Visit the University of Minnesota Extension website to find a list of recommended trees for the twin cities and southeast Minnesota. The webpage includes links where you may select a certain tree species based on specific characteristics you are looking for in a new tree for your yard.

Prohibited trees in St. Anthony:

(1) All elms (Ulmas all species); 

(2) Ginkgo/Maiden Fair female (Ginkgo biloba); 

(3) All red or black oaks (Quercus red species); 

(4) Boxelder (Acer Negundo); 

(5) Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides); and/or 

(6) Lombardy Poplar (Populus nigra italica).