PLANT CHARACTERISTICS PLANT USES Group A – Large Trees (over 50 ft in height) SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMENTS COMMON NAME Native Rate Growth Type* Plant Height (ft.) Spread (ft.) Form Light Requirements Soil Requirements Salt Tolerance Pests Street & Road Trees Perimeter Properly Buffer Parking Lot Interior Screening Triangle** Sight Acer negundo Yes Fast D 60 25 Oval, upright Full sun Moist; Poor Borers; Yes Yes Yes No No Excellent tree but requires room to develop; used as a specimen Boxelder to to rich mites tree for its bright fall color; needs a wet location 75 30 Acer rubrum Yes Fast D 60 25 Oval, upright Full sun Moist; Poor Borers; Yes Yes Yes No No Excellent tree but requires room to develop; used as a specimen Red maple to to rich mites tree for its bright fall color; needs a wet location 75 35 Betula nigra Yes Fast D 40 25 Upright pyramidal Full sun Acid Mod. None serious Yes Yes Yes Yes No Prefers a damp spot, but does fine in a dry location; fall color River birch to to 50 35

Carya illinoensis No Mod. D 70 50 Compact oval; Full sun Fertile; Poor Tent Yes Yes No No No A large tree with ascending, symmetrical crown; excellent Pecan to to irregular well- caterpillars; energy-saving shade tree 100 70 drained heart rot

Carya glabra megacarpa Yes Mod. D 50 30 Irregular Full sun Well - Poor None serious No Yes No No Yes Shade; specimen; has wildlife value Pignut hickory to to drained 65 40 Celtis laevigata Yes Fast D 50 50 Rounded Full sun Moist Mod. None serious Yes Yes No No No Best used in larger areas Hackberry/sugarberry to to to shade 70 60 Gordonia lasianthus Yes Mod. E 35 10 Upright cylindrical Partial Moist; Poor None serious No Yes No No No Used as a specimen and accent tree with blossoms; needs wet Loblolly bay to to head shade rich acid area; nemotodes a problem on dry sites 60 15 Liquidambar styraciflua Yes Mod. D 60 35 Pyramidal; irregular Full sun Moist; Slight Borers Yes Yes Yes No No Excellent native tree for large areas; extensive root system Sweet gum to to & upright to rich needs room to grow; has spiny fruit 75 50 partial shade Liriodendron tulipifera Yes Mod. D 80 35 Pyramidal; Full sun Moist; Poor Scales; Yes Yes Yes No No Flowers are cup-shaped resembling tulips; massive form makes Tulip tree to to spreading to well- aphids this a desirable specimen 100 50 partial drained; shade acid Magnolia grandiflora Yes Mod. E 30 30 Oval to rounded; Full sun Fertile Mod. Algal leaf Yes Yes Yes No No Handsome evergreen foliage; requires room to develop; Southern magnolia to to upright & often to spots; scales specimen and framing tree 80 40 compact partial shade

Key * E=Evergreen D=Deciduous **Section 801.03 Zoning Ordinance 1 PLANT CHARACTERISTICS PLANT USES

Group A – Large

Trees (over 50 ft in

height) COMMENTS

SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME r Screening Screening Triangle** Sight Native Rate Growth Type* Plant Height (ft.) Spread (ft.) Form Light Requirements Soil Requirements Salt Tolerance Pests Street & Road Trees Perimeter Property Buffer Parking Lot Interio Magnolia virginiana Yes Mod. E 40 15 Upright; slender Full sun Mildly Poor Scales No Yes Yes No Yes Used as a specimen, shade or framing tree Sweet bay magnolia to to to shade fertile; 60 25 moist; acid Morus rubra Yes Fast D 40 20 Spreading Full sun Wide Poor None serious Yes Yes No Yes No Frequently planted as a wildlife or domestic animal food Red mulberry to to variety source; fruit fall is a litter problem 50 30 of soils Persea borbonia Yes Slow E 35 20 Spreading Full sun Well- High None serious Yes Yes No Yes No Good for wildlife; needs a well-drained soil Redbay to to to drained 50 30 partial shade Pinus elliottii Yes Fast E 75 35 Upright Full sun Wide Poor Beetles; Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Used as a framing, specimen and shade tree; often used to Slash pine to to variety borers; rust prevent erosion 100 50 of soils Pinus palustris Yes Mod. E 60 35 Upright Full sun Wide Poor Beetles; Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Used as a framing, specimen and shade tree Longleaf pine to to variety borers; rust 80 50 of soils Platanus occidentalis Yes Fast D 75 50 Pyramidal Full sun Wide Mod. Canker; lace No Yes Yes Yes No Fast growing shade tree; straight trunk, short branches and good American sycamore to to to variety bugs crown; sheds its bark; will stand considerable drought 90 70 partial of soils shade Quercus laurifolia Yes Fast E 60 40 Oval to rounded Full sun Wide Poor Mushroom Yes Yes Yes No No Used as a fast growing shade tree; drops a lot of branches- Laurel oak to to to variety root rot messy 70 60 partial of soils shade Quercus shumardii Yes Mod. D 75 25 Open; wide Full sun Rich; Poor None serious Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Good fall color; interesting leaf Shumard oak to to spreading well- 100 35 drained Quercus virginiana Yes Mod. E 60 60 Wide spreading; Full sun Wide Poor Mushroom Yes Yes Yes No No Used as a shade tree; good wildlife food source; doesn’t tolerate Live oak to to horizontal branches to variety root rot wetness 80 80 partial of soils shade Sabal palmetto Yes Slow E 25 10 Tall; nearly straight Full sun Wide High None serious Yes Yes Yes No Yes Used as a specimen and framing tree; Florida’s state tree Sabal palm to to trunk to shade variety 50 15 of soils 2 PLANT CHARACTERISTICS PLANT USES

Group A – Large

Trees (over 50 ft in

height) COMMENTS SCIENTIFIC NAME

COMMON NAME r

Screening Screening Triangle** Sight Native Rate Growth Type* Plant Height (ft.) Spread (ft.) Form Light Requirements Soil Requirements Salt Tolerance Pests Street & Road Trees Perimeter Property Buffer Parking Lot Interio Taxodium distichum Yes Mod. D 60 25 Open; spreading Full sun Wide Mod. None serious Yes Yes Yes No No Used as a specimen tree; intolerant of reflected heat Bald cypress to to crown, sometimes variety 80 35 pyramidal on dry of soils site. Ulmus alata Yes Fast D 45 30 Rounded; short, Full sun Dry; Poor None serious Yes Yes Yes No No Used as a specimen and shade tree; distinctive winged bark; fall Winged elm to to straight branches well- color 70 40 drained Ulmus americana Yes Mod. D 40 35 Spreading open Full sun Wide Poor None serious Yes Yes Yes No No Used as a specimen and framing tree; resistant to Dutch elm Florida elm to to crown; weeping variety disease 50 50 of soils Washingtonia robusta No Mod. E 60 10 Straight; single- Full sun Wide Mod. Scales No Yes No No Yes Grows very tall, fairly quickly; use in background with shorter Washington palm to to trunked to variety trees in front; heavily spined 90 15 partial of soil shade

3 Group B - PLANT CHARACTERISTICS PLANT USES Medium Trees (10-50 ft. in height) SCIENTIFIC COMMENTS NAME COMMON

NAME Native Rate Growth Type* Plant Height (ft.) Spread (ft.) Form Requirements Light Soil Requirements Salt Tolerance Pests Street & Road Trees Perimeter Properly Buffer Parking Lot Interior Design Screening Triangle** Sight Acoelorrhaphe Yes Slow E 15 20 Multi trunked; Full sun to Wide Mod. None serious Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Used as a specimen and border tree at corners of buildings wrightii to to clumping partial variety of Paurotis palm 20 25 shade soil

Butia capitata No Slow E 15 10 Short; single Full sun Fertile; Mod. Palm leaf Yes No Yes Yes No Used as a specimen plant or in groups; nice blue foliage Pindo palm to to trunked; curving well- skeletonizer color; very cold tolerant 25 15 leaves drained Cercis canadensis Yes Fast D 20 15 Rounded Full sun to Acid; Poor Aphids; Yes Yes Yes No No Used as a framing and shade tree; grown in borders for Redbud to to shade rich; borers; root color; dark pink flowers before leafing out 30 25 well- rot drained Cornus florida Yes Slow D 20 25 Rounded; Full sun to Fertile; Poor Borers; root Yes Yes Yes Yes No Specimen/ornamental tree; spectacular when flowering; Flowering dogwood to to spreading partial well- rot; thripes; marginal for Volusia County 30 30 shade drained powdery mildew Ilex cassine Yes Mod. E 20 8 Irregular; open Full sun to Moist; Mod. None serious No Yes No Yes No A small tree growing in wet location with conspicuous red Dahoon holly to to partial rich fruits in winter 30 12 shade Ilex vomitoria Yes Mod. E 25 10 Rounded Full sun to Well - High None No Yes Yes Yes Yes Dark red berries in late fall; good wildlife value; lovely Yaupon holly to to partial drained serious specimen tree (upright or weeping 30 15 shade forms) Ilex opaca Yes Slow E 35 15 Upright; Full sun to Acid; Mod. Leaf miners; Yes Yes Yes Yes No Used as a specimen tree or as a large screen; good wildlife American holly to to symmetrical partial fertile; scales value 50 25 shade well- drained Juniperus silicicola Yes Fast E 30 20 Columnar to Full sun Wide Mod. Juniper Yes Yes No Yes No Used as a specimen tree and a screen between conflicting Southern red cedar to to compact variety of blight; cedar land uses; best used in large area; wildlife value 45 30 soils apple rust; root rot

Group B - PLANT CHARACTERISTICS PLANT USES Medium Trees (10-50 ft. in height) SCIENTIFIC COMMENTS NAME COMMON

NAME Native Rate Growth Type* Plant Height (ft.) Spread (ft.) Form Requirements Light Soil Requirements Salt Tolerance Pests Trees Street & Road Perimeter Properly Buffer Parking Lot Interior Design Screening Triangle** Sight Lagerstroemia indica No Fast D 10 15 Upright; Full sun Wide Slight Aphids; Yes Yes Yes Yes No Multi-stemmed tree with showy flowers in summer; fast Crape-myrtle to to rounded variety of powdery growth; very drought tolerant 30 25 soils mildew; sooty mold Ligustrum lucidum No Mod. E 25 25 Compact; dense Full sun to Wide Poor Scales; Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Blue-black berries in fall & white flowers in spring Glossy privet to to head partial variety of white flies; 40 35 shade soils sooty mold Myrica cerifera Yes Fast E 15 20 Irregular; Full sun to Wide Mod. Caterpillar; Yes Yes Yes Yes No Used as a specimen tree; screen or hedge plant; short Wax myrtle to to spreading; partial variety of canker lived (25 years) 25 25 clumping shade soils Phoenix reclinata No Mod. E 25 20 Multi-trunked; Full sun to Wide Mod. Leafspot; No Yes Yes No No Used as a specimen tree or in groups; heavily armed Senegal date palm to to clumping partial variety of palm leaf 30 25 curving trunks shade soils skeltonizer with dense crowns Prunus angustifolia Yes Mod. D 15 10 Spreading Full sun to Wide Poor None No Yes No Yes Yes White flowers in early spring; wildlife value; creates a Chickasaw plum to to partial variety of serious thicket 25 20 shade soils Prunus caroliniana Yes Fast E 25 15 Upright; Full sun to Wide Slight Caterpillar; Yes Yes Yes No No Often used as a pruned hedge, framing and shade tree; Cherry laurel to to spreading shade variety of stem leaves are poisonous; produces a lot of seedlings 40 25 soils cankers; mites Quercus virginiana Yes Mod. D 20 20 Rounded yet Full sun to Well- High None Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Native; good seaside tree; wildlife value geminata to to often irregular partial drained serious Sand live oak 30 25 shade

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS PLANT USES Group C – Large Shrubs (10-30 ft in height) SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMENTS COMMON NAME Native Rate Growth Type* Plant Height (ft.) Spread (ft.) Form Light Requirements Soil Requirements Salt Tolerance Pests Density Perimeter Properly Buffer Parking Lot Design Interior Screening Triangle** Sight Ilex cornuta No Mod. E 12 6 Rounded Full sun Well - Poor Scales Dense Yes Yes Yes No Shrubby in selected cultivars; can become tree-like Chinese holly to to to partial drained; with age 15 10 shade slightly acid Liqustrum japonicum No Fast E 10 15 Upright; Full sun Wide Poor Mushroom Dense Yes No Yes No Used as hedge, foundation and enclosure plant; coarse Japanese privet to to spreading to partial variety of root rot; texture; blue-black berries in fall and white flowers in 15 20 shade soils leaf spot spring Myrcianthes fragrans Yes Fast E 5 3 Upright Full sun Wide Mod. Scales Dense Yes No Yes No Bright white fragrant flowers during spring and early Simpson stopper to to variety of summer 20 15 soils Nerium oleander No Fast E 10 10 Upright Full sun Wide Mod. Caterpillars; Very Yes No Yes No Used as a large shrub and screen plant; good seashore Oleander to to variety of mushroom dense plant; varied bloom in warm months; all parts of 20 15 soils root rot; oleander are poisonous scales Podocarpus macrophyllus No Slow E 30 15 Compact Full sun Wide Slight Nematodes; Very Yes Yes Yes Yes Used as a hedge border; prune regularly to keep Yew podocarpus to to to shade variety mushroom dense compact; green fruit with no seasonal change 40 20 of soils root rot Viburnum obovatum Yes Fast E 10 6 Spreading Full sun Well - Poor Aphids; Dense Yes No Yes No Used as a screen, foundation plant and hedge; prune Walters virburnum to to to partial drained mites; sooty regularly; to keep size and shape controlled; white 20 12 shade mold; stem flowers in spring cankers; white flies Viburnum odoratissimum No Fast E 25 15 Spreading Full sun Well - Poor Aphids; Dense Yes No Yes No Used as a screen, foundation plant and hedge; prune Sweet virburnum to to to partial drained mites; sooty regularly; to keep size and shape controlled; white 30 20 shade mold; stem flowers in spring cankers; white flies

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS PLANT USES Group D – Small to Medium Shrubs (2- 10 ft. in height) SCIENTIFIC COMMENTS NAME COMMON NAME Native Rate Growth Type* Plant Height (ft.) Spread (ft.) Form Light Requirements Soil Requirements Salt Tolerance Pests Density Perimeter Properly Buffer Parking Lot Design Interior Screening Triangle** Sight Buxus macrophylla No Slow E 3 3 Rounded Shade to Acid; Poor Leaf miner; Very No Yes Yes Yes Slow growing; dwarf shrub Japanese boxwood to to partial fertile; well- mites; dense 5 4 sun drained nematodes Callicarpa americana Yes Mod. D 4 4 Spreading Full sun Well- Poor Scales Open No Yes No No Has showy purple fruit in late summer Beautyberry to to to partial drained 8 6 shade Camellia spp. No Slow E 6 3 Upright or Shade to Acid; Poor Aphids; Very Yes No Yes No Used as a border specimen and foundation plant; blooms in Camellia to to spreading partial fertile; well- scales dense winter 10 5 shade drained

Carissa grandiflora No Mod. E 4 4 Compact; Full sun Well- High Scales Dense Yes No Yes No Used as a seashore plant; edible fruit ripens throughout year; Natal plum to to globose drained spiny 8 6

Ilex cornuta ‘Dwarf No Mod. E 5 3 Rounded Full sun Acid; Mod. Scales Dense Yes Yes Yes No Used as a foundation, border and hedge plant; red berries if Burfordii’ to to to partial well- fruit matures; spiny Dwarf Burford holly 6 5 shade drained Ilex vomitora Yes Fast E 4 4 Compact; Full sun Well - Good Leaf miners Dense No Yes No No As a clipped hedge, cannot be excelled ‘Schillings’ to to spreading to partial drained Dwarf yaupon holly 6 5 shade Juniperus spp. No Fast E 2 Variable Full sun Fertile; Mod. Juniper Very Yes Yes Yes Yes Very drought tolerant, but mites can be devastating Juniper to depending well- blight; mites dense 10 on cultivar drained variable variable Leucophyllum frutescens No Mod. E 4 3 Spreading Full sun Well - Mod. None serious Dense Yes Yes Yes No Purple flowers in summer; good for hot, dry locations; good Texas sage to to drained; seaside plant 6 4 sandy Loropetalum chinensis No Fast E 6 8 Variable Full sun Well- Poor None serious Dense Yes Yes Yes No Colorful leaves and flowers; needs dry site; many cultivars Loropetalum to to depending to partial drained 10 10 on cultivar shade Raphiolepis indica No Slow E 4 4 Compact Full sun Well- Mod. Scales; Dense Yes No Yes No Used as a screen, foundation plant and tall hedge; white Indian hawthorne to to drained fire blight; flowers in spring; plant in south or east location to reduce 6 6 leaf spot leaf spot problem Rhapidophyllum hystrix Yes Slow E 3 4 Compact Shade to Poorly- Mod. None serious Dense Yes Yes Yes No Used as a screen, foundation plant, and tall hedge Needle palm to to partial drained 8 8 sun

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS PLANT USES Group D – Small to Medium Shrubs (2- 10 ft. in height) SCIENTIFIC COMMENTS NAME COMMON NAME Native Rate Growth Type* Plant Height (ft.) Spread (ft.) Form Light Requirements Soil Requirements Salt Tolerance Pests Density Perimeter Properly Buffer Parking Lot Design Interior Screening Triangle** Sight Serenoa repens Yes Mod. E 3 3 Compact Full sun Wide High None serious Dense Yes Yes Yes No Used as a screen, foundation plant and tall hedge Saw palmetto to to to partial variety of 10 10 shade soils

Viburnum suspensum No Mod. E 4 3 Spreading Full sun Well- Poor Aphids; Dense Yes Yes Yes No Used as a foundation, low hedge and border plant; prune Sandankwa viburnum to to to shade drained mites; regularly; white flowers in spring and winter 6 4 nematodes white flies Zamia pumila Yes Slow E 2 2 Spreading Full sun Well- Good Scales Open No Yes No Yes Slow growing; cold and drought tolerant Coontie to to to partial drained 3 4 shade