Wendell City Zoning Code
APPENDIX F
APPROVED RESIDENTIAL STREET TREE LIST
The applicant may request alternate trees to serve as residential street trees. The administrator shall review such requests on a case by case basis for appropriateness. Street trees for non-residential development shall be reviewed by the administrator on a case by case basis.
| Town of Wendell Eligible Street Tree List | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Botanical Name | Height | Canopy | Suitability Notes |
| Canopy Trees | ||||
| American Hop Hornbeam (N) | Ostrya virginiana | 20-40' | 15-30' | Front Yard Tree Easement, Tolerates Pruning Well |
| American Hornbeam (N) | Carpinus caroliniana | 20-30' | 20-35' | Front Yard Tree Easement, Tolerates Pruning Well |
| Black Gum (N) | Nyssa Sylvatica | 40-70' | 20-35' | |
| Carolina Silverbell (N) | Halesia caroliniana | 10-40' | 25-35' | Front Yard Tree Easement, Tolerates Pruning Well |
| Chinese Elm* | Ulmus parvifolia | 40-50' | 35-50' | |
| Chinese Pistache* | Pistacia chinensis | 30-35' | 20-30' | Front Yard Tree Easement, Tolerates Pruning Well |
| European Hornbeam* | Carpinus betulus | 40-60' | 30-40' | Front Yard Tree Easement, Tolerates Pruning Well |
| Japanese Zelkova* | Zelkova serrata | 50-80' | 50-80' | Tolerates Pruning Well |
| Maidenhair Tree* | Gingko biloba | 50-80' | 30-40' | Front Yard Tree Easement |
| Princeton American Elm (N-C) | Ulmus americana 'Princeton' | 60-80' | 30-60' | |
| Sweetbay Magnolia (N) | Magnolia virginiana | 10-35' | 10-35' | Front Yard Tree Easement, Tolerates Pruning Well, Single-Stem |
| Fruitless Sweetgum (N-C) | Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba' | 60-75' | 20-40' | Front Yard Tree Easement, Tolerates Pruning Well |
| Trident Maple (N) | Acer beurgerianum | 25-35' | 20-30' | Front Yard Tree Easement |
| Thornless Honey Locust (N) | Gleditsia triacanthos 'Inermis' | 30-70' | 30-50' | Front Yard Tree Easement |
| Understory Trees *To be used only in the case of overhead utilities or other hardship and as approved by the town and the authority having jurisdiction. | ||||
| Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry (N-C) | Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance' | 20-25' | 15-20' | All Locations, Single-Stem |
| Eastern Red Cedar (N) | Juniperus virginiana | 30-40' | 10-20' | All Locations |
| Eastern Redbud (N) | Cercis canadensis | 20-30' | 25-35' | All Locations |
| Hinoki Falsecypress* | Chamaecyparis obtusa | 50-75' | 10-25' | All Locations |
| Japanese Maple* | Acer palmatum | 15-25' | 10-25' | Tolerates Pruning Well |
| Japanese Snowbell* | Styrax japonicus | 20-30' | 20-30' | All Locations |
| Kousa Dogwood* | Cornus kousa | 20-30' | 15-20' | Prefers Protection of Homes Facing the North |
| Serviceberry (N) | Amelanchier arborea | 15-25' | 10-15' | All Locations, Single-Stem |
| White Fringe Tree (N) | Chionanthus virginicus | 12-30' | 12-20 | All Locations |
*These trees are only allowed with approval by the Administrator when natives/native cultivars are not available. Landscape plans should be prepared using trees designated as Native or Native Cultivar.
(N) = Native (N-C) = Native Cultivar
Notes:
1.
All trees are suitable for a 5' minimum width planting area.
2.
Selective pruning is recommended where trees are in easements adjacent to homes. Species that tolerate this type of pruning well are identified above.
(Ord. No. O-14-2023, § 3(Att.), 6-12-2023)