The Highway of Heroes Tree Campaign plants native species, ensuring that the right tree is planted in the right place.
Some of the trees planted at our tribute locations include:
Botanical Name
Coniferous Trees
Juniperus virginiana
Picea glauca
Pinus resinosa
Pinus strobus
Thuja occidentalis
Deciduous Trees
Acer rubrum
Acer saccharinum
Acer saccharum
Acer x freemanii son. (Jeffersred, Marmo)
Amelanchier arborea
Amelanchier canadensis
Amelanchier laevis
Betula lenta
Betula nigra
Betula populifolia
Carva cordiformis
Carva glabra
Carva ovata
Celtis occidentalis
Crataegus mollis
Gleditsia triacanthos spp.
Gymnocladus dioicus
Juglans cinerea
Juglans nigra
Morus rubra
Nyssa sylvatica
Ostrya virginiana
Populus balsamifera
Populus deltoides
Populus grandidentata
Populus tremuloides
Prunus pensylvanica
Prunus nigra
Prunus serotina
Quercus bicolor
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus muehlenbergii
Quercus palustris
Quercus rubra
Rhus typhina
Salix bebbiana
Salix nigra
Sorbus decora
Common Name
Eastern Red Cedar
White Spruce
Red Pine
White Pine
White Cedar
Red Maple
Silver Maple
Sugar Maple
Freeman Maple
Downy Serviceberry
Shadblow Serviceberry
Allegheny Serviceberry
Black Birch
River Birch
Gray Birch
Bitternut Hickory
Pignut Hickory
Shagbark Hickory
Hackberry
Downy Hawthorn
Honey Locust
Kentucky Coffee Tree
Butternut
Black Walnut
Red Mulberry
Black Gum
Ironwood
Balsam Poplar
Eastern Cottonwood
Large-tooth Aspen
Trembling Aspen
Pin Cherry
Canada Plum
Black Cherry
Swamp White Oak
Burr Oak
Chinquapin Oak
Pin Oak
Red Oak
Staghorn Sumac
Bebb's Willow
Black Willow
Showy Mountain Ash
If you’d like to download a copy of our species list, it can be downloaded by clicking on the below link and
selecting the download button in the top right corner of the document.