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Tree and Shrub Vegetation Guide for Required Landscaping, Plant Units and Buffers Tree and shrub vegetation guide for required landscaping, plant units and buffers 1. Small shrubs Height at planting = Eighteen (18) inches in three (3) gal. container (except those plants that do not mature to that height) with height or width at maturity less than five (5) feet. Common Name Scientific Name Type Height/Width ADAMS NEEDLE YUCCA Yucca filamentosa Evergreen 3-6‟/ BEARBERRY COTONEASTER Cotoneaster dammeri Evergreen 1-2‟/3-5‟ *BLUE STAR JUNIPER Juniperus squamata Evergreen 2-3‟/3-4‟ *BLUE PACIFIC JUNIPER Juniperus conferta “Blue Pacific” Evergreen 18”-1‟/6‟-9‟ *CARISSA HOLLY Ilex cornuta „Carissa‟ Evergreen 3-4‟/4-6‟ COASTAL LEUCOTHOE Leucothoe axillaris Evergreen 3-6‟/3-6‟ CREEPING GARDENIA Gardenia radicans Evergreen 1-2‟/2-3‟ CREEPING JUNIPER Juniperus horizontalis Evergreen 1-2‟/3-4‟ CURLYLEAF LIGUSTRUM Ligustrum japonicum Evergreen 3-5‟/3‟ DAVID VIBURNUM Viburnum davidii Evergreen 3-4‟/3-5‟ DROOPING LEUCOTHOE Leucothoe fontanesiana Evergreen 3-4‟/3‟ DWARF AUCUBA Aucuba japonica „Nana‟ Evergreen 2-3‟/3-4‟ DWARF AZALEAS Rhododendron sp. Evergreen 2-3‟/2-3‟ DWARF CHINESE HOLLY Ilex cornuta cultivars Evergreen 3-4‟/3-4‟ DWARF ENGLIGH LAUREL Prunus laurocerasus Evergreen 3-4‟/3-4‟ DWARF GLOSSY ABELIA Abelia grandiflora Semi-evergreen 3-4‟/3-5‟ DWARF HINOKI CYPRESS Chamaecyparis obtuse Evergreen 6‟/3-4‟ DWARF JAPANESE Euonymus japonicus „Microphyllus‟ Evergreen 5-10‟/3-5‟ DWARF MUGO PINE Pinus mugo „Compacta‟ Evergreen 3-4‟/3-4‟ DWARF YAUPON HOLLY Ilex vomitoria „Nana‟ Evergreen 3-4‟/4-5‟ INDIAN HAWTHORN Raphiolepis indica Evergreen 3-4‟/3-5‟ JAPANESE BOXWOOD Buxus microphylla japonica Evergreen 3-5‟/3-5‟ JAPANESE FLOWERING Chaenomeles japonica Deciduous 3-4‟/3-4‟ JAPANESE HOLLY Ilex crenata cultivars Evergreen 3-5‟/5-10‟ JAPGARDEN JUNIPER Juniperus procumbens Evergreen 1-2‟/6-8‟ *KNOCKOUT ROSE Rosa „Radrazz‟ Deciduous 3‟/2-3‟ OREGON GRAPE HOLLY Mahonia aquifolium Evergreen 2-3‟/2-3‟ OTTOLUYKEN LAUREL Prunus laurocerasus „OttoLuyken‟ Evergreen 3-4‟/6-8‟ PARSON‟S JUNIPER Juniperus davurica „Expansa‟ Evergreen 2‟/8-9‟ PFITZER JUNIPER Juniperus chinensis „Pfitzeriana‟ Evergreen 5‟/10‟ POET‟S LAUREL Danea racemosa Evergreen 6-12‟/12‟ ROCKYSPRAY Cotoneaster horizontalis Deciduous 2-3‟/4-7‟ SCHIPKA LAUREL Prunus laurocerasus „Schipkaensis‟ Evergreen 4-5‟/4-5‟ SHORE JUNIPER Juniperus conferta Evergreen 1-2‟/4-5‟ SHOWY JASMINE Jasminium floridum Evergreen 3-4‟/3-4‟ SLENDER DEUTZIA Deutzia gracilis Deciduous 2-3‟/3-4‟ SNOWMOUND SPIRAEA Spiraea nipponica‟Snowmound‟ Deciduous 3-5‟/3-5‟ ST. JOHN‟S WORT Hypericum patulum Deciduous 1-4‟/1-4‟ THUNBERG SPIRAEA Spiraea thumbergii Deciduous 3-4‟/3-5‟ WINTER JASMINE Jasminum nudiflorum Deciduous 3-4‟/4-7‟ 2. Large shrubs Height at planting = Eighteen (18) inches in three (3) gallon container--Height/Width> five (5)F. Common Name Scientific Name Type Height/Width AMERICAN BEAUTYBERRY Callicarpa Americana Deciduous 3-8‟/3-8‟ ANISETREE Illicium anisatum Evergreen 8-12‟/8-10‟ ARBORVITAE Thuja occidentalis Evergreen 25-40‟/10-12‟ AUCUBA JAPONICA Aucuba japonica Evergreen 4-5‟/3-4‟ AUTUMN ELAEAGNUS Elaeagnus umbellata Deciduous 12-18‟/12-18‟ AZALEA SP Rhododendron sp Evergreen 9‟/24‟ BANANA SHRUB Michelia figo Evergreen 6-10‟/6-10‟ BEAUTYBERRY Callicarpa dichotoma Deciduous 4-6‟/6-8‟ BIGLEAF HYDRANGEA Hydrangea macrophylla Deciduous 3-6‟/3-6‟ BLUEBERRY RABBIT EYE Vaccinium ashei Deciduous 6-12‟/8-12‟ BORDER FORSYTHIA Forsythia intermedia Deciduous 6-8‟/6-8‟ BRIDAL WREATH SPIREA Spirea prunifolia „Plena‟ Deciduous 4-9‟/6-8‟ *BURFORD HOLLY Ilex cornuta „Burfordii‟ Evergreen 8-20‟/5-10‟ BURKWOOD VIBURNUM Viburnum x burkwoodii Deciduous 8-10‟/6-8‟ BUTTERFLY BUSH Buddleia davidii Deciduous 10-12‟/8-10‟ CALIFORNIA HOLLY GRAPE Mahonia pinnata Evergreen 4-6‟/2-3‟ CAMELLIA Camellia japonica Evergreen 10-15‟/6-10‟ CHASTE TREE Vitexagnus-castus Deciduous 12-15‟/8-10‟ CHINDO VIBURNUM Viburnum awabuki „Chindo‟ Evergreen 10‟/15‟ CHINESE HOLLY Ilex cornuta cultivars Evergreen 10-15‟/8-10‟ CLEYERA Ternstroemia japonica Evergreen 8-12‟/6-7‟ CRAPEMYRTLE Lagerstroemia indica Deciduous 15-25‟/NA CRIMSON PYGMY Berberis thunbergii var Evergreen 3-6‟/4-6‟ DOUBLEFILE VIBURNUM Viburnum plicatumtomentosum Deciduous 8-10‟/8-10‟ ENGLISH LAUREL Prunus laurocerasus Evergreen 8-20‟/8-20‟ EVERGREEN EUONYMUS Euonymus japonica Evergreen 10-15‟/5-10‟ FLOWERING QUINCE Chaenomeles speciosa Deciduous 6-10‟/6-10‟ FORMOSA FIRETHORN Pyracantha koidzumii Evergreen 8-12‟/8-12‟ FORTUNE‟S OSMANTHUS Osmanthus fortunei Evergreen 12-15‟/10-12‟ FRAGRANT TEA OLIVE Osmanthus fragrans Evergreen 20-30‟/20‟ FRINGE TREE Chionanthus virginicus Deciduous 10-12‟/8-10‟ GIANT ARBORVITAE Thuja plicata Evergreen 50-70‟/15-25‟ GLOSSY ABELIA Abelia grandiflora Evergreen 4-6‟/3-5‟ GLOSSY PRIVET Ligustrum lucidum Evergreen 20-25‟/20-25‟ HETZII JUNIPER Juniperuschinensis „Hetzii‟ Evergreen 15‟/15‟ HOLLY OSMANTHUS Osmanthus heterophyllus Evergreen 10-12‟/8-10‟ HOLLYWOOD JUNIPER Juniperus chinensis‟Kaizuka‟ Evergreen 10-15‟/6-10‟ INDIAN AZALEA Rhododendron indica Evergreen 5-10‟/5-10‟ INKBERRY Ilex glabra Evergreen 6-8‟/6-8‟ JAPANESE BEAUTYBERRY Callicarpa japonica Deciduous 4-6‟/4-6‟ JAPANESE FATSIA Fatsia japonica Evergreen 6-10‟/6-10‟ JAPANESE HOLLY SP Ilex crenata cultivars Evergreen 6-8‟/6-10‟ JAPANESE PIERIS Pieris japonica Evergreen 9-12‟/6-8‟ JAPANESE PRIVET Ligustrum japonicum Evergreen 10-15‟/6-8‟ JAPANESE VIBURNUM Viburnum japonicum Evergreen 6-8‟/6-8‟ KERRIA Kerria japonica Deciduous 3-6‟/6-9‟ LAURSTINUS VIBURNUM Viburnum tinus Evergreen 6-12‟/4-10‟ LEATHERLEAF MAHONIA Mahonia bealei Evergreen 6-7‟/2-3‟ LEATHERLEAF VIBURNUM Viburnumrhytidophyllum Evergreen 10-15‟/12-15‟ LINDEN VIBURNUM Viburnum dilatatum Deciduous 9-10‟/6-8‟ LOROPETALUM Loropetalum chinense Evergreen 6-10‟/6-10‟ NANDINA Nandina domestica Evergreen 4-6‟/3-5‟ NELLIE STEVENS‟ HOLLY Ilex „Nellie R Stevens‟ Evergreen 15-25‟/15-20‟ OAKLEAF HYDRANGEA Hydrangea quercifolia Deciduous 4-6‟/4-6‟ ORIENTAL ARBORVITAE Thuja orientalis Evergreen 18-25‟/10-15‟ PAMPAS GRASS Cortaderia selloana Deciduous 6-8‟/6-8‟ PANICLE HYDRANGEA Hydrangea paniculata Deciduous 15-15‟/12-20‟ PEARLBUSH Exochorda racemosa Deciduous 10-15‟/10-15‟ PERSIAN LILAC Syringa persica Deciduous 8-9‟/7-9‟ PITTOSPORUM Pittosporum tobira Evergreen 10-12‟/6-9‟ PODOCARPUS Podocarpus macrophyllus Evergreen 8-10‟/4-5‟ POSSUMHAW Ilex decidua Deciduous 7-15‟/10-15‟ PRIDE OF ROCHESTER Deutzia scabra Deciduous 8-10‟/6-8‟ SASANQUA CAMELLIA Camellia sasanqua Evergreen 6-10‟/6-10‟ SCARLET FIRETHORN Pyracantha coccinea Evergreen 6-18‟/6-18‟ SCOTCH BROOM Cytisus scoparius Deciduous 5-6‟/5-6‟ SHRUB ALTHEA/ROSE OF Hibiscus syriacus Deciduous 6-8‟/7-8‟ SPANISH BAYONET Yucca aloifolia Evergreen 3-6‟/3-4‟ SWEET BAY Magnolia virginiana Evergreen 8-12‟/6-10‟ SWEETSHRUB Calycanthus floridus Deciduous 6-9‟/6-12‟ THORNY ELAEGNUS Elaeagnus pungens Evergreen 8-12‟/6-10‟ VANHOUTTE SPIREA Spirea X vanhouttei Deciduous 6-8‟/10-12‟ VARIEGATED CHINESE Ligustrum sinense „Variegatum‟ Evergreen 10-15‟/10-15‟ VARIEGATED FALSE HOLLY Osmanthusheterophyllus Evergreen 4-6‟/4-5‟ WAXMYRTLE Myrica cerifera Evergreen 10-15‟/10-12‟ WEIGELA Weigela florida Deciduous 6-9‟/9-12‟ WILLOWLEAF Cotoneaster salicifolius Evergreen 10-15‟/7-10‟ WINGED EUONYMUS Euonymus alatus Deciduous 8-10‟/8-10‟ WINTER HONEYSUCKLE Lonicera fragnantissima Deciduous 6-10‟/6-10‟ WINTERBERRY Ilex verticillata Deciduous 6-10‟/6-10‟ WINTERGREEN BARBERRY Berberis julianae Evergreen 5-6‟/3-5‟ WITCH-HAZEL Hammamelis virginiana Deciduous 18-20‟/18-20‟ YAUPON HOLLY Ilex vomitoria Evergreen 15-20‟/8-12‟ YEDDO-HAWTHORN Raphiolepis umbellata Evergreen 4-6‟/5-6‟ 3. Small trees Height at planting = Six (6) feet to eight (8) feet with one and one-half (1.5) inch Caliper -Height/Width < thirty (30) feet. Common Name Scientific Name Type Height/Width AMUR MAPLE Acer ginnala Deciduous 15-20‟/15-25‟ CAROLINA-CHERRY Prunus caroliniana Evergreen 10-18‟/25-30‟ CHINESE FRINGETREE Chionathus retusus Deciduous 20‟/15‟ CHINESE PHOTINIA Photina serrulata Evergreen 15-25‟/12-25‟ CHINESE PISTACHIO Pistacia chinensis Deciduous 30-25‟/25-35‟ CHINESE SUMAC Rhus chinensis Deciduous 15-20‟/15-20‟ CORNELIAN-CHERRY Cornus mas Deciduous 15-20‟/12-18‟ CUTLEAF JAPANESE MAPLE Acer palmatumdissectum Deciduous 15-25‟/15-25‟ DAHOON HOLLY Ilex cassine Evergreen 20-30‟/8-12‟ DEVILWOOD Osmanthus americanus Evergreen 8-15‟/6-12‟ EASTERN REDBUD Cercis Canadensis Deciduous 20-30‟/25-35‟ FRANKLINIA Franklinia alatamaha Deciduous 10-20‟/6-15‟ FRINGETREE Chionathus virginicus Deciduous 12-15‟/10-15‟ JAPANESE APRICOT Prunus mume Deciduous 12-20‟/15-20‟ JAPANESE BLACK PINE Pinus thunbergiana Evergreen 25-30‟/20-35‟ JAPANESE MAPLE Acer palmatum Deciduous 15-25‟/15-25‟ JAPANESE SNOWBELL Stryrax japonicus Deciduous 20-30‟/15-25‟ KOREAN STEWARTIA Stewartia koreana Deciduous 20-25‟/15-25‟ KOUSA DOGWOOD Cornus kousa Deciduous 15-20‟/15-20‟ LITTLE GEM MAGNOLIA Magnolia grandiflora‟Littlegem‟ Evergreen 20‟/10‟ LOQUAT Eriobotrya japonica Evergreen 15-25‟/15-25‟ OKAME CHERRY Prunus x incamp „Okame‟Cherry Deciduous 20-30‟/20-30‟ PAPERBARK MAPLE Acer griseum Deciduous 20-30‟/15-25‟ RUSSIAN OLIVE Elaeagnus angustifolia Deciduous 12-15‟/12-15‟ SAUCER MAGNOLIA Magnolia soulangeana Deciduous 20-30‟/20-30‟ SIEBOLD VIBURNUM Viburnum sieboldii Deciduous 20-30‟/10-12‟ SMOKE TREE Cotinus coggygria Deciduous 10-15‟/10-15‟ SMOOTH SUMAC Rhus glabra Deciduous 10-15‟/10-15‟ SOURWOOD Oxydendrum arboretum Deciduous 20-30‟/20‟ SOUTHERN BLACKHAW Viburnum rufidulum Deciduous 10-20‟/20‟ STAR MAGNOLIA Magnolia stellata Deciduous 15-20‟/10-15‟ SWEET BAY MAGNOLIA Magnolia virginiana
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