Plainfield City Zoning Code
APPENDIX A
APPROVED PLANTS FOR DEVELOPMENTS
Village of Plainfield Recommended Landscape Planting Lists:
| Recommended Canopy Trees for Parkway Plantings | |
|---|---|
| For use where overhead wires do not exist minimum mature height of 30 feet or more | |
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Acer x freemanii | Freeman Maple |
| Acer platanoides cultivars | Norway Maple |
| Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset' | Red Sunset Red Maple |
| Acer saccharum | Sugar Maple |
| Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain' | Green Mountain Sugar Maple |
| Acer saccharum 'Wright Brothers' | Wright Brothers Sugar Maple |
| Aesculus hippocastanum | Common Horsechestnut |
| Carya ovata | Shagbark Hickory |
| Celtis occidentalis | Common Hackberry |
| Celtis occidentalis 'Prairie Pride' | Prairie Pride Hackberry |
| Corylus colurna | Turkish Filbert |
| Ginkgo biloba (male only) | Ginkgo |
| Ginkgo biloba 'Autumn Gold' | Autumn Gold Ginkgo |
| Ginkgo biloba 'Fairmount' | Fairmount Ginkgo |
| Ginkgo biloba 'Lakeview' | Lakeview Ginkgo |
| Ginkgo biloba 'Princeton Sentry' | Princeton Sentry Ginkgo |
| Gleditsia triancanthos inermis 'Greenglory' | Greenglory Honeylocust |
| Gleditsia triancanthos inermis 'Halka' | Halka Honeylocust |
| Gleditsia triancanthos inermis 'Shademaster' | Shademaster Honeylocust |
| Gleditsia triancanthos inermis 'Skyline' | Skyline Honeylocust |
| Gymnocladus dioica | Kentucky Coffeetree |
| Jugians nigra | Black Walnut |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweetgum |
| Liriodendron tulipifera | Tulip Tree, Yellow Poplar |
| Ostyra virginiana | Ironwood |
| Phellodendron amurense | Amur Corktree |
| Quercus alba | White Oak |
| Quercus bicolor | Swamp White Oak |
| Quercus imbricaria | Shingle Oak |
| Quercus macrocarpa | Bur Oak |
| Quercus muehlenbergii | Chinquapin Oak |
| Quercus robur | English Oak |
| Quercus rubrum | Red Oak |
| Quercus imbricaria | Shingle Oak |
| Tilia americana | American Linden |
| Tilia americana 'Fastigiata' | Pyramidal American Linden |
| Tilia americana 'Redmond' | Redmond American Linden |
| Tilia cordata 'Chancellor' | Chancellor Linden |
| Tilia cordata 'Glenleven' | Glenleven Linden |
Note: Ash (Fraxinus species) are not recommended due to concern over Emerald Ash Borer infestation. However, up to ten (10) percent of the trees in a new development may be Ash trees.
| Recommended Canopy Trees for Parkway Plantings | |
|---|---|
| For use where overhead wires exist 15—30 feet maximum mature height | |
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Acer Ginnala | Amur Maple |
| Amelanchier canadensis | Serviceberry |
| Carpinus carolinia | Ironwood (American Hornbeam) |
| Cercis candensis | Redbud |
| Cornus mas | Corneliancherry Dogwood |
| Cornusmas alternifolia | Pagoda Dogwood |
| Crataegus phaenopyrum | Washington Hawthorn |
| Crataegus crus-galli | Cockspur Hawthorn |
| Hammamelis virginiana | Witch Hazel |
| Malus sp. | Flowering Crab Sp. |
| Ostrya virginiana | Ironwood |
| Syringa reticulati clutivar | Japanese Tree lilac "Ivory Silk" |
| Viburnum lentago | Nannyberry |
| Viburnum prunifolium | Blackhaw Viburnum |
UNACCEPTABLE TREES FOR PARKWAY PLANTINGS
The following tree forms are unacceptable for parkway plantings:
Espalier or topiary: Geometrical plant forms achieved through pruning which are contrary to natural form.
Dwarf or small scale: Trees which grow taller than 3′0″ but cannot be under trimmed to a minimum height of 7′0″.
Topped or dehorned: Trees with most of the crown removed, such that the main branches end abruptly in stubs.
The following tree species and varieties are unacceptable:
Conifers or needle evergreens are unacceptable;
Trees with thorns are unacceptable;
Trees which drop messy fruits are unacceptable.
| Unacceptable Trees for Parkway Plantings | |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Acer negundo | Box Elder |
| Acer saccharinum | Silver Maple |
| Aesculus spp. | Buckeye species |
| Ailanthus altissima | Tree-of-Heaven |
| Castanea spp. | Chestnut |
| Catalpa spp. | Catalpa species |
| Eleangus angustifolia | Russian Olive |
| Fraxinus spp. | Ash species |
| Ginkgo biloba (female) | Female Ginkgo |
| Halesia spp. | Silverbell species |
| Maclura pomifera | Osage Orange |
| Morus spp. | Mulberry species |
| Oxydendrum spp. | Sourgum species |
| Populus spp. | Poplar, Cottonwood, Aspen |
| Prunus spp. | Cherry, Peach, Plum |
| Pyrus spp. | Flowering Pear species |
| Rhamnus spp. | Buckthorn species |
| Robinia spp. | Black Locust |
| Salix spp. | Willow species |
| Sorbus spp. | Mountain Ash |
| Bufferyard Plantings—Recommended Canopy Trees | |
|---|---|
| For use in non-vehicular use areas only minimum mature height 30 feet or more | |
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Acer platanoides | Norway maple |
| Acer saccharinum | Silver maple |
| Acer saccharum | Sugar maple |
| Betula nigra | River birch |
| Betula papyrifera | Paper Birch |
| Cercidiphyllum japonicum | Katsuratree |
| Fagus grandifolia | American Beech |
| Fagus sylvatica | European Beech |
| Ostyra virginiana | Ironwood |
| Quercus alba | White Oak |
| Quercus Rubra | Red Oak |
| Tillia Americana | American Linden |
| Bufferyard Plantings—Recommended Evergreen Trees | |
|---|---|
| For use in property line buffers or site element screens minimum height 20 feet | |
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Abies concolor | White Fir |
| Picea abies | Norway Spruce |
| Picea glauca | White Spruce |
| Picea glauca | Black Hills Spruce |
| Picea omorika | Siberian Spruce |
| Picea pungens | Colorado Spruce and cultivars |
| Pinus mugo | Swiss Mountain Pine, Mugo Pine |
| Pinus nigra | Austrian Pine |
| Pinus stobus | White Pine |
| Pinus sylvestris | Scots Pine, Scotch Pine |
| Pseudotsuga menziessii | Douglas Fir |
| Bufferyard Plantings—Recommended Understory Plantings | |
|---|---|
| For use in property line buffers or site element screens minimum mature height 15 feet or more | |
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Cornus racemosa | Gray Dogwood |
| Cornus amomum | Silky Dogwood |
| Cornus mas | Corneliancherry Dogwood |
| Euonymous alatus | Burning Bush |
| Euonymus europaeus | European Euonymus |
| Lindera benzoin | Spicebush |
| Lonicera fragrantissima | Winter Honeysuckle |
| Rhus glabra | Smooth Sumac |
| Rhus typhina | Staghorn Sumac |
| Syringa reticulata | Japanese Tree Lilac |
| Viburnum dentatum | Arrowwood Viburnum |
| Viburnum lantana | Wayfaringtree Viburnum |
| Viburnum lentago | Nanyberry Viburnum |
| Viburnum opulus | European Cranberrybush |
| Viburnum prunifolium | Blackhaw Viburnum |
| Viburnum trilobum | American Cranberrybush |
| Bufferyard Plantings—Recommended Shrub Plantings | |
|---|---|
| For use in property line buffers or site element screens maximum mature height 15 feet or less | |
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Aronia melanocarpa | Black Chokeberry |
| Berberis thunbergii | Japanese Barberry |
| Buxus microphylla koreana | Korean Boxwood |
| Cornus Sericea | Redosier Dogwood |
| Cotoneaster muliflorus | Many-Flowered Cotoneaster |
| Euonymus fortuneii 'Sarxoxie' | Sarcoxie Wintercreeper |
| Forsythia 'Bonxensis' | Bronx Forsythia |
| Forsythia x intermedia | Border Forsythia |
| Ilex verticilata | Winterberry |
| Ilex x meservae | Blue Holly |
| Juniperus chinensis | Chinese Junipers |
| Juniperus horizontalis | Dwarf Creeping Juniper |
| Ligustrum x vicaryi | Golden Vicary Privet |
| Potentilla fruticosa | Potentilla |
| Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low' | Grow Low Sumac |
| Ribes Alpinum | Alpine Currant |
| Sambucus canadensis | Elderberry |
| Spirea japonica | Japanese Spirea |
| Spirea x bumalda | Bumald Spirea |
| Syringa meyeri | Meyer's Lilac |
| Syringa patula 'Ms. Kim' | Miss Kim Korean Lilac |
| Taxus cuspidata | Japanese Yew |
| Taxus x media 'Tauntonii' | Taunton Yew |
| Viburnum carlesii 'Compacta' | Dwarf Koreanspice Viburnum |
| Viburnum trilobum 'Compactum' | Compact American Cranberrybush |
| Viburnum trilobum 'Hahs' | Hahs American Cranberrybush |
| Bufferyard Plantings—Recommended Shrub Plantings | |
|---|---|
| For use in property line buffers or site element screens clipped hedges, 3′—5′ height | |
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Berberis thunbergii | Japanese Barberry |
| Cotoneaster acutifolius | Peking Cotoneaster |
| Euonymus alatus | Winged Euonymus |
| Euonymus alatus compactus | Dwarf winged Euonyums |
| Forsythia sp | Forsythia |
| Juniperus virginiana | Eastern Red Cedar |
| Ligustrum lucidum | Privet |
| Physocarpus opulifolius | Common Ninebark |
| Ribes alpinum | Alpine Currant |
| Spirea prunifolia | Bridalwreath Spirea |
| Syringa meyeri | Meyer's Lilac |
| Syringa patula 'Ms. Kim' | Miss Kim Korean Lilac |
| Taxus x media | Anglojap Yew |
| Thuja occidentalis 'Technyi' | Mission Arborvitae |
| Viburnum dentatum | Arrowwood Viburnum |
| Viburnum trilobum 'Compactum' | Compact American Cranberrybush |
| Detention Basin Plantings—Recommended Deciduous Trees | |
|---|---|
| Suitable for stormwater detention basins minimum height 20 feet or more | |
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Acer rubrum | Red Maple |
| Amelanchier canadensis | Shadblow Serviceberry |
| Betula nigra | River Birch |
| Celtis occidentalis | Common hackberry |
| Larix laricina | Eastern Larch |
| Salix x blanda | Wisconsin Weeping Willow |
| Quercus bicolor | Swamp White Oak |
| Rhamnus frangula | Glossy Buckthorn |
| Detention Basin Plantings—Recommended Evergreen Trees | |
|---|---|
| Suitable for stormwater detention basins minimum height 20 feet or more | |
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Picea glauca | Colorado Blue Spruce |
| Picea pungens | Colorado Green Spruce |
| Taxodium distichum | Common Baldcypress |
| Detention Basin Plantings—Recommended Shrubs | |
|---|---|
| Suitable for stormwater detention basins maximum height 15 feet or less | |
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Aronia arbutifolia | Red Chokeberry |
| Aronia melanocarpa | Black Chokeberry |
| Cornus sericea | Redosier Dogwood |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis | Buttonbush |
| Clethra alnifolia | Summersweet Clethra |
| Cornus racemosa | Gray Dogwood |
| Physocarpus opulifolius | Common Ninebark |
| Salix x blanda | Wisconsin Weeping Willow |
| Viburnum lentago | Nannyberry |
| Viburnum trilobum | American Cranberrybush Viburnum |