DO NOT PLANT The following plants will not be allowed in any projects that must comply with the City’s landscape and/or tree Codes. Cultivars, crosses, and varieties of these plants will also not be allowed.

Trees & Shrubs Acer ginnala Amur maple Acer platanoides Norway maple Acer rubrum red maple Ailanthus altissima tree-of-heaven Albiza julibrissin mimosa Aralia elata Japanese angelica tree Berberis thunbergii Japanese barberry Berberis vulgaris European barberry Broussonetia papyrifera paper mulberry Buddleia davidii butterfly bush Catalpa bifnonioides southern catalpa Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian olive Elaeagnus umbellata autumn olive Euonymus alatus burning bush Euonymus europeaus European spindletree Hibiscus syriacus rose of Sharon Koelreuteria paniculata goldenrain tree Lespedeza bicolor shrubby lespedeza Ligustrum spp. privet Lonicera maackii bush honeysuckle Lonicera morrowii bush honeysuckle Lonicera fragrantissima bush honeysuckle Lycium barbarum matrimony-vine Lycium chinense Chinese matrimony-vine Maclura pomifera Osage orange Morus alba white mulberry Nandina domestica heavenly bamboo Paulownia tomentosa princess tree Phellodendron amurense Amur corktree Populus alba silver poplar Populus nigra Lombardy poplar Prunus cerasus sour cherry Prunus mahaleb perfumed cherry Pyrus calleryana ornamental pear Quercus acutissima sawtooth oak Rhamnus cathartica buckthorn Rosa multiflora multiflora rose Tamarix ramosissima saltcedar Ulmus parvifolia lacebark elm Ulmus pumila Siberian elm Viburnum opulus European cranberrybush Do Not Plant Vines/Groundcovers Aegopodium podagraria bishop’s weed Ajuga reptans common bugle Ampelopsis brevipedunculata porcelain-berry Celastrus orbiculatus Oriental bittersweet Clematis terniflora Japanese virgin’s bower Cynanchum louiseae black swallow-wort Euonymus fortunei wintercreeper Hedera helix English ivy Humulus japonicas Japanese hops Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle Polygonum perfoliatum mile-a-minute weed Pueraria montana kudzu Vinca major periwinkle Vinca minor periwinkle Wisteria floribunda Asian wisteria Wisteria sinensis Asian wisteria

Other herbaceous plants Alliaria petiolata garlic mustard Artemisia absinthium wormwood Coronilla varia crown vetch Daucus carota Queen Anne’s lace Dioscorea batatas Chinese yam Dipsacus fullonum common teasel Duchesnia indica mock strawberry Echinops sphaerocephalus great globe thistle Euphorbia cyparissias cypress spurge Glechoma hederacea ground ivy Hemerocallis fulva tawny daylily Heracleum mantegazzianum giant hogweed Hesperis matronalis dame’s rocket Hypericum perforatum Common St. John’s wort Iris domestica blackberry lily Iris pseudacorus yellow flag Lespedeza cuneata Sericea lespedeza Lythrum salicaria purple loosestrife Miscanthus sinensis Chinese silvergrass Phragmites australis common reed Phyllostachys spp. bamboo Ranunculus ficaria lesser celandine Rubus phoenicolasius Japanese wineberry Saccharum ravennae pampas grass Securigera varia crown vetch