Brunswick County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
APPENDIX A
APPROVED LANDSCAPING SPECIES
Plant Material and Minimum Plant Size
The following list shall be used as a guide in identifying and categorizing the different acceptable types and minimum sizes for any required plant. Although the lists may be expanded, they are intended to provide guidance in selecting predominately hardy natural species. All materials shall be of high-quality nursery grade.
Trees
i.
Canopy Trees
At the time of planting, the tree shall have a minimum caliper of two inches measured at 4.5 feet above ground.
Commentary: At maturity, canopy trees shall be of a species having an average minimum height of 15 feet and a minimum mature crown spread of 20 feet.
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Rec. Varieties | Height/Spread (feet) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acer rubrum | Red Maple | 'October Glory' | 40-50/25-35 |
| 'Red Sunset' | |||
| 'Brandywine' | |||
| 'Sun Valley' | |||
| Betula nigra | River Birch | 'Heritage' | 40-70/40-60 |
| 'Duraheat' | |||
| Celtis laevigata | Sugarberry | 60-80/50-70 | |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Green Ash | 'Patmore' | 50-60/25-30 |
| Ginkgo biloba | Maidenhair Tree | 'Autumn Gold' | 50-70/30-40 |
| 'Princeton Sentry' | |||
| Lagerstroemia fauriei | Japanese Crape | 'Fantasy' | 30-40/25-35 |
| Myrtle | 'Townhouse' | ||
| Magnolia grandiflora | Southern Magnolia | 'Little Gem' | 25-60/15-30 |
| Bracken's Brown | |||
| Beauty', 'Alta' | |||
| 'Kay Paris', 'Edith | |||
| Bogue', 'Claudia | |||
| Wannamaker', | |||
| 'D.D. Blanchard' | |||
| Metasequoia glyptostroboides | Dawn Redwood | 60-100/20-25 | |
| Nyssa sylvatica | Black Gum | 30-50/20-30 | |
| Quercus hemisphaerica | Laurel Oak | 'Darlington' | 40-60/30-40 |
| Quercus virginiana | Live Oak | 60-80/60-80 | |
| Quercus lyrata | Overcup Oak | 40-60/30-50 | |
| Quercus nigra | Water Oak | 50-80/30-60 | |
| Quercus nutallii | Nuttall Oak | 40-60/30-50 | |
| Quercus phellos | Willow Oak | 80-100/40-50 | |
| Taxodium ascendens | Pondcypress | 60-80/15-20 | |
| Taxodium distichum | Baldcypress | 50-70/20-30 | |
| Thuja plicata | Western Red | 'Green Giant' | 50-70/15-25 |
| Cedar | 'Steeplechase' | ||
| Ulmus parvifolia | Lacebark Elm | 'Athena', | 40-50/30-40 |
| 'Bosque', 'Allee' |
ii.
Understory Trees
At the time of planting, the tree shall have a minimum caliper of two inches measured at 4.5 feet above ground.
Commentary: At maturity, understory trees shall be of a species having an average minimum height of eight feet and a minimum mature crown spread of 12 feet.
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Rec. Varieties | Height/Spread (feet) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acer barbatum | Southern Sugar | 20-25/15/20 | |
| Maple | |||
| Acer buergerianum | Trident Maple | 20-25/10-15 | |
| Acer palmatum | Japanese Maple | 10-25/10-20 | |
| Aesculus pavia | Red Buckeye | 10-20/10-15 | |
| Amelanchier arborea | Serviceberry | 'Autumn Brilliance' | 20-25/10-15 |
| Asimina triloba | Pawpaw | 15-20/10-15 | |
| Butia capitata | Pindo or Jelly Palm | 10-15/10-15 | |
| Carpinus caroliniana | Ironwood | 20-30/15-25 | |
| Cercis canadensis | Redbud | 'Forest Pansy' | 20-30/20-25 |
| 'Oklahoma' | |||
| 'Texas White' | |||
| Chamaecyparis | Atlantic White | 40-60/10-20 | |
| thyoides | Cedar | ||
| Chionanthus retusus | Chinese Fringetree | 10-20/15-20 | |
| Chionanthus virginicus | Fringe Tree | 10-20/15-20 | |
| Cornus florida | Flowering Dogwood | 'Cloud 9' | 15-25/10-20 |
| 'Cherokee Chief' | |||
| 'Cherokee Princess' | |||
| Cornus kousa | Kousa Dogwood | 20-30/20-30 | |
| Cratageus | Washington | 25-30/20-25 | |
| phaenopyrum | Hawthorne | ||
| Cryptomeria japonica | Japanese Cedar | 'Yoshino' | 10-60/10-30 |
| 'Radicans' | |||
| 'Black Dragon' | |||
| 'Elegans Nana' | |||
| 'Globosa Nana' | |||
| Eriobotrya japonica | Loquat | 15-20/15-20 | |
| Halesia tetraptera | Carolina Silverbell | 20-30/15-25 | |
| Ilex decidua | Possumhaw | 'Warren's Red' | 15-20/10-15 |
| 'Council Fire' | |||
| Ilex latifolia | Lusterleaf Holly | 20-25/15-20 | |
| Ilex opaca | American Holly | 20-30/15-20 | |
| Ilex verticillata | Winterberry | 'Winter Red' | 5-15/5-15 |
| 'Red Sprite' | |||
| Ilex vomitoria | Yaupon Holly | 'Hoskin's Shadow' | 15-20/10-15 |
| 'Kathy Ann | |||
| 'Katherine' | |||
| Ilex x attenuata | Topel Holly | 'Savannah' | 20-30/10-15 |
| 'Foster's #2' | |||
| 'East Palatka' | |||
| Ilex x | Nellie Stevens Holly | 15-25/10-15 | |
| 'Nellie R. Stevens' | |||
| Ilex hybrids | Red Holly | 'Oakleaf' | 10-15/8-15 |
| 'Cardinal' | |||
| 'Robin', | |||
| 'Liberty' | |||
| 'Patriot' | |||
| Juniperus virginiana | Eastern Red Cedar | 30-50/10-20 | |
| Koelreuteria | Bougainvillea | 20-30/15-25 | |
| bipinnata | Goldenraintree | ||
| Koelreuteria | Goldenraintree | 30-40/25-35 | |
| paniculata | |||
| Lagerstroemia hybrids | Crape Myrtle | many available | 5-30/5-25 |
| Magnolia stellata | Star Magnolia | 15-20/10/15 | |
| Magnolia x | Saucer Magnolia | 20-30/15-25 | |
| soulangiana | |||
| Magnolia virginiana | Sweet Bay Magnolia | 20-30/10-20 | |
| Prunus campanulata | 'Okame' | 20-30/15-20 | |
| 'Dreamcatcher' | |||
| Prunus caroliniana | Carolina Cherry | 20-30/15-20 | |
| Laurel | |||
| Prunus mume | Japanese Flowering | 'Kobai' | 15-25/15-20 |
| Apricot | 'Peggy Clarke' | ||
| Prunus serrulata | Japanese Flowering | 'Kwanzan' | 20-30/20-30 |
| Cherry | |||
| Prunus subhirtella | Higan Cherry | 'Autumnalis' | 20-30/15-25 |
| Prunus subhirtella | Weeping Cherry | 15-20/10-15 | |
| pendula | |||
| Prunus x yedoensis | Yoshino Cherry | 15-25/15-25 | |
| Sabal palmetto | Palmetto Palm | 10-30/10-15 |
iii.
Shrubs
Shrubs shall have a minimum mature height of 24 inches.
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Rec. Varieties | Height/Spread (feet) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abelia x 'Rose Creek' | Rose Creek Abelia | 2-3/2/3 | |
| Abelia x grandiflora | Glossy Abelia | 'Little Richard' | 2-4/2-4 |
| 'Sherwoodi' | |||
| 'Sunrise' | |||
| 'Kaleidoscope' | |||
| Aucuba japonica | Dwarf Aucuba | 3-4/2-3 | |
| Bambusa multiplex | Hedge Bamboo | clump-forming | 15-20/6-10 |
| Berberis thunbergii | Japanese Barberry | 'Crimson Pygmy' | 2-3/3-4 |
| Bignonia capreolata | Cross Vine | 'Tangerine Beauty' | 30' spread |
| Buddleia davidi | Butterfly Bush | 3-8/3-6 | |
| Callicarpa americana | American Beautyberry | 5-10/5-10 | |
| Callicarpa dichotoma | Purple Beautyberry | 4-5/5-8 | |
| Calycanthus floridus | Carolina Allspice | 5-10/5-10 | |
| Camellia japonica | Common Camellia | many varieties | 10-15/5-10 |
| Camellia sasanqua | Sasanqua Camellia | many varieties | 10-15/5-10 |
| Chaenomeles speciosa | Flowering Quince | 4-10/4-10 | |
| Chamaecyparis obtusa | Hinoki Falsecypress | 'Crippsii' | 5-30/5-20 |
| 'Filicoides' | |||
| 'Nana Gracilis' | |||
| Chamaecyparis | Japanese | 'Mops' | 5-15/5-10 |
| pisifera | Falsecypress | 'Boulevard' | |
| 'Filifera' | |||
| 'Filifera Aurea' | |||
| Clematis armandii | Evergreen Clematis | vine | 20' spread |
| Clethra alnifolia | Summersweet | 'Hummingbird' | 2-3/4-6 |
| 'Sixteen Candles' | |||
| 'White Doves' | |||
| Cycas taitungensis | Emperor Sago Palm | 4-6/8-10 | |
| Cycas revoluta | King Sago Palm | 4-8/5-6 | |
| Danae racemosa | Poet's Laurel | 2-4/3-5 | |
| Decumaria barbara | Climbing | deciduous vine | 20' spread |
| Hydrangea | |||
| Eleagnus pungens | Eleagnus | 10-15/10-15 | |
| Eleagnus x ebbingii | |||
| Euonymus alatus | Winged Euonymus | 5-15/5-15 | |
| xFatshedera lizei | Fatshedera | 8/4 | |
| Fatsia japonica | Fatsia | 6-10/6-10 | |
| Feijoa sellowiana | Pineapple Guava | 10-15/5-10 | |
| Ficus pumila | Climbing Fig | clinging vine | 30' spread |
| Forsythia x | Forsythia | 'Lynwood Gold' | 4-12/4-12 |
| Intermedia | |||
| Gardenia jasminoides | Cape Jasmine | 'Frostproof' | 5-10/5-10 |
| 'August Beauty' | |||
| 'Chuck Hayes' | |||
| Gelsemium rankenii | Swamp Jessamine vine | 20' spread | |
| Gelsemium | Carolina Jessamine vine | 20' spread | |
| sempervirens | |||
| Hedera helix | English Ivy | 50' spread | |
| Hibiscus syriacus | Rose of Sharon | 'Aphrodite', 'Diana' | 8-12/6-10 |
| 'Helene', 'Minerva' | |||
| Hydrangea | Smooth Hydrangea | 'Annabelle' | 3-5/3-5 |
| arborescens | |||
| Hydrangea | Bigleaf Hydrangea | numerous varieties | 3-10/3-10 |
| macrophylla | |||
| Hydrangea paniculata | Panicle Hydrangea | 'Tardiva', 'Unique | 10-20/10-20 |
| Hydrangea quercifolia | Oakleaf Hydrangea | 'Alice' | 5-10/5-15 |
| 'Snow Queen' | |||
| Ilex cornuta | Chinese Holly | 'Carissa' | 4-15/5-12 |
| 'Rotunda' | |||
| 'Dwarf Burford' | |||
| 'Needlepoint' | |||
| 'Fineline', 'Burford' | |||
| Ilex glabra | Inkberry Holly | 'Shamrock' | 6-8/8-10 |
| Ilex verticillata | Winterberry | 'Winter Red' | 5-15/5-15 |
| 'Red Sprite' | |||
| Ilex vomitoria | Yaupon Holly | 'Hoskin's Shadow' | 15-20/10-15 |
| 'Kathy Ann | |||
| 'Katherine' | |||
| Ilex vomitoria 'nana' | Dwarf Yaupon | 'Bordeaux' | 3-4/4-5 |
| Holly 'Schillings' | |||
| Ilex hybrids | Holly | 'Emily Brunner' | 15-25/10-15 |
| 'San Jose' | |||
| 'Mary Nell' | |||
| Illicium floridanum | Florida Anise Tree | 'Aztec Fire' | 10-15/10-15 |
| 'Halley's Comet' | |||
| 'Shady Lady' | |||
| Illicium parviflorum | Anise Tree | 10-15/10-15 | |
| Itea virginica | Virginia Sweetspire | 'Little Henry' | 3-4/3-5 |
| 'Merlot' | |||
| Jasminum nudiflorum | Winter jasmine | 3-4/3-4 | |
| Juniperus chinensis | Chinese Juniper | 'Old Gold' | 3-20/3-10 |
| 'Pfitzeriana' | |||
| 'Compacta' | |||
| 'Spartan' | |||
| 'Robusta Green' | |||
| Juniperus chinensis | Hollywood Juniper | 15-25/8-15 | |
| 'Kaizuka' | |||
| Juniperus davurica | Dahurian Jjuniper | 'Expansa' | 2-3/6-8 |
| (Parsoni) | |||
| Ligustrum japonicum | Japanese Privet | 10-15/10-15 | |
| Lonicera sempervirens | Coral Honeysuckle | native vine | 20' spread |
| Lonicera x heckrottii | Goldflame vine | 20' spread | |
| Honeysuckle | |||
| Loropetalum chinensis | Chinese Fringe | 'Burgundy', 'Ruby' | 8-15/6-12 |
| Flower | 'Zhuzhou Fuschia' | ||
| Michelia figo | Banana Shrub | 5-10/5-10 | |
| Milletia reticulata | Evergreen Wisteria | vine | 10' spread |
| Myrica cerifera | Southern Wax Myrtle | 6-20/6-20 | |
| Nandina domestica | Heavenly Bamboo | 'Firepower' | 2-3/2-3 |
| 'Moon Bay' | |||
| 'Gulfstream' | |||
| 'Harbor Dwarf' | |||
| Osmanthus fragrans | Fragrant Tea Olive | 10-15/10-15 | |
| Osmanthus x fortunei | False Holly | 10-15/10-15 | |
| Podocarpus | Chinese Podocarpus | 10-15/4-6 | |
| macrophyllus var. maki | |||
| Pittosporum tobira | Pittosporum | 'Wheelers' Dwarf' | 3-10/3-10 |
| 'Cream de Mint' | |||
| Pyracantha coccinea | Firethorn | 8-15/8-15 | |
| Pyracantha koidzumii | Indian Hawthorne | 'Eleanor Taber' | 2-10/4-10 |
| Rhaphiolepis umbellata | 'Olivia' | ||
| 'Bay Breeze' | |||
| 'Gulf Green' | |||
| 'Majestic Beauty | |||
| Rhapidophyllum hystrix | Needle Palm | 5-8/5-8 | |
| Rhododendron hybrids | Azalea | 2-3/3-4 | |
| Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' | Lady Banks Rose | vine | 20' spread |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Rosemary | 2-4/2-4 | |
| Sabal minor | Dwarf Palmetto | 4-5/4-5 | |
| Schizophragma | Japanese | deciduous vine | 30' spread |
| hydrangeoides | Hydrangea | ||
| Serenoa repens | Saw Palmetto | 3-4/4-5 | |
| Smilax laurifolia | Greenbrier | vine | 20' spread |
| Smilax smallii | |||
| Spiraea x bumalda | Japanese Spirea | 'Anthony Waterer' | |
| Spiraea japonica | 'Goldflame' | 2-4/2-4 | |
| 'Shirobana' | |||
| 'Gold Mound' | |||
| Spiraea nipponica | Snowmound Spirea | 3-5/4-5 | |
| 'Snowmound' | |||
| Spiraea prunifolia | Bridalwreath Spirea | 5-10/5-10 | |
| Spiraea thunbergi | Thunberg Spirea | 3-5/3-5 | |
| Spiraea x vanhouttei | Vanhoutte Spirea | 5-10/10-12 | |
| Ternstroemia | Cleyera | 8-12/5-6 | |
| gymnanthera | |||
| Thuja occidentalis | Emerald Arborvitae | 10-15/3-4 | |
| 'Emerald' | |||
| Trachelospermum | Confederate | vine | 15' spread |
| Jasminoides | jasmine | ||
| Viburnum awabuki | Chindo Viburnum | 10-15/6-8 | |
| 'Chindo' | |||
| Viburnum | Chinese Snowball | 12-15/10-15 | |
| macrocephalum | Bush | ||
| Viburnum nudum | Possomhaw Viburnum | 5-10/5-10 | |
| Viburnum obovatum | Walter's Viburnum | 4-10/3-8 | |
| Viburnum plicatum | Doublefile 'Shasta', 'Mariesii' | 8-10/8-10 | |
| var. tomentosum | Viburnum | ||
| Viburnum prunifolium | Blackhaw Viburnum | 10-20/10/15 | |
| Viburnum | Leatherleaf Viburnum | 10-15/10-15 | |
| rhytidophyllum | |||
| Viburnum suspensum | Sandankwa Viburnum | 5-10/5-10 | |
| Viburnum tinus | Laurustinus | 'Spring Bouquet' | 5-10/5-10 |
| Viburnum x utile | Conoy Viburnum | 3-5/5-8 | |
| 'Conoy' | |||
| Weigela florida | Weigela | 5-10/10-12 | |
| Yucca filamentosa | Adam's Needle | 'Color Guard' | 2-4/2-4 |
| Yucca | 'Garland Gold' | ||
| 'Bright Edge' |
Minimum Planting Areas
Canopy trees shall have a planting diameter no less than 8 feet wide.
Understory trees shall have a planting diameter no less than eight feet wide.
When planted as a hedge, the maximum spacing for 20-inch high shrubs shall be 40 inches on center.
These minimum planting areas may be reduced administratively by the Planning Director.
Mulch
Plants shall be mulched to provide ground cover and prevent water loss due to evaporation. Where selected plant material is not tolerant of deep mulch, a specific note regarding shallower mulch shall be set forth on the final landscape plan and approved by the County as part of the landscape plan. Mulch shall be kept away from tree trunks.