Trees for Polluted Air

The following list gives some suggestions of trees that can tolerate growing in areas with high levels of air pollution:

  • Acer platanoides (Norway maple)
  • Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore)
  • Acer saccharinum (Silver maple)
  • Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse chestnut)
  • Alnus cordata (Italian alder)
  • Alnus glutinosa (Black alder)
  • Betula pendula (Silver birch)
  • Carpinus betulus (Common hornbeam)
  • Catalpa bignonioides (Indian bean tree)
  • Corylus colurna (Turkish hazel)
  • Crataegus (Hawthorn)
  • Fraxinus (Ash)
  • Ginkgo biloba (Maidenhair tree)
  • Ilex x altaclerensis (Highclere holly)
  • Magnolia grandiflora (Laurel magnolia)
  • Malus (Apple)
  • Populus (Poplar)
  • Pyrus (Pear)
  • Robinia
  • Salix (Willow)
  • Sophora japonica (Scholar's tree)
  • Sorbus aria (Whitebeam)
  • Sorbus aucuparia (Mountain ash)
  • Sorbus intermedia (Swedish whitebeam)
  • Taxus baccata (English yew)
  • Taxus x media (Dense yew)