APPENDIX B: Landscape Planting List
Revised: 03/31/2015
A. Planting Criteria:
a. Additions to the plant selection below will be considered through the Variance Request process and proposed species must exclude highly flammable plants, high level allergen trees, plants that attract bees, plants with poison potential, or emit biogenic emissions. Limit plants with stickers or thorns to inaccessible areas to students.
b. Select hardy plants that are native and indigenous or adapted to the climate zone, low-water consumptive, drought resistant, and low maintenance.
c. Specify plants that are readily available at various local nurseries.
B. Shrubs, Groundcover, and Tree Species Analyzed and Acceptable for Use Within the District Include:
a. Large Shrubs, 3 to 5-foot high **
Scientific Name Generic Name 1. Ceanothus ‘Celestial Blue’ Celestial Blue Ceanothus 2. Ceanothus ‘Joyce Coulter’ Joyce Coulter Ceanothus 3. Galvezia s. ‘Firecracker’ Island Bush-Snapdragon 4. Photinia x fraseri Photinia 5. Rhaphiolepis indica ‘Clara’ White India Hawthorne 6. Salvia clevelandii Cleveland Sage 7. Phormium New Zealand Flax 8. Pittosporum tobira Variegata
b. Medium Shrubs and Grasses (2 to 3-foot high) **
Scientific Name Generic Name 1. Ceanothus g.h. ‘Yankee Point’ Carmel Creeper 2. Dietes bicolor Fortnight Lily 3. Dietes iridioides Fortnight Lily 4. Muhlenbergia capillaris Pink Muhly 5. Muhlenbergia rigens Deer Grass 6. Rhaphiolepis indica ‘Pink Lady’ Pink Lady India Hawthorne 7. Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostrata’ Prostrate Rosemary 8. Pittosporum tobira Crème de Mint 9. Rhaphiolepis x delacourii Georgia Petite
c. Small Shrubs, Groundcovers, and Succulents (6 inches to 2-foot high) **
Scientific Name Generic Name
Long Beach Unified School District Landscape Planting List Facility Design Standards – Appendix “B” March 31, 2015 Page 1 of 6 1. Arctostaphylos ‘Pacific Mist’ Pacific Mist Manzanita 2. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ‘Point Reyes’ Point Reyes Manzanita 3. Cotoneaster dammeri Bearberry Cotoneaster 4. Cotoneaster dammeri Coral Beauty Cotoneaster 5. Dudleya virens Catalina Island Dudleya 6. Iris douglasiana Pacific Coast Iris 7. Liriope muscari Big Blue Lily Turf 8. Myoporum parvifolia Myoporum 9. Myoporum parvifolium Putah Creek 10. Rosmarinus o. ‘Huntington Carpet’ Dwarf Rosemary 11. Rosmarinus officinalis Roman Beauty 12. Salvia officinalis ‘Tricolor’ Garden Sage 13. Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ Autumn Joy Stonecrop 14. Sedum rupestre Crooked Stonecrop
d. Bioswale Species
Scientific Name Generic Name 1. Anemopsis californica Yerba Mansa 2. Juncus patens Common Rush 3. Limonium californicum California Sea Lavender 4. Mimulus cardinalis Scarlet Monkeyflower 5. Sisyrinchium bellum Blue-eyed Grass
e. Tree Species
Scientific Name Generic Name 1. Acer Palmatum Japanese Maple 2. Arbutus Marina Marina Strawberry Tree 3. Arbutus Unedo Strawberry Tree 4. Brachychiton Acerifolius Flame Tree 5. Brachychiton Populneus Bottle Tree 6. Cedrus Atlantica Atlas Cedar 7. Cercis Canadensis Eastern redbud 8. Cercis Occidentalis Western Redbud 9. Citrus Limon* Meyer Lemon 10. Citrus Paradisi* Grapefruit 11. Citrus Sinensis Orange 12. Comarostaphylis Diversifolia Summer Holly 13. Cupressus sempervirens Italian Cypress 14. Fraxinus Dipetala Foothill Ash, California Shrub ash 15. Heteromeles Arbutifolia Toyon, California Holly, Christmas berry Juniperus virginiana 'Canaertii' or 16. 'Chamberlaynii' or 'Pendula Eastern Red Cedar Chamberlaynii' or 'Pendula Virdis' only 17. Koelreuteria Henryi Henry Flame Tree Landscape Planting List Long Beach Unified School District March 31, 2015 Facility Design Standards – Appendix “B” Page 2 of 6 18. Koelreuteria Paniculata Golden Rain Tree 19. Lagerstroemia indica Crape Myrtle or Muskogee or Natchez 20. Liriodendron Tulip Tree 21. Lyonothamnus floribundus Catalina Ironwood 22. Malus sylvestris* Apple Nyssa Sylvatica (FEMALE ONLY - 23. Sour Gum CULTIVAR MISS SCARLET) 24. Persea americana* Avocado 25. Photinia fraseri Common Photina 26. Pinus Mugo Mugo Pine 27. Pittosporum rhombifolia Queensland Pittosporum 28. Pittosporum tobira Tobira Podocarpus Gracillior (FEMALES 29. Fern Pine ONLY) 30. Podocarpus macrophyllus Yew Pine 31. Prunus cerasifera Purple Leaf Plum 32. prunus lusitanica Portugal Laurel 33. Rhaphiolepis Majestic Beauty, Indian Hawthorne 34. Rhaphiolepis indica Indian Hawthorne 35. Stenocarpus Sinuatus Firewheel Tree 36. Tabebuia Impetiginosa Purple Tabebuia 37. Tipuana Tipu Tipu Tree 38. Tristania conferta Brisbane Box
* Note: These trees are to be used only when specifically included on the project specific scope.
** Note: Shrubs and groundcover selection and placement are based on the following criteria: 1. Poison potential 2. Allergy Potential 3. Drought Tolerance 4. Maintenance (limited hedging, limited spread, root damage potential) 5. Safety (branch strength, tripping hazards, insect/bee attraction, fire hazard, thorns) 6. Biogenic emissions
***Note: Native plant species to be treated with ectomycorrhizal inoculum are to be used only when specifically included on the project specific scope. Refer to Planting Specifications for more information.
C. Tree Species Analyzed and Not Acceptable for Use Within the District Include:
Scientific Name Generic Name 1. Abies concolor White Fir
2. Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood Acacia
3. Acacia subporosa River Wattle
4. Acer macrophyllum Big Leaf Maple
5. Acer negundo Box Elder 6. Acer saccharinum Silver Maple
7. Aesculus californica California Buckeye
8. Agonis Flexuosa Peppermint Tree Long Beach Unified School District Landscape Planting List Facility Design Standards – Appendix “B” March 31, 2015 Page 3 of 6 9. Albizia Julibrissin Silk Tree
10. Alnus rhombifolia White Alder
11. Arbutus menziesii Madrone
12. Bauhinia blakeana Hong Kong Orchard Tree 13. Bauhinia Variegata (POISONOUS) White Orchid
14. Betula nigra River birch 15. Callistemon Lemon Bottlebrush
16. Calocedrus Decurrens Incense Cedar
17. Cassia Excelsa (POISONOUS) Crown of Gold
18. Cassia leptophylla Golden Medallion Tree 19. Casuarina cunninghamiana River She-Oak
20. Casuarina equisetifolia Horsetail 21. Casuarina stricta Mountain She-Oak
22. Catalpa Common Catalpa
23. Cedrus Deodara Deodar Cedar
24. Celtis sinensis Chinese Hackberry
25. Ceratonia siliqua Carob
26. Cercidium floridum Blue palo Verde
27. Chorisia insignis White Floss Silk Tree
28. Cinnamomum Camphora Camphor Tree
29. Cupaniopsis Anacardioides Carrot Wood
30. Cupressus glabra Smooth Arizona Cypress
31. Cupressus sempervirens Italian Cypress
32. Elaeagnus Angustifolia Russian Olive
33. Eriobotrya deflexa Bronze Loquat
34. Eriobotrya japonica Loquat
35. Fraxinus latifolia Oregon Ash 36. Fraxinus uhdei Mexican Ash
37. Fraxinus velutina Modesto Ash
38. Geijera Parviflora Australian Willow
39. Ginkgo Biloba (FEMALES ONLY) Miadenhair Tree 40. Gleditsia Triacanthos (FEMALES Honey Locust
ONLY)
41. Grevillea robusta Silk Oak 42. Harpephyllum Caffrum Wild Plum
43. Hymenosporum flavum Sweetshade
44. Jacaranda mimosifolia Jacaranda
45. Juglans hindsii California Black Walnut
46. Juglans nigra Black Walnut
47. Juglans regia English walnut
48. Juniperus californica California Juniper
49. Juniperus occidentalis Western Juniper
50. Laurus nobilis Sweet bay
51. Leptospermum Australian Tea Tree
Landscape Planting List Long Beach Unified School District March 31, 2015 Facility Design Standards – Appendix “B” Page 4 of 6 52. Ligustrum lucidum Glossy Privet
53. Liquidambar Chinese Sweetgum
54. Maytenus Boaria Mayten Tree
55. Melaleuca armillaris Drooping Melaleuca
56. Metrosideros New Zealand Christmas Tree
57. Olea europaea Fruiting Olive
58. Pinus canariensis Canary Island Pine
59. Pinus densiflora Red Pine
60. Pinus pinea Stone pine
61. Pinus radiata Monterey Pine
62. Pinus sabiniana Gray Pine
63. Pistacia Chinensis Chinese Pistache
64. Pittosporum undulatum Victorian Box
65. Plumeria rubra Frangipani
66. Prunus armeniaca Blenheim Apricot
67. Prunus avium Bing Cherry, Sweet Cherry
68. Prunus caroliniana Carolina Laurel Cherry
69. Prunus domestica Santa Rosa Plum 70. Prunus dulcis Nonpareil Almond
71. Prunus ilicifolia Hollyleaf Cherry
72. Prunus lyonii Catalina Cherry
73. Prunus persica Halford Peach, Peach
74. Prunus serotina Black Cherry
75. Prunus subcordata Sierra Plum
76. Prunus virginiana Choke Cherry
77. Pseudotsuga macrocarpa Bigcone Douglass-Fir
78. Pyrus calleryana Flowering Ornamental Pear
79. Pyrus communis Pear
80. Pyrus kawakamii Evergreen Pear 81. Quercus Kelloggii California Black Oak
82. Quercus Lobata Valley Oak
83. Quercus suber Cork Oak
84. Quercus Wislizenii Interior Live Oak 85. Quercus, Agrifolia Coast Live Oak
86. Rhus lancea African Sumac 87. Rhus ovata Sugarbush
88. Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust
89. Sambucus caerulea Blue Elderberry
90. sambucus callicarpa Red Coastal Elderberry
91. Sambucus mexicana Hairy Blue Elderberry
92. Sapium sebiferum Chinese Tallow Tree
93. Sapium sebiferum Chinese Tallow Tree
94. Schinus molle California Pepper, Peruvian Pepper
95. Sequoia sempervirens Coast Redwood
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97. Thuja plicata Western Red Cedar
98. Torreya californica California Nutmeg
99. Ulmus americana American Elm
100. ulmus parvifolia Chinese Elm
101. Zelkova serrata Sawleaf Zelkova
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