Charleston City Zoning Code
APPENDIX A
Recommended Tree and Shrub Species for Parking Lot Landscaping and Landscape Buffers
Individual plant characteristics should be taken into consideration when selecting a particular species for a given location. Such characteristics include, but are not limited to, growth habits, cultural requirements, fruiting habits, presence of thorns, attraction to insects, etc.
| Recommended Trees | |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Botanical Name |
| Red Maple | Acer Rubrum |
| Red Sunset Maple | Acer Rubrum 'Red Sunset' |
| October Glory Red Maple | Acer Rubrum 'October Glory' |
| *River Birch | Betula nigra |
| *Heritage River Birch | Betula nigra 'Heritage' |
| Pecan | Carya illinoinensis |
| Deodar Cedar | Cedrus deodara |
| Hackberry | Celtis laevigata |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
| Japanese Gingko | Gingko biloba |
| Moraine Honeylocust | Gleditsia triacanthos 'Moraine' |
| Shademaster Honeylocus | Gleditsia triacanthos 'Shademaster' |
| Black Walnut | Juglans nigra |
| Sweetgum | Liquidambar styraciflua |
| Yellow Poplar | Liriodendron tulipifera |
| Sycamore | Platanus occidental is |
| Southern Red Oak | Quercus falcata |
| Water Oak | Quercus nigra |
| Willow Oak | Quercus phellos |
| Shumard Oak | Quercus shumardii |
| Live Oak | Quercus virginiana |
| Scarlet Oak | Quercus coccinea |
| Laurel Oak | Quercus laurifolia |
| Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum |
| Basswood | Tilia americana |
| Winged Elm | Ulmus alata |
| Drake Chinese Elm | Ulmus parvifolia 'Drake' |
| Green Vase Zelcova | Zelcova serrata 'Green Vase' |
| Understory Trees | |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Botanical Name |
| Cocos Palm | Butia capitata |
| Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis |
| Flowering Dogwood | Cornus florida |
| Carolina Silverbell | Halesia diptera |
| East Palatka Holly | llex x attenuata 'East Palatka' |
| Foster Holly | Ilex x attenuata 'Fosteri' |
| Hume Holly | llex x attenuata 'Hume #2' |
| Savannah Holly | Ilex x attenuata 'Savannah' |
| Nellie Stevens Holly | llex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' |
| Natchez Crepe Myrtle (white) | Lagerstroemia indica 'Natchez' |
| Potomac Crepe Myrtle (med. pink) | Lagerstroemia indica 'Potomac' |
| Muskogee Crepe Myrtle (lavender) | Lagerstroemia indica 'Muskogee' |
| Catawba Crepe Myrtle (dk. purple) | Lagerstroemia indica 'Catawba' |
| Tuscarora Crepe Myrite (dk. pink) | Lagerstroemia indica 'Tuscarora' |
| Saucer Magnolia | Magnolia soulangiana |
| Sweetbay Magnolia | Magnolia virginiana |
| Flowering Crabapple | Malus species |
| Wax Myrtle | Myrica cerifera |
| Pistachio | Pistacia chinensis |
| Cherry Laurel | Prunus caroliniana |
| Purple Leaf Plum | Prunus cerasifera 'Atropurpurea' |
| Bradford Pear | Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford' |
| Aristocrat Pear | Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat' |
| Capitol Pear | Pyrus calleryana 'Capitol' |
| Palmetto | Sabal Palmetto |
| Popcorn Tree | Sapium sebiferum |
| Windmill Palm | Trachycarpus fortunei |
| Chaste Tree | Vitex agnus-castus |
| Japanese Ligustrum | Ligustrum japonicum |
| Buffer Shrubs | |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Botanical Name |
| Bamboo | Bambusa glaucescens (multiplex) |
| Sasanqua Camellia | Camellia sasanqua |
| Pampas Grass | Cordatera sellowiana |
| Elaeagnus | Elaeagnus pungens |
| Burning Bush | Euonymus Euonymus alata |
| Forsythia | Forsythia intermedia |
| East Palatka Holly | Ilex x attenuata 'East Palatka' |
| Foster Holly | Ilex x attenuata 'Fosteri' |
| Hume Holly | Ilex x attenuata 'Hume #2' |
| Savannah Holly | Ilex x attenuata 'Savannah' |
| Dwarf Burford Holly | Ilex cornuta 'Dwarf Burford' |
| Burford Holly | Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii' |
| Nellie Stevens Holly | Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' |
| Yaupon Holly | Ilex vomitoria |
| Anise | Illicium floridanum |
| Pfitzer juniper | Juniperus chinensis Pfitzeriana' |
| Japanese Privet | Ligustrum japonicum |
| Variegated Chinese Privet | Ligustrum sinense 'Variegatus' |
| Maiden Grass | Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' |
| Japanese Silver Grass | Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus' |
| Wax Myrtle | Myrica cerifera |
| Nandina | Nandina domestica |
| Oleander | Nerium oleander |
| Fortunes Tea Olive | Osmanthus fortunei |
| Fragrant Tea Olive | Osmanthus fragrans |
| Pittosporum | Pittosporum tobira |
| Variegated Pittosporum | Pittosporum tobira 'Variegata' |
| Formosa Firethorn | Pyracantha koidzumi |
| Majestic Beauty Hawthorn | Raphiolepis umbellata 'Majestic Beauty' |
| Japanese Cleyera | Ternstroemia gymnanthera |
| Ornamental Shrubs | |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Botanical Name |
| Edward Goucher | Abelia Abelia x grandiflora 'Edward Goucher' |
| Sherwood Abelia | Abelia x grandiflora 'Sherwoodii' |
| Purpleleaf Japanese Barberry | Berberis thunbergfi 'Atropurpurea' |
| Harrington Plum-Yew | Cephalotaxus harringtonia |
| Cotoneaster | Cotoneaster horizontalis |
| Daylily | Hemerocalis hybrida |
| Carissa Holly | Ilex cornuta 'Carissa' |
| Dwarf Horned Holly | Ilex cornuta 'Rotunda' |
| Dwarf Yaupon Holly | Ilex vomitoria nana |
| *Heller Holly | Ilex crenata 'Helleri' |
| *Azalea species | |
| Shore Juniper | Juniperus conferta |
| Sargeants Juniper | Juniperus chinensis 'Sargentii' |
| Creeping Juniper | Juniperus horizontalis |
| Harbour Dwarf Nandina | Nandina domestica 'Harbour Dwarf' |
| Dwarf Pittosporum | Pittosporum tobira 'Wheelers Dwarf' |
| Dwarf Indian Hawthorn | Raphiolepis indica |
| Evergreen Giant Liriope | Liriope mscarii 'Evergreen Giant' |
| Adam's Needle Yucca | Yucca filamentosa |
| Sago Palm | Cycas revoluta |
| *Dwarf Gardenia | Gardenia jasminoides 'radicans' |
| Dwarf Crepe Myrtle | Lagerstroemia indica 'Dixie Series' |
* Acceptable only if irrigation is provided.