Appendix I. LIST OF ACCEPTABLE PLANT SPECIES


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    Botanical Name Common Name
    LARGE MATURING TREES
    Abies firma Japanese fir
    Acer platanoides Norway Maple
    Acer rubrum Red Maple
    Acer saccharinum Silver Maple
    Saccharum Sugar Maple
    Altis laevigata Sugar hackberry
    Amelanchier Canadensis Serviceberry
    Betula negra River Birch
    Carya illinoensis Pecan
    Carya glabra Shagbark hickory
    Carya cordiformis Pignut hickory
    Cedrus deodara Deodar cedar
    Celtis occidentalis Hackberry
    Cryptoeria japonica Japanese cryptomeria
    Cupressocyparis leylandii Leyland cypress
    Diospyros virginiana Persimmon
    Fagus grandiflora American beech
    Fraxinus americana White ash
    Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green ash
    Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo
    Gleditsia triacanthos inermis Thornless honeylocust
    Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky coffee tree
    Juniperus virginiana Eastern red cedar
    Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum
    Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip poplar
    Magnolia acuminata Cucumber tree
    Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia
    Nyssa sylvatica Black gum
    Picea abies Norway spruce
    Picea orientalis Oriental spruce
    Picea pungens Colorado spruce
    Pinus bungeana Lacebark pine
    Pinus echinata Short leaf pine
    Pinus nigra Austrian pine
    Pinus sylvestris Scotch pine
    Pinus thunbergi Japanese black pine
    Pinus taeda Loblolly pine
    Pinus virginiana Virginia pine
    Platanus acerifolia London planetree
    Platanus occidentalis Sycamore
    Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir
    Quercus acutissima Sawtooth oak
    Quercus alba White oak
    Quercus bicolor Swamp white oak
    Quercus borealis Northern red oak
    Quercus coccinea Scarlet oak
    Quercus falcata Southern red oak
    Quercus laurifolia Laurel oak
    Quercus macrocarpa Bur oak
    Quercus nigra Water oak
    Quercus phellos Willow oak
    Quercus rubra maxima Eastern red oak
    Quercus shumardi Shumard oak
    Quercus velutina Black oak
    Quercus virginiana Live oak
    Salix babylonica Weeping willow
    Sophora japonica regent Japanese pagoda tree
    Taxodium distichum Bald cypress
    Tilia cordata Litteleaf linden
    Tsuga caroliniana Carolina hemlock
    Tsuga canadensis Eastern hemlock
    Ulmus alata Winged elm
    Ulmus americana American elm
    Ulmus parvifolia Lacebark elm
    Zelkova serrata Japanese zelkova
    SMALL MATURING TREES
    Acer buergeranum Trident maple
    Acer campestre Hedge maple
    Acer ginnala Amur maple
    Acer griseum Paperbark maple
    Amelanchier arborea Service berry
    Betula platyphylla japonica Japanese white birch
    Carpinus betulus European hornbeam
    Carpinus carolinana American hornbeam
    Catalpa bignonioides Southern catalpa
    Cornus florida Flowering dogwood
    Cornus kousa Kousa dogwood
    Cornus mas Cornelian-cherry dogwood
    Cercis candensis Eastern redbud
    Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington hawthorne
    Cupressus arizonica Arizona cypress
    Eleganus angustifolia Russian olive
    Eriobotrya japonica Loquat
    Halesia carolina Carolina siverbell
    Hammamelis mollis Chinese witch-hazel Ilex
    Fagus sylvatica European beech
    Fosteri Foster holly
    Ilex opaca American holly
    Ilex opaca hume Hume holly
    Ilex x attenuata 'Fosteri' Foster hybrid holly
    Ilex x attenuata savannah Savannah holly
    Kowlrwuteria bipinnata Chinese flame tree
    Koelreutraria paniculata Golden raintree
    Lagerstroemia indica Crepe myrtle
    Magnolia soulangeana Saucer magnolia
    Magnolia stellata Star magnolia
    Malus floribunda Flowering crabapple
    Malus hybrida Flowering crabapple
    Morus alba White mulberry
    Morus alba 'Pendula' Weeping white mulberry
    Osmanthus americanus Devilwood
    Ostrya virginiana Ironwood
    Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood
    Paulownia tomentosa Empress tree
    Prunus carolinana Carolina cherry laurel
    Prunus cerasifera 'Atropurpurea' Pissard plum
    Prunus cerasifera pissardii Purpleleaf plum
    Prunus cerasus Sour cherry
    Prunus serrulata kwanzan Kwanzan cherry
    Prunus subhirtella pendula Weeping cherry
    Prunus yedoensis Yoshino cherry
    Pyrus calleryana Callery pear
    Pyrus calleryana Bradfordi Bradford pear
    Pyrus calleryana 'Redspire' Redspire pear
    Pyrus calleryana 'Capital' Capital pear
    Quercus acuta Japanese evergreen oak
    Quercus glauca Ring cupped oak
    Ulmus parvifolia Chinese elm
    Viburnum rufidulum Southern blackhaw
    SHRUBS
    Abelia grandiflora Glossy abelia
    Abelia x grandiflora Kaleidoscope abelia
    Aucuba japonica Japanese aucuba
    Azalea hybrida Glendale azalea
    Azalea indica Indian azalea
    Azalea obtusum Kaempferi Kaempferi azalea
    Berberis julianae Wintergreen barberry
    Berberis thunbergii Japanese barberry
    Camellia japonica Camellia
    Camellia sasanqua Sasanqua camellia
    Chaenomeles speciosa Flowering quince
    Cleyera japonica Cleyera
    Euonymus alatus Winged euonymus
    Euonymus japonicus Evergreen euonymus
    Eleagnus pungens Eleagnus
    Forsythia intermedia Forsythia
    Hammamelis virginiana Witch-hazel
    Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf hydrangea
    Ilex aquifolium English holly
    Ilex cornuta Chinese holly
    Ilex cornuta burfordi Burford holly
    Ilex cornuta burfordi nana Dwarf burford holly
    Ilex crenata 'convexa' Convex japanese holly
    Ilex crenata 'hetzi' Hetzi japanese holly
    Ilex crenata 'roundifolia' Roundleaf japanese holly
    Ilex 'Emily Brunner' Emily brunner holly
    Ilex glabra Inkberry holly
    Ilex latifolia Lusterleaf holly
    Ilex pernyi Perny holly
    Ilex vomitoria Yaupon holly
    Jumperus chinesis pfitzeriana Pfitzer juniper
    Jumperus chinesis hetzi Hetzi juniper
    Laurus nobilis Laurel
    Ligustrum japonicum Japanese privet
    Ligustrum lucidum Glossy privet
    Ligustrum vicaryi Vicary goldern privet
    Loropetalum chinense Loropetalum
    Mahonia lealei Leatherleaf mahonia
    Myrica cerifera Wax myrtle
    Nandina domestica Nandina
    Osmanthus fortunei Fortune tea olive
    Osmanthus fragrans Fragrant tea olive
    Osmanthus heterophyllus Holly osmanthus
    Osmanthus heterophyllus roundifolius Curly leaf tea olive
    Photinia fraseri Fraser photinia
    Photinia serrulata Chinese photinia
    Pieris floribunda Mountain andromeda
    Pierus japonica Japanese andromeda
    Pittosporum tobira Pittosporum
    Prunus laurocerasus English laurel
    Prunus laurocerasus angustifolia Narrow leaf english laurel
    Podocarpus macrophyllus maki Podocarpus
    Pyracantha coccinea Scarlet firethorn
    Raphiolepsis umbellata Yeddo-hawthorn
    Spirea cantoniensis Reves spirea
    Spirea thunbergi Thunberg spirea
    Spirea prunifolia plena Bridalwreath spirea
    Spirea vanhouttei Vanhoutte spirea
    Taxus cuspidata Japanese yew
    Viburnum prunifolium Blackhaw viburnum
    Viburnum rhytidophyllum Leatherleaf viburnum
    Viburnum tinus Laurestinus viburnum

     

(Ord. No. 87-04-08, app. 1, 4-8-1987; Ord. No. O-2013-03, 2-11-2013; Ord. No. O-2016-11, 12-12-2016; Ord. No. O-2017-12, 10-9-2017)