Charleston City Zoning Code
APPENDIX B
Recommended Native and Naturalized Tree, Shrub and Grass Species for 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 birds and insects, etc.
** E = Evergreen; SE = Semi-Evergreen; D = Deciduous
| Recommended Trees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Botanical Name | Evergreen/Deciduous |
| Hedge Maple | Acer campestre | D |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | D |
| River Birch | Betula nigra | D |
| Mulberry | Broussonetia papyrifera | D |
| American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | D |
| Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis | D |
| Pignut Hickory | Carya glabra | D |
| Pecan | Carya illinoinensis | D |
| Mockernut Hickory | Carya tomentosa | D |
| Deodar Cedar | Cedrus deodara | E |
| Hackberry | Celtis laevigata | D |
| Common Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana | D |
| American Beech | Fagus grandifolia | D |
| Green Ash | Fraximus pennsylvanica | D |
| Sweetgum | Liquidambar styraciflua | D |
| Yellow Popla | Liriodendron tulipifera | D |
| Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | D |
| Eastern Red Cedar | Juniperus virginiana | E |
| Cucumber Magnolia | Magnolia acuminata | D |
| Southern Magnolia | Magnolia grandiflora | E |
| Bigleaf Magnolia | Magnolia macrophylla | D |
| Black Tupelo | Nyssa sylvatica | D |
| Virginia Pine | Pinus virginiana | E |
| Slash Pine | Pinus elliottii | E |
| Longleaf Pine | Pinus palustris | E |
| Loblolly Pine | Pinus taeda | E |
| American Sycamore | Platanus occidentalis | D |
| Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | D |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | D |
| Sawtooth Oak | Quercus acutissima | D |
| White Oak | Quercus alba | D |
| Scarlet Oak | Quercus coccinea | D |
| Southern Red Oak | Quercus falcata | D |
| Laurel Oak | Quercus laurifolia | SE |
| Swamp Chestnut Oak | Quercus michauxii | D |
| Water Oak | Quercus nigra | SE |
| Pin Oak | Quercus palustris | D |
| Willow Oak | Quercus phellos | D |
| Shumard Oak | Quercus shumardii | D |
| Live Oak | Quercus virginiana | E |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | D |
| Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | D |
| Basswood | Tilia americana | D |
| Winged Elm | Ulmus alata | D |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana | D |
| Cedar Elm | Ulmus crassifolia | D |
| Understory Vegetation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Trees | ||
| Common Name | Botanical Name | Evergreen/Deciduous |
| Red Buckeye | Aesculus pavia | D |
| Serviceberry | Amelanchier arborea | D |
| Devil's Walking Stick | Aralia spinosa L. | D |
| Red Chokeberry | Aronia arbutifolia | D |
| Paw Paw | Asimina triloba | D |
| Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | D |
| Chinquapin | Castanea dentata | D |
| Southern Catalpa | Catalpa bignonioides | D |
| Buttonbush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | D |
| Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis | D |
| White Fringe Tree | Chionanthus virginicus | D |
| Camphor Tree | Cinnamomum camphora | E |
| Flowering Dogwood | Cornus florida | D |
| Riverflat Hawthorn | Crataegus opaca | D |
| Green Hawthorn | Crataegus viridis | D |
| Leatherwood | Cyrilla racemiflora | E |
| Honeylocust | Gleditsia triacanthos | D |
| Gordonia | Gordonia lasianthos | E |
| Carolina Silverbell | Halesia diptera | D |
| Foster Holly | Ilex attenuata 'Fosterii' | E |
| Cassine Holly | Ilex cassine | E |
| Myrtleleaf Holly | Ilex cassine 'Myrtifolia' | E |
| Possum Haw | Ilex decidua | D |
| Inkberry | Ilex glabra | E |
| Lusterleaf Holly | Ilex latifolia | E |
| American Holly | Ilex opaca | E |
| Black Alder | Winterberry Ilex verticillata | E |
| Yaupon Holly | Ilex vomitoria | E |
| Sweetbay Magnolia | Magnolia virginiana | E |
| Southern Crabapple | Malus angustifolia | D |
| Hop Hornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | D |
| Sourwood | Oxydendron arboreum | D |
| Red Bay | Persea borbonia | E |
| American Plum | Prunus americana | D |
| Cherry Laurel | Prunus caroliniana | E |
| Black Locust | Robinia pseudoacacia | D |
| Sabal Palmetto | Sabal Palmetto | E |
| Popcorn Tree | Tallow Tree Sapium sebiferum | D |
| Horse Sugar | Symplocos tinctoria | E |
| Salt Cedar | Tamarix gallica | D |
| Understory Vegetation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shrubs | ||
| Common Name | Botanical Name | Evergreen/Deciduous |
| Bamboo | Bambusa glaucescens | SE |
| American Beautiberry | Callicarpa americana | D |
| Sweetshrub | Calycanthus floridus | D |
| Cliftonia | Cliftonia monophylla | E |
| Deutzia | Deutzia scabra | D |
| Sweet Pepperbush | Clethra alnifolia | D |
| Hearts-a-burstin' | Euonymus americanus | D |
| Witch Alder | Fothergillia major | D |
| Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | D |
| Oakleaf Hydrangea | Hydrangea quercifolia | D |
| Anise | Illicium floridanum | E |
| Virginia Willow | Itea virginiana | D |
| Privet Ligustrum species | E | |
| Fetterbush | Lyonia lucida | E |
| Wax Myrtle | Myrica cerifera | E |
| Myrtle | Myrtus communis | E |
| Feverbark | Pinckneya pubens | D |
| Native Azalea Rhododendron species | D | |
| Sumac Rhus species | D | |
| Elderberry | Sambucus canadensis | D |
| Coralberry | Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | D |
| Sparkleberry | Vaccinium arboreum Marsh | D |
| Black Highbush | Bilberry Vaccinium atrococcum | D |
| Deerberry | Vaccinium caesium | D |
| Elliot's Blueberry | Vaccinium elliottSi Chap. | D |
| Arrowwood | Viburnum dentatum | D |
| Swamp Viburnum | Viburnum nudum | D |
| Weigela | Weigela florida | D |
| Aloe Yucca | Yucca aloifolia | E |
| Adam's Needle Yucca | Yucca filamentosa | E |
| Spanish Dagger Yucca | Yucca gloriosa | E |
| Grasses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Botanical Name | |
| Bushy Broomsedge | Andropogon glomeratus | |
| Broomsedge | Andropogon virginicus | |
| Cane | Arundinaria gigantea | |
| Reed Grass | Calamagrostis cinnoides | |
| Whitetop Sedge | Dichromena latifolia | |
| Sweetgrass | Muhlenbergia filipes | |
| Seaside Panicum | Panicum amarum | |
| Switch Grass | Panicum virgatum | |
| Foxtail Grass | Setaria geniculata | |
| Green Bristlegrass | Setaria viridis | |
| Indian Grass | Sorghastrum sp. | |
| Salt Hay | Spartina patens | |
| Sea Oats | Uniola paniculata | |
(Ord. No. 2001-14, § 4, 2-27-01)