Overstory Trees
OVERSTORY TREES (>= 1,600 sq. ft. of canopy at maturity): Overstory trees will generally reach a diameter-at-breast- height (DBH) in excess of 25 inches and a height in excess of 60 feet when fully grown. Per the tree ordinance in Atlanta, GA, to receive recompense credit, the spacing requirement needed for planting is a minimum of 35 feet on center between both existing and replacement trees.
- *Beech, American Fagus grandifolia
- *Chestnut, American Castanea dentata
- Chestnut, Chinese Castanea mollissima
- *Elm, American Ulmus americana
- *Elm, Slippery Ulmus rubra
- Ginkgo, Ginkgo biloba (male only)
- *Hackberry, Common Celtis occidentalis
- *Hackberry, Georgia Celtis tenuifolia
- *Hickory, Bitternut Carya cordiformis
- *Hickory, Mockernut Carya tomentosa
- *Hickory, Pignut Carya glabra
- *Hickory, Sand Carya pallida
- *Hickory, Shagbark Carya ovata
- *Hickory, Southern Shagbark Carya ovata var.australis
- *Maple, Southern Sugar Acer barbatum
- *Oak, Black Quercus velutina
- *Oak, Chestnut Quercus prinus
- *Oak, Northern Red Quercus rubra
- *Oak, Nuttall Quercus nuttalli
- *Oak, Oglethorpe Quercus oglethorpensis
- *Oak, Overcup Quercus lyrata
- *Oak, Pin Quercus palustris
- *Oak, Post Quercus stellata
- *Oak, Scarlet Quercus coccinea
- *Oak Shumard Quercus shumardii
- *Oak, Southern Red Quercus falcata
- Oak, Swamp Chestnut Quercus michauxii
- Oak, Swamp White Quercus bicolor
- *Oak, White Quercus alba
- Oak, Willow Quercus phellos
- Pecan Carya illinoensis
- *Tulip Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera
- *Sugarberry Celtis laevigata
- *Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua (fruitless varieties)
- *Sycamore Platanus occidentalis (not drought tolerant)
- *Walnut Juglans nigra
* Asterisk denotes that the tree is native to the Piedmont region of Georgia (which includes Atlanta).
