The City of Ballwin is pleased to offer a cost share program to encourage the planting of trees in our neighborhoods to provide beauty and environmental benefits. Residents may apply to the city for up to a $100 reimbursement after planting a tree in the front yard of their home or the area between the street and sidewalk in front of their home, provided the area and the tree meet the appropriate criteria. Download the Residential Street Tree Program Application to learn more. Please contact the Ballwin Parks and Recreation Department for more information about the tree cost share program at (636) 227-8950.
Recommended Street Trees
| Species | Botanical Name | Height (Ft) | Spread (Ft) | Soil Moisture | Light Requirements | Growth Rate |
| Purple-leaf Plum | Prunus cerasifera | 15-25 | 10-25 | Average | Full Sun | Fast |
| Downy Serviceberry | Amelanchier arborea | 15-30 | 10-20 | Moist | Full Sun-Light Shade | Medium |
| Eastern Redbud | Cersis candensis | 20-30 | 15-30 | Moist-Average | Light Shade | Medium |
| Amur Corktree | Phellodendron amurense | 24-40 | 25-45 | Moist-Average | Full Sun | Medium |
| Hophornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | 30-40 | 20-30 | Average | Full Sun-Light Shade | Slow |
| Thornless Honeylocust | Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis | 30-60 | 25-50 | Moist-Dry | Full Sun | Fast |
| American Beech | Fagus grandifolia | 40-60 | 35-60 | Moist | Full Sun-Light Shade | Slow |
| River Birch | Betula nigra | 40-60 | 30-50 | Moist | Full Sun | Medium |
| Japanese Zelkova | Zelkova serrata | 40-60 | 40-60 | Moist | Full Sun | Medium |
| American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | 40-60 | 40-60 | Moist-Average | Full Sun-Light Shade | Medium |
| Blackgum | Nyssa sylvatica | 40-60 | 20-30 | Moist-Dry | Full Sun-Light Shade | Slow |
| Katsura | Cercidiphyllum japonicum | 40-60 | 25-50 | Moist | Full Sun-Light Shade | Medium |
| Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | 45-70 | 45-70 | Moist-Dry | Full Sun | Medium |
| Ginko | Ginkgo biloba | 50-60 | 30-40 | Average | Full Sun-Light Shade | Medium |
| Baldcypress | Taxodium distichum | 50-70 | 20-30 | Moist-Dry | Full Sun | Medium |
| Willow Oak | Quercus phellos | 50-70 | 40-60 | Moist-Dry | Full Sun | Medium |
| Littleleaf Linden | Tilia cordata | 50-70 | 25-40 | Moist | Full Sun-Light Shade | Medium |
| Shumard Oak | Quercus shumardii | 50-75 | 40-75 | Average | Full Sun | Medium |
| Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | 50-80 | 40-70 | Moist | Full Sun | Medium |
| Kentucky Coffeetree | Gymnocladus dioicus | 60-75 | 40-60 | Average | Full Sun | Medium |
| Northern Red Oak | Quercus rubra | 60-80 | 60-80 | Average | Full Sun | Fast |
| Bur Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | 70-80 | 70-80 | Moist-Dry | Full Sun | Slow |
| Tuliptree | Liriodendron tulipifera | 70-100 | 35-50 | Moist | Full Sun | Fast |
Trees not allowed in city right-of-way: Ash, Sweetgum, Pin Oak, Bradford Pear, Sugar Maple, Red Maple, Silver Maple, Pines, Spruce, and Junipers.
