Tree Canopy Spread

Tree Canopy Spread & Coverage After 10 or 20 Years©
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Click here to download an Adobe PDF copy	Planting	Spread at	10 year	10 year	20 year	20 year
	size	planting	spread	coverage	spread	coverage
Tree species	(height(ft.)/caliper(in.)	(ft.)	(ft.)	(sq. ft.)	(ft.)	(sq. ft.)
	(height(ft.)/caliper(in.)
DECIDUOUS TREES:
Acer buergeranum	6-7	3-4	8-10	50-79	12-15	113-177
A. campestre	6-7	3-4	8-10	50-79	12-15	113-177
A. ginnala	6-7	3-4	8-10	50-79	12-15	113-177
A. palmatum	6-7	3-4	8-10	50-79	12-15	113-177
A. platanoides	2-2 1/2	5-7	12-15	113-177	15-20	177-314
A. pseudoplatanus	2-2 1/2	5-7	12-15	113-177	15-20	177-314
A. rubrum	2-2 1/2	5-7	12-15	113-177	15-20	177-314
A. saccharinum	2-2 1/2	5-7	15-17	177-227	22-25	280-491
A. saccharum	2-2 1/2	5-7	12-15	113-177	15-20	177-314

Aesculus hippocastanum	2-2 1/2	5-7	12-15	113-177	18-22	254-380

Albizia julibrissin	6-7	3-4	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177

Alnus glutinosa	2-2 1/2	5-7	10-12	79-113	15-18	177-254

Amelanchier arborea	6-7	4-6	10-12	79-113	14-16	154-201
A. laevis

Betula maximowicziana	2-2 1/2	3-5	10-12	79-113	15-18	177-254
B. nigra	2-2 1/2	5-7	13-16	133-201	18-20	254-314
B. papyrifera	2-2 1/2	4-6	10-12	79-113	15-18	177-254
B. pendula	2-2 1/2	3-5	10-12	79-113	18-20	254-314
B. platyphylla	2-2 1/2	3-5	10-12	79-113	15-18	177-254

Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'	2-2 1/2	2-3	6-8	28-50	10-12	79-113
C. caroliniana	2-2 1/2	3-5	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177

Carya illinoiensis	2-2 1/2	5-7	15-17	177-227	20-25	314-491
C. ovata	2-2 1/2	5-7	10-13	79-133	12-15	113-177

Castanea mollissima	2-2 1/2	5-7	10-12	113-177	12-15	113-177

Celtis laevigata	2-2 1/2	5-7	12-14	113-154	15-18	177-254
C. occidentalis	2-2 1/2	5-7	13-16	133-201	18-22	254-380

Cercidiphyllum japonicum	6-7	2-3	8-10	50-79	12-15	113-177

Cercis canadensis	6-7	2-3	10-12	79-113	13-16	133-201
C. chinensis	6-7	2-3	8-10	50-79	10-13	70-133

Chioanthus virginicus	6-7	2-3	8-10	50-79	10-12	79-113

Cladrastis lutea	2-2 1/2	3-5	12-15	113-177	15-18	177-254

Cornus florida	6-7	2-3	8-10	50-79	12-15	113-177
C. kousa	6-7	2-3	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177
C. mas	6-7	2-3	6-8	28-50	8-12	50-113

Cotinus coggygria	6-7	3-4	8-10	50-79	12-15	113-177

Crataegus crusgalli	6-7	3-4	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177
C. phaenopyrum	6-7	3-4	8-10	50-79	10-12	79-113
C. viridis	6-7	3-4	8-10	50-79	12-15	113-177

Diospyros virginiana	2-2 1/2	4-6	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177

Elaeagnus angustifolia	6-7	3-4	10-12	79-113	15-18	177-254

Eucommia ulmoides	2-2 1/2	4-6	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177

Fagus grandifolia	2-2 1/2	4-5	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177
F. sylvatica	2-2 1/2	4-5	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177

Franklinia alatamaha	6-7	2-3	8-10	50-79	10-13	79-133

Fraxinus americana	2-2 1/2	4-5	12-15	113-177	15-18	177-254
F. pennsylvanica	2-2 1/2	4-5	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177
‘Marshall’s Seedless’


Ginkgo biloba	2-2 1/2	3-5	8-10	50-79	10-13	79-133
‘Sentry’	2-2 1/2	2-3	6-8	28-50	8-10	50-79

Gleditsia	2-2 1/2	3-5	13-16	133-201	16-20	201-314
triacanthos var. inermis
‘Imperial’ & 'Skyline'
Shademaster'

Gymnocladus dioicus	2-2 1/2	5-7	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177

Juglans nigra	2-2 1/2	5-7	12-15	113-177	18-20	254-314

Koelreuteria paniculata	6-7	2-3	8-10	50-79	12-15	113-177

Lagerstroemia indica	6-7	3-4	6-8	28-50	12-15	113-177

Larix decidua	2-2 1/2	5-7	12-14	113-154	15-18	177-254

Liquidamber styraciflua	2-2 1/2	5-7	12-15	113-177	15-18	177-254

Liriodendron tulipifera	2-2 1/2	5-7	12-15	177-227	15-18	177-254

Maclura pomifera	2-2 1/2	5-7	13-15	133-177	18-20	254-314

Magnolia acuminata	2-2 1/2	5-7	8-10	50-79	12-15	113-177
M. macrophylla	6-7	3-4	7-9	38-64	10-12	79-113
M. x soulangiana	6-7	3-4	8-10	50-79	10-15	79-177
M. stellata	6-7	3-4	5-7	20-38	8-10	50-79
M. virginiana	6-7	3-4	8-10	50-79	10-12	79-113

Malus spp.	6-7	3-4	8-12	50-113	10-15	79-177

Metasequoia glyptostroboides	2-2 1/2	3-4	8-10	50-79	12-15	113-177

Morus spp.	2-2 1/2	5-7	12-15	113-177	15-20	117-314

Nyssa sylvatica	2-2 1/2	3-5	8-10	50-79	12-15	113-177

Oxydendron arboreum	6-7	2-3	8-10	50-79	10-12	79-113

Phellodendron amurense	2-2 1/2	5-7	12-14	113-154	15-18	177-254

Platanus x acerifolia	2-2 1/2	5-7	14-16	154-201	18-22	254-380
P. occidentalis	2-2 1/2	5-7	16-18	201-254	20-25	314-491

Prunus cerasifera	6-7	3-4	8-10	50-79	12-15	113-177
P. persica	6-7	3-4	6-8	28-50	10-13	79-112
P. sargentii	6-7	3-4	8-10	50-79	12-15	113-177
P. serotina	6-7	5-7	10-12	79-113	13-16	133-201
P. serrulata
P. serrulata ‘Kwanzan’	6-7	3-4	8-10	50-79	12-15	113-177
P. subhirtella	6-7	3-4	8-10	50-79	10-13	79-133
P. x yedoensis	6-7	3-4	8-10	50-79	10-13	79-133

Pyrus calleryana	2-2 1/2
‘Aristocrat’	2-2 1/2	4-5	12-15	113-177	18-20	254-314
‘Autumn Blaze’	2-2 1/2	3-5	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177
‘Bradford’	2-2 1/2	4-5	12-15	113-177	15-18	177-254
‘Capital’	2-2 1/2	3-5	6-8	28-50	8-10	50-79
‘Chanticleer’	2-2 1/2	3-5	6-8	28-50	8-10	50-79
‘Redspire’	2-2 1/2	3-5	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177
‘Whitehouse’	2-2 1/2	3-5	8-10	50-79	10-12	79-113

Quercus acutissima	2-2 1/2	3-4	8-10	50-79	12-15	113-177
Q. alba	2-2 1/2	4-5	10-12	79-113	15-18	177-254
Q. bicolor	2-2 1/2	4-5	10-12	79-113	15-18	177-254
Q. coccinea	2-2 1/2	4-5	10-12	70-113	15-18	177-254
Q. imbricaria	2-2 1/2	4-5	12-14	113-154	15-18	177-254
Q. laurifolia	2-2 1/2	3-5	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177
‘Darlington’	2-2 1/2	3-5	8-10	50-79	10-12	79-113
Q. macrocarpa	2-2 1/2	4-5	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177
Q. nigra	2-2 1/2	4-5	12-14	113-154	15-18	177-254
Q. palustris	2-2 1/2	5-7	12-15	113-177	15-18	177-254
Q. phellos	2-2 1/2	3-5	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177
Q. prinus	2-2 1/2	4-5	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177
Q. robur	2-2 1/2	3-5	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177
‘Fastigiata’	2-2 1/2	2-3	6-8	28-50	8-10	50-79
Q. rubra	2-2 1/2	4-5	12-15	113-177	15-18	177-254

Robinia pseudoacacia	2-2 1/2	3-4	8-10	50-79	10-13	79-133

Salix babylonica	2-2 1/2	4-5	15-17	177-227	20-25	314-491
S. matsudana "Tortuosa'	2-2 1/2	3-4	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177
S. nigra	2-2 1/2	3-5	12-15	113-177	15-18	177-254

Sophora japonica	2-2 1/2	3-4	10-12	79-113	15-18	177-254

Sorbus alnifolia	2-2 1/2	3-4	10-12	79-113	15-18	177-254
Stewartia koreana	6-7	2-3	6-8	28-50	10-12	79-113
S. ovata	6-7	2-3	6-8	28-50	10-12	79-113
S. pseudocamellia	6-7	2-3	6-8	28-50	10-12	79-113

Styrax japonicus	6-7	2-3	8-10	50-79	12-15	113-177

Syringa reticulata	6-7	2-3	6-8	28-50	10-12	79-113

Taxodium disticum	2-2 1/2	3-4	8-10	50-79	12-15	113-177

Tilia americana	2-2 1/2	3-4	12-15	113-177	17-20	227-314
‘Legend’ & 'Redmond'
T. cordata	2-2 1/2	3-4	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177
‘Glenleven’ & ‘Greenspire’

Ulmus americana	2-2 1/2	3-5	15-17	177-227	20-25	314-491
U. hollandica 'Groenveldt'	2-2 1/2	3-5	12-15	113-177	18-22	254-380
U. parvifolia	2-2 1/2	3-5	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177

Zelkova serrata	2-2 1/2	3-5	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177

EVERGREEN TREES:
Tree species	Planting	Spread at	10 year	10 year	20 year	20 year
	size	planting	spread	coverage	spread	coverage
	(height ft.)/ caliper (in.))	(ft.)	(ft.)	(sq. ft.)	(ft.)	(sq. ft.)
	(height ft.)/ caliper (in.))
Abies concolor	6-7	2-4	6-8	28-50	8-10	50-79
A. fraseri	6-7	2-4	6-8	28-50	8-10	50-79

Calocedrus decurrens	6-7	2-3	3-5	7-20	4-6	13-28
(Libocedrus)

Cedrus atlantica	6-7	3-4	6-8	28-50	10-12	79-113
C. deodara	6-7	3-4	8-10	50-79	12-15	113-177

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana	6-7	2-4	6-8	28-50	8-10	50-79
C. obtusa	6-7	2-3	3-5	7-20	5-7	20-38
C. pisifera 'Plumosa'	6-7	2-3	5-7	20-38	8-10	50-79

C. thyoides	6-7	2-3	5-7	20-38	8-10	50-79
Cryptomeria japonica	6-7	2-3	6-8	28-50	8-10	50-79

Cunninghamia lanceolata	6-7	3-4	6-8	28-50	12-15	113-177

x Cupressocyparis Leylandii	2-2 1/2	3-5	8-10	50-79	10-12	79-113

Ilex aquifolium	6-7	2-4	4-6	20-38	6-8	28-50
I. x attenuata 'Fosteri'	6-7	2-4	6-8	28-50	8-10	50-79

I. x ‘Nellie R. Stevens'	6-7	3-5	7-9	38-64	10-12	79-113

I. opaca	6-7	2-4	5-7	20-38	7-10	38-79
I. vomitoria	6-7	2-4	5-7	20-38	7-10	38-79

Juniperus chinensis	6-7	3-5	6-8	28-50	8-12	50-113
‘Denserecta’	6-7	3-5	2-4	3-13	3-5	7-20
‘Hetzii Columnaris’	6-7	3-5	2-4	3-13	3-5	7-20
‘Keteleeri’	6-7	3-5	4-6	13-28	6-8	28-50
‘Robusta Green’	6-7	3-5	3-5	7-20	5-7	20-38
‘Torulosa’	6-7	3-5	2-4	3-13	3-5	7-20

J. scopulorum	6-7
‘Blue Heaven’	6-7	2-3	3-5	7-20	5-7	20-38
‘Cologreen’	6-7	2-3	2-4	3-13	3-5	7-20
‘Columnaris’	6-7	2-3	2-4	3-13	3-5	7-20
‘Erecta Glauca’	6-7	2-3	3-5	7-20	5-7	20-38
‘Gray Gleam’	6-7	2-3	2-4	3-13	3-5	7-20
‘Moonglow’	6-7	2-3	2-4	3-13	3-5	7-20

J. virginiana	6-7	2-3	3-5	7-20	5-7	20-38
‘Canaertii’			3-5	7-20	5-7	20-38
‘Manhattan Blue’			2-4	3-13	4-6	13-28
‘Princeton Sentry’			2-4	3-13	4-6	13-28

Magnolia grandiflora	2-2 1/2	5-7	12-14	113-154	15-20	177-314
Picea abies	6-7	3-4	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177
P. glauca	6-7	3-4	8-10	50-79	10-12	79-113
‘Conica’	3-4	1-2	2-3	3-7	3-4	7-13
P. omorika	6-7	2-3	3-5	7-20	5-7	20-38
P. pungens	6-7	3-4	8-10	50-79	10-13	79-133

Pinus bungeana	2-2 1/2	3-5	6-8	28-50	8-10	50-79
P. echinata	2-2 1/2	3-5	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177
P. elliotti	2-2 1/2	3-5	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177
P. nigra	2-2 1/2	3-5	8-10	50-79	10-13	79-133
P. rigida	2-2 1/2	3-5	8-10	50-79	10-12	79-113
P. strobus	2-2 1/2	3-5	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177
P. sylvestris	2-2 1/2	3-5	8-10	50-79	12-15	113-177
P. taeda	2-2 1/2	3-5	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177
P. thunbergiana	2-2 1/2	3-5	8-10	50-79	10-13	70-133
P. virginiana	2-2 1/2	3-5	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177

Pseudotsuga menziesii	6-7	3-4	8-10	50-79	10-12	79-113

Quercus virginiana	2-2 1/2	4-5	10-15	79-177	15-20	177-314

Taxus baccata	6-7	2-3	5-7	20-38	7-10	38-79
‘Fastigiata’	2-3	3-7	3-4	7-13
T. cuspidata	6-7	2-3	3-5	7-20	5-7	20-38
‘Capitata’	3-5	7-20	6-8	28-50

Thuja occidentalis	6-7	3-4	3-5	7-20	5-8	20-50
T. orientalis	6-7	3-4	3-5	7-20	5-8	20-50

Tsuga canadensis	6-7	3-5	8-10	50-79	12-15	113-177
T.caroliniana	6-7	3-5	10-12	79-113	12-15	113-177

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