
Malus x ‘Spring Snow’; Springs Snow Crabapple