Susceptibility of Trees to Injury From Fill
Botanical name Common name
MOST SUSCEPTIBLE
Acer saccharumSugar maple
CornusDogwood
FagusBeech
LiriodendronTulip tree
PiceaSpruce
PinusPine
QuercusOak
MODERATELY SUSCEPTIBLE
BetulaBirch
CaryaHickory
TsugaHemlock
LEAST SUSCEPTIBLE
PlatanusPlane tree, sycamore
PopulusPoplar
Quercus palustrisPin oak
RobiniaLocust
SalixWillow
UlmusElm

From Tree Maintenance, P.P. Pirone. Copyright 1978 Oxford University Press, Inc. Reprinted by permission.