The Vestavia Hills Tree Commission recommends the following trees for Vestavia Hills, Alabama.

The categories of tall, medium and small are approximate; the tree's age, variety and growing conditions all affect its height. For guidance on placing trees according to size, see Proper Places for Trees Around Homes.

The symbol to the left of the tree tells you which trees are noted for:

	Flowers
	Fall color
	Evergreen foliage

TALL TREES

Trees that grow to at least 60 feet (20M)

	Common Name	Scientific Name
	American Beech	Fagus grandifolia
	Baldcypress	Taxodium distichum
	Black Gum	Nyssa sylvatica
	Black Oak	Quercus velutina
	Canadian Hemlock	Tsuga canadensis
	Chestnut Oak	Quercus prinus
	Loblolly Pine	Pinus taeda
	Longleaf Pine	Pinus palustris
	Maidenhair Tree	Gingko biloba
	Nuttal Oak	Quercus nuttallii
	Post Oak	Quercus stellata
	Overcup Oak	Quercus lyrata
	Red Maple	Acer rubrum
	River Birch	Betula nigra
	Sawtooth Oak	Quercus acutissima
	Scarlet Oak	Quercus coccinea
	Shumard's Red Oak	Quercus shumardii
	Southern Red Oak	Quercus falcata
	Swamp Chestnut Oak	Quercus michauxii
	Tulip Poplar	Liriodendron tulipifera
	Water Oak	Quercus nigra
	White Ash	Fraxinus americana
	White Oak	Quercus alba
	Willow Oak	Quercus phellos

MEDIUM TREES

Trees that grow to 40 feet (12 M) to 60 feet (20 M)

	Common Name	Scientific Name
	American Holly	Ilex opaca
	Chinese Elm	Ulmus parvifolia
	Chinkapin Oak	Quercus muehlenbergii
	Japanese Zelkova	Zelkova serrata
	Live Oak	Quercus virginiana
	Sassafras	Sassafras albidum
	Silverbell	Halesia carolina
	Southern Magnolia	Magnolia grandiflora
	Southern Sugar Maple	Acer barbatum
	Sugar Maple	Acer saccharum
	Black Walnut	Juglans nigra
	White Pine	Pinus strobus

SMALL TREES

Trees that grow up to 20 feet (6 M)

	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Chalk Maple	Acer Leucoderme
	Chinkapino	Castanea pumelia
	Crabapple	Malus spp.
	Crape-myrtle	Lagerstroemia indica
	Deciduous Holly	Ilex decidua
	Dogwood	Cornus florida
	Flowering Cherry	Prunus spp.
	Fringetree	Chionanthus virginicus
	Hawthorn	Crataegus spp.
	Holly	Ilex spp.
	Japanese Maple	Acer palmatum
	Kousa Dogwood	Cornus kousa
	Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia
	Redbud	Cercis canadensis
	Rusty Black Haw	Viburnum rufidulum
	Saucer Magnolia	Magnolia soulangiana
	Sourwood	Oxydendrum  arboreum
	Trident Maple	Acer buergerianum