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APPENDIX D
RECOMMENDED SPECIES LIST OVERSTORY TREES
TABLE A-1
Deciduous Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Acer barbatum | Florida Maple, Southern Sugar Maple |
| Acer leucoderme | Chalk Maple |
| Acer rubrum | Red Maple |
| Acer saccharum | Sugar Maple |
| Aesculus flava | Yellow Buckeye |
| Betula nigra | River Birch |
| Carpinus betulus | European Hornbeam |
| Carya illinoensis | Pecan |
| Carya ovata | Shagbark Hickory |
| Catalpa bignonioides | Catalpa |
| Cladrastis lutea | Yellowwood |
| Fagus grandiflolia | American Beech |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Green Ash |
| Ginko biloba | Ginko (named cultivar only) |
| Gleditsia triacanthos | Honeylocust |
| Juglans nigra | Black Walnut |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweetgum |
| Liriodendron tulipifera | Yellow Poplar |
| Magnolia acuminata | Cucumber Tree |
| Metasequoia glyptostroboides | Dawn Redwood |
| Nyssa aquatica | Swamp Tupelo |
| Nyssa sylvatica | Black Gum |
| Parrotia persica | Persian Parrotia |
| Pistacia chinensis | Chinese Pistache |
| Platanus occidentalis | American Sycamore |
| Quercus accutissima | Sawtooth Oak |
| Quercus alba | White Oak |
| Quercus bicolor | Swamp White Oak |
| Quercus coccinea | Scarlet Oak |
| Quercus falcata | Southern Red Oak |
| Quercus falcata var. pagodifolia | Cherrybark Oak |
| Quercus laurifolia | Laurel Oak |
| Quercus lyrata | Overcup Oak |
| Quercus nigra | Water Oak |
| Quercus nuttallii | Nutall Oak |
| Quercus phellos | Willow Oak |
| Quercus palustris | Pin Oak |
| Quercus prinus | Chestnut Oak |
| Quercus rubra | Northern Red Oak |
| Quercus shumardi | Shumard Oak |
| Quercus velutina | Black Oak |
| Robinia psuedoacacia | Black Locust |
| Sapindus drummondii | Soaptree |
| Sophora japonica | Japanese Pagodatree |
| Taxodium disticum | Bald Cypress |
| Ulmus americana | American Elm |
| Ulmus parvifloria | Chinese Elm |
| Zelkova serrata | Japanese Zelkova |
TABLE A-2 Evergreen Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Cedrus deodara | Deodar cedar |
| Cryptomeria japonica | Japanese Cedar |
| Cunninghamia lanceolata | China fir |
| Magnolia grandiflora | Southern Magnolia |
| Magnolia virginiana | Sweetbay Magnolia |
| Pinus strobus | White Pine |
| Pinus taeda | Loblolly Pine |
| Pinus virginiana | Virginia Pine |
| Thuja occiendatalis | Eastern Arborviate |
| Thuja plicata | Western Redcedar |
| Thuja x 'Green Giant' | Green Giant Arborvitae |
UNDERSTORY TREES
TABLE B-1
Deciduous Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Acer buergeranum | Trident Maple |
| Acer ginnala | Amur Maple |
| Acer palmatum | Japanese Maple |
| Aesculus parviflora | Bottlebrush Buckeye |
| Aesculus sylvatica | Painted Buckeye |
| Alnus serrulata | Hazel Alder |
| Amelanchier arborea | Downy Serviceberry |
| Carpinus caroliniana | American Hornbeam |
| Carpinus japonica | Japanese Hornbeam |
| Celtis tenuifolia | Georgia Hackberry |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis | Common Buttonbush |
| Cercus canadensis | Eastern Redbud |
| Cercus canadensis var. alba | Eastern White Redbud |
| Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' | Redbud 'Forest Pansy' |
| Cercis reniformis 'Oklahoma' | Redbud 'Oklahoma' |
| Cercis reniformis 'Texas White' | Redbud 'Texas White' |
| Chionanthus retusus | Chinese Fringetree |
| Chionanthus virginicus | Fringetree, Grancy Gray Beard |
| Cornus alternifolia | Alternate Leaf Dogwood |
| Cornus florida | Flowering Dogwood |
| Cornus kousa | Chinese Dogwood |
| Cornus stricta | Swamp Dogwood |
| Cotinus coggygria | Common Smoketree |
| Cotinus obovatus | American Smoketree |
| Crataegus phaenopyrum | Washington Hawthorne |
| Eriobotrya japonica | Loquat |
| Halesia tetraptera | Carolina Silverbell |
| Halesia diptera | Two-winged Silverbell |
| Hamamelis virginiana | Common Witchhazel |
| Ilex decidua | Possomhaw - Deciduous Holly |
| Ilex verticillata | Common Winterberry |
| Koelreuteria bipinnata | Chinese Flametree |
| Koelreuteria paniculata | Goldenraintree |
| Lagerstroemia species | Crape Myrtle species |
| Magnolia x soulangiana | Saucer Magnolia |
| Magnolia stellata | Star Magnolia |
| Malus species | Flowering Crabapple |
| Oxydendrum aboreum | Sourwood |
| Ostrya virginiana | American Hophornbeam |
| Prunus angustifolia | Chickasaw Plum |
| Prunus cerasifera | Purpleleaf Plum |
| Prunus serrulata | Japanese Flowering Cherry |
| Prunus x yedoensis | Yoshino Cherry |
| Rhamnus caroliniana | Carolina Buckthorn |
| Rhamnus cathartica | Common Buckthorn |
| Salix nigra | Black Willow |
| Sassafrass albidum | Sassafrass |
| Stewartia pseudocamellia | Japanese Stewartia |
| Styrax americanum | American Styrax |
| Styrax japonica | Japanese Styrax |
| Vaccinium arboretum | Sparkleberry Tree |
| Vitex agnus-castus | Chastetree |
TABLE B-2
Evergreen Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Ilex x attenuata (all cultivars) | Savannah Holly |
| Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii' | Burford Holly |
| Ilex x 'Emily Bruner' | Emily Bruner Holly |
| Ilex latifolia | Lusterleaf Holly |
| Ilex x 'Mary Nell' | Mary Nell Holly |
| Ilex x Nellie R. Stevens | Nellie R. Stevens Holly |
| Ilex opaca | American Holly |
| Ilex vomitoria | Yaupon Holly |
| Illicium floridanum | Florida Anise-tree |
| Juniperus virginiana | Eastern Redcedar |
| Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' | Little Gem Magnolia |
| Myrica cerifera | Southern Waxmyrtle |
| Osmanthus x fortunei | Fortune's Tea Olive |
| Osmanthus frangrans | Fragrant Tea Olive |
| Prunus caroliniana | Carolina Cherrylaurel |
(Ord. No. 2021-O-007, § 1, 3-16-21)