Species

The most-planted trees across every city we hold, ranked by how many stand in the inventories. Each one has its own page with where it grows, how big it gets, and what it needs.

2,000species listed, of 4,663 total

10,649,980trees, 99.9% of known trees

Most trees firstMost cities firstAlphabetical

All 2,000 species

1. #1Acer platanoidesNorway maple 491,46236 cities
2. #2Fraxinus pennsylvanicaGreen ash 489,07033 cities
3. #3Platanus x hispanicaLondon plane tree · Broadleaf335,12530 cities
4. #4Gleditsia triacanthosHoney locust · Broadleaf306,61235 cities
5. #5Ulmus americanaAmerican elm · Broadleaf294,55831 cities
6. #6Tilia cordataSmall-leaved linden · Broadleaf261,62633 cities
7. #7Picea pungensBlue spruce · Conifer· evergreen223,22631 cities
8. #8Acer saccharinumSilver maple 142,58033 cities
9. #9Quercus roburEnglish oak · Broadleaf134,05031 cities
10. #10Acer rubrumRed maple · Broadleaf131,83935 cities
11. #11MalusApple · Broadleaf130,50334 cities
12. #12Pyrus calleryanaCallery pear · Broadleaf124,31429 cities
13. #13PrunusPlum 122,98338 cities
14. #14Ginkgo bilobaGinkgo · Spreading116,81736 cities
15. #15Quercus rubraNorthern red oak · Broadleaf112,93433 cities
16. #16Picea glaucaWhite spruce · Conifer· evergreen109,36128 cities
17. #17Liquidambar styracifluaAmerican sweetgum · Broadleaf107,17731 cities
18. #18Quercus palustrisPin oak 105,39732 cities
19. #19Syringa reticulataJapanese tree lilac 101,19926 cities
20. #20Fraxinus excelsiorAsh · Broadleaf96,55123 cities
21. #21Sambucus nigraElder 93,59810 cities
22. #22TiliaLinden 92,11624 cities
23. #23Acer pseudoplatanusSycamore maple · Broadleaf88,00026 cities
24. #24UlmusElm · Broadleaf85,13332 cities
25. #25Celtis occidentalisCommon hackberry 84,61632 cities
26. #26Prunus serrulataJapanese cherry · Ornamental83,22923 cities
27. #27Acer x freemaniiFreeman's maple · Broadleaf80,74330 cities
28. #28Quercus macrocarpaBur oak · Broadleaf79,86428 cities
29. #29Acer saccharumSugar maple · Broadleaf77,80534 cities
30. #30Zelkova serrataZelkova serrata · Spreading77,36028 cities
31. #31Aesculus hippocastanumHorse chestnut · Broadleaf76,97734 cities
32. #32Tilia x europaeaEuropean lime · Spreading76,86719 cities
33. #33Pittosporum undulatumSweet pittosporum · evergreen72,6524 cities
34. #34Tilia americanaAmerican basswood · Broadleaf71,40329 cities
35. #35Carpinus betulusEuropean hornbeam 71,18022 cities
36. #36Acer campestreField maple 69,88527 cities
37. #37PopulusPoplar · Broadleaf69,35031 cities
38. #38Gymnocladus dioicusKentucky coffeetree · Broadleaf67,58528 cities
39. #39Ulmus pumilaSiberian elm 67,21232 cities
40. #40Betula pendulaSilver birch · Weeping63,57030 cities
41. #41Acer negundoBox elder 63,06536 cities
42. #42Lagerstroemia indicaCrape myrtle · Multi-trunk61,25317 cities
43. #43Prunus cerasiferaCherry plum 55,95927 cities
44. #44Robinia pseudoacaciaBlack locust · Broadleaf55,58632 cities
45. #45Acacia decurrensBlack wattle · Spreading· evergreen55,5695 cities
46. #46Pinus nigraAustrian pine · Conifer· evergreen54,21731 cities
47. #47Prunus virginianaBitter-berry 51,43728 cities
48. #48Populus tremuloidesQuaking aspen 51,00726 cities
49. #49Ligustrum lucidumBroad-leaf privet · Broadleaf· evergreen48,9978 cities
50. #50Fraxinus uhdeiTropical ash 48,3405 cities
51. #51Tecoma stansYellow trumpetbush · Ornamental48,2025 cities
52. #52Pinus sylvestrisScots pine · Conifer· evergreen47,46732 cities
53. #53Ficus benjaminaWeeping fig · Weeping· evergreen47,3437 cities
54. #54Styphnolobium japonicumJapanese pagoda tree · Spreading46,66723 cities
55. #55Fraxinus americanaFraxinus americana · Broadleaf46,51534 cities
56. #56Acacia melanoxylonAustralian blackwood · Broadleaf· evergreen44,5286 cities
57. #57Prunus serotinaBlack cherry · Spreading43,77925 cities
58. #58Syzygium paniculatumMagenta lilly pilly · Broadleaf43,7114 cities
59. #59Cotoneaster pannosusSilverleaf cotoneaster · Spreading41,7952 cities
60. #60Quercus bicolorSwamp white oak 40,27025 cities
61. #61Prunus aviumWild cherry · Broadleaf40,05917 cities
62. #62Tilia tomentosaSilver linden · Broadleaf38,56525 cities
63. #63Cupressus lusitanicaMexican cypress · Conifer· evergreen38,4875 cities
64. #64FraxinusAsh · Broadleaf38,26432 cities
65. #65Ficus microcarpaChinese banyan · Spreading· evergreen37,9806 cities
66. #66Lafoensia acuminataNo common name recorded 37,6401 city
67. #67Eucalyptus globulusSouthern blue gum · Broadleaf· evergreen37,1329 cities
68. #68Tilia platyphyllosLarge-leaved lime 36,71220 cities
69. #69Magnolia grandifloraSouthern magnolia · Broadleaf· evergreen36,68718 cities
70. #70Dodonaea viscosaBroadleaf hopbush · evergreen33,8704 cities
71. #71Crataegus monogynaCommon hawthorn · Spreading32,36413 cities
72. #72Liriodendron tulipiferaTulip tree · Broadleaf31,46631 cities
73. #73Cinnamomum camphoraCamphor tree · Spreading· evergreen31,2637 cities
74. #74AcerMaple · Broadleaf30,73934 cities
75. #75Paraserianthes lophanthaCape Leeuwin wattle · Spreading30,6633 cities
76. #76AmelanchierShadbush 30,16222 cities
77. #77Ulmus parvifoliaChinese elm · Broadleaf29,73323 cities
78. #78Fagus sylvaticaEuropean beech · Broadleaf29,64127 cities
79. #79Sorbus aucupariaRowan · Broadleaf29,62427 cities
80. #80Schinus mollePeruvian pepper · Weeping· evergreen28,1438 cities
81. #81Acer ginnalaAmur maple · Broadleaf28,13126 cities
82. #82Washingtonia robustaMexican fan palm · Palm· evergreen27,6798 cities
83. #83PyrusPear · Broadleaf27,27326 cities
84. #84Cornus floridaFlowering dogwood · Broadleaf26,47322 cities
85. #85Thuja occidentalisArborvitae · Conifer· evergreen26,40835 cities
86. #86Tilia intermediaLinden · Broadleaf26,2341 city
87. #87Betula papyriferaPaper birch 26,14630 cities
88. #88Ficus soatensisNo common name recorded 25,8151 city
89. #89CrataegusHawthorn 25,03229 cities
90. #90PlatanusPlane tree · Spreading24,84915 cities
91. #91Cercis canadensisEastern redbud · Broadleaf24,66129 cities
92. #92Populus tremulaAspen 24,59419 cities
93. #93Corylus colurnaTurkish hazel · Conifer24,29925 cities
94. #94EucalyptusEucalyptus · Multi-trunk· evergreen23,96112 cities
95. #95Hibiscus rosa-sinensisChinese hibiscus · Ornamental· evergreen23,9304 cities
96. #96Myrcianthes leucoxylaNo common name recorded 23,6301 city
97. #97Yucca giganteaYucca elephantipes · Columnar· evergreen23,6046 cities
98. #98Malus x adstringensDolgo crabapple · Ornamental23,5547 cities
99. #99Tilia x euchloraCorsican lime 23,51611 cities
100. #100QuercusOak 23,09932 cities

About these numbers

A tree counts once: OpenStreetMap rows that re-map a tree already in a municipal inventory are excluded, as are rows whose source recorded no species, or a growth form (Palm, Shrub) rather than a taxon.

Species names are taken as the inventories publish them, so the same tree can appear under two spellings (Platanus x acerifolia and Platanus hispanica are both the London plane) and a genus with no epithet (Prunus) is an entry in its own right, because that is all the city recorded.

Common names, descriptions and traits come from the species enrichment file, compiled from Wikipedia, Plants of the World Online, GBIF and SelecTree. Photos are from iNaturalist under the licence shown on each page.