APPROVED LANDSCAPE PLANTING LIST CITY of EVANS As of May 2011

APPROVED LANDSCAPE PLANTING LIST CITY OF EVANS As of May 2011

DECIDUOUS TREES *denotes good Xeriscape plant

Common Name Scientific Name Mature Size Acceptable Environmental Height Spread Street Tree Dry Moist Adaptable American Elm Ulmus Americana 70-100’ 65-80’ Yes Adaptable Dutch Elm Disease resistant varieties ONLY! American Linden Tilia americana 40-50' 30-40' Yes Adaptable Black Walnut Juglans nigra 50-75' 50-75' No Adaptable Buckeye Ohio Aesculus glabra 50-60’ 40-50’ Yes Adaptable Yellow Aesculus flava 50-60’ 40-50’ Yes Adaptable Catalpa (Northern or Western) Catalpa speciosa 40-60' 30-50' No Dry to Adaptable European Larch Larix decidua 70-90' 25-40' No Moist Golden Willow Salix alba “Vitellina” 30-40' 25-30' No Moist Greenspire Linden (Littleleaf) Tilia cordata 30-40' 25-35' Yes Adaptable Honeylocust (thornless) Gleditsia triacanthos inermis Imperial 30-40' 30-40' Yes Adaptable Shademaster 40-50' 30-40' Yes Adaptable Skyline 40-50' 30-35' Yes Adaptable Sunburst 30-35' 30-35' Yes Adaptable Horsechestnut Aesculus glabra 50-60' 40-50' Yes Adaptable Japanese Pagotatree Sophora japonica 30-40' 20' Yes Adaptable *Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioica 50-60' 40-50' Yes Dry London Planetree Platinus X acerifolia 70-100' 65-80' Yes Adaptable Norway Maple Acer plantanoides Deborah 40-50' 40-50' Yes Adaptable Emerald Luster 40-50' 30-40' Yes Adaptable Emerald Queen 40-50' 30-40' Yes Adaptable Royal Red 30-40' 25-30' Yes Adaptable Schwedler 50-60' 40' Yes Dry Oaks *Burr oak Quercus macrocarpa 50-80' 50-80' Yes Dry to Adaptable English oak Quercus robur 40-60' 40-60' Yes Adaptable Northern red oak Quercus borealis 40-50' 40' Yes Adaptable Red oak Quercus rubra 40-60' 40-60' Yes Adaptable Swamp white oak Quercus bicolor 40-60' 40-60' Yes Adaptable Texas Oak Quercus buckleyi 30-60’ 30-60’ Yes Dry to Adaptable Chinkapin Oak Quercus muehlenbergii 30-60’ 40-60’ Yes Adaptable Shumard Oak Quercus shumardii 50-90’ 40-60’ Yes Adaptable River Birch Eastern Betula nigra 30-70’ 20-40’ No Moist Western Betula occidentalis 5-20’ 4-15’ No Moist Can be susceptible to borers Weeping Willow Salix alba “Tristis” 50-60' 40-50' No Moist *Western Hackberry Celtis occidentalis 50-60' 40-50' Yes Dry to Adaptable

-Other varieties and species may be acceptable if approved by the City Forester

DECIDUOUS ORNAMENTAL TREES *denotes good Xeriscape plant Common Name Common Name Mature Size Acceptable Environmental Height Spread Street Tree Dry Moist Adaptable

Amur Corktree Phellodendron amurense 25-35' 15-25' No Adaptable Amur Maple Acer ginnala 25' 18' No Dry *Big Tooth Maple Acer grandidentatum 40’ 10-20’ No Dry Canada Red Chokecherry (Shubert) Prunus virginiana 20-30' 15-18’ Yes Dry *Cockspur Hawthorne (thornless) Crataegus crus-galii inermis 15-20' 15-18' Yes Dry Crabapple Malus species Many varieties 8-25' 8-18' Yes Adaptable Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis 25-35' 15-20' Yes Dry *Gambel Oak Quercus gambelii 15-18' 10-12' No Dry *Golden Raintree Koelreuteria paniculata 30' 20' Yes Dry Japanese Tree Lilac Syringa reticulata 20' 20' Yes Dry Mayday Tree (European Bird Cherry) Prunus padus commutata 25-35' 18' Yes Dry Newport Plum Prunus cerasifera 20-25' 12-18' No Adaptable Ornamental Pear Pyrus calleryana Aristocrat 30-40' 18-20' Yes Dry Autumn Blaze 30-40' 18-20' Yes Dry Redspire 30-40' 18-20' Yes Dry Cleveland Select 30-40 18-20 Yes Dry

Robin Hill Pink Serviceberry Amelanchier x grandiflora 10-12' 12-15' No Adaptable * Rocky Mountain Maple Acer glabrum 5-20’ 5-10 No Dry to Adaptable *Russian Hawthorne Crataegus ambigua 20' 20' Yes Dry *Tatarian Maple Acer tataricum 20-25' 15-20' Yes Adaptable to Dry Washington Hawthorne Crataegus phaenopyrum 20' 15-18' No Dry *Wavyleaf Oak Quercus x undulata 10’ 3-10’ No Adaptable to Dry

EVERGREEN TREES *denotes good Xeriscape plant Common Name Scientific Name Mature Size Acceptable Environmental Height Spread Street Tree Dry Moist Adaptable Arborvitae Brandon Thuja occidentalis “Brandon” 15-25' 3-4' No Moist Eastern (varieties) Thuja occidentalis 20-60' 8-15' No Moist Emerald or Smaragd Thuja occidentalis “Smaragd” 15-25' 4-10' No Moist Mission Thuja occidentalis “Techny” 15-25' 8-10' No Moist Western Thuja plicata 50-70' 15-25' No Moist Austrian Pine Pinus nigra 50' 20' No Dry *Bristlecone Pine Pinus aristata 20-60' 12-15' No Dry Chinese Juniper (varieties) Juniperus chinensis 20-30' 16-30' No Dry Colorado Blue Spruce Picea pungens 100' 35' No Dry Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menzsii 50-80’ 15-25' No Adaptable *Eastern Red Cedar (varieties) Juniperus virginiana 8-50' 4-20' No Dry Giant Sequoia Sequoiadendron giganteum 50-300’ 20-75’ No Adaptable Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii 40-80’ 12-30’ No Adaptable *Lacebark Pine Pinus bungeana 50-75’ 15-50’ No Dry to Adaptable *Limber Pine Pinus flexilus 40-50' 10-12' No Dry Norway Spruce Picea abies 3-5' 4-5' No Adaptable *One Seed Juniper Juniperus monosperma 25-30' 16-20' No Dry *Pinyon Pine Pinus edulis 15-25' 12-15' No Dry *Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa 50' 20-25' No Dry

EVERGREEN TREES continued *denotes good Xeriscape plant Common Name Scientific Name Mature Size Acceptable Environmental Height Spread Street Tree Dry Moist Adaptable *Rocky Mountain Juniper Juniperus copulorum Grey Gleam 8-10' 4-5' No Dry Wichita Blue 8-10' 4-5' No Dry Medora 8-10' 4-5' No Dry Sutherland 8-10' 4-5' No Dry

Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris 50' 20-25' No Dry Southwestern White Pine Pinus strobiformus 40' 15-20' No Dry White Fir (Concolor Fir) Abies concolor 70' 25' No Dry

DECIDUOUS SHRUBS *denotes good Xeriscape plant Common Name Scientific Name Mature Size Environmental Height Spread Dry Moist Adaptable

Althea (Rose of Sharon) Hibiscus syriacus 8-10' 6-8' Adaptable *American Plum Prunus americana 10-20' 8-12' Adaptable to dry *Apache Plume Fallugia paradoxa 3-6' 3-6' Dry Barberry (varieties) Berberis thunbergii 4-6' 4-6' Moist to adaptable Beauty Bush Kolkwitzia amabilis 10-15' 12-15' Adaptable Bitter Antelopebrush Purshia tridentata 2-10' 2-6' Dry Blue Mist Spirea Caryopteris clandonensis 3-5' 2-5' Adaptable to dry Buckthorn Rhamnus sp. 6-12' 6-8' Adaptable Buffaloberry Shepherdia sp. 8-15' 6-12' Dry Chokeberry (varieties) Aronia 6-8' 4-6' Moist to adaptable *Cliff Fendler Bush Fendlera rupicola 4-6' 4-5' Dry Cotoneaster Cotoneaster sp. Cranberry apiculatus 18-24" 4-6' Adaptable Peking lucidus 6-12' 4-6' Adaptable Spreading divaricatus 4-6' 6-8' Adaptable Cranberry (see Viburnum) Currant Ribes sp. Alpine alpinum 3-6' 3-6' Adaptable to dry * Golden aureum 5-6' 5-6' Dry * Wax cereum 2-4' 2-4' Dry * Yellow Flowering odoratum 4-6' 4-6' Adaptable to dry Dogwood (varieties) Cornus sericea 6-8' 5-6' Moist to adaptable Variegated Cornus alba 6-8' 5-8' Moist to adaptable Dwarf Amur Maple Acer ginnala ‘Compacta’ 6-8' 6-8' Adaptable Elderberry Sambucus sp. 6-12' 6-12' Adaptable Euonymus Euonymus sp. Many varieties 8-12' 8-12' Adaptable Forsythia (varieties) Forsythia intermedia 6-8' 6-8' Adaptable Gnome Firethorn Pyracantha angustifolia “Gnome” 4' 4-5' Adaptable *Four Wing Saltbush Atriplex canescens 3-5' 3-4' Dry Honeysuckle (varieties) Lonicera Tatarian tatarica 10-12' 10' Adaptable Arnold’s Red tatarica “Arnold’s Red” 6-12' 6-12' Adaptable *Leadplant; False Indigo Amorpha canascens 2-4' 2-4' Dry Lilac (varieties) Syringia sp. Common purple vulgaris 12-15' 8-10' Dry *Mockorange (varieties) Philadelphus sp. *Lewis lewisii 6-9' 5-8' Adaptable

DECIDUOUS SHRUBS continued *denotes good Xeriscape plant Common Name Scientific Name Mature Size Environmental Height Spread Dry Moist Adaptable *Mountain Ninebark Physocarpus monogynus 3-5' 3-5' Adaptable *Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus montanus 4-6' 4-6' Dry Curlleaf Cercocarpus ledifolius 10-25' 10-20' Dry Little Leaf Cercocarpus intricatus 2-4' 2-4' Dry

Oregon Grape Holly Mahonia aquifolium 4-6' 4-6' Adaptable *Peashrub (varieties) Caragana arborescens 10-15' 8-12' Adaptable to dry PeeGee Hydrangea Hydrangea paniculata 6-8' 6-8' Moist to adaptable Potentilla (varieties) Potentilla fruticosa 2-4' 2-4' Adaptable to dry Privet (varieties) Ligustrum vulgare 3-4' 4' Adaptable Purpleleaf Plum Prunus cistena 6-8' 4-6' Adaptable *Rabbitbrush (varieties) Chrysothamnus nauseosus 2-6' 2-6' Dry Red Coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus 3-4' 4-5' Adaptable *Rock Spirea Holodiscus dumosus 3-4' 3-4' Dry Rocky Mountain Maple Acer gladbrum 10-20' 10-15' Adaptable Rose (shrub varieties) Rosa sp. Russian Sage Perovskia atriplicifolia 3-4' 3-4' Dry *Sage (varieties) Artemesia sp. 1-5' 2-3' Dry *Tall Western Sage Artemisia tridentata 3-10' 3-6' Dry *Sea Buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides 8-18' 8-12' Adaptable to dry Serviceberry (varieties) Amelanchier sp. Saskatoon alnifolia 10-12' 6-8' Dry Spirea (varieties) Spiraea sp. Gold Mound x bumalda “Gold mound” 18"-2' 2-3' Adaptable to dry *Sumac (varieties) Rhus sp. 8-15' 8-10' Adaptable to dry *Dwarf Fragrant aromatica 2-3' 6-8' Adaptable to dry *Rocky Mountain glabra cismontana 3-6' 3-10' Adaptable to dry *Smooth glabra 6-12' 6-10' Adaptable to dry *Staghorn typhina 10-25' 10-15' Adaptable to dry *Three-leaf trilobata 3-6' 3-6' Dry *Thimbleberry (Boulder Berry) Rubus deliciosus 3-5' 4-6' Dry Viburnum (varieties) Viburnum sp. Allegheny x rhytidophylloides “Allegheny” 8-10' 8-10' Adaptable Burkwood x burkwoodii 10-12' 10-12' Adaptable Compact American Cranberry trilobum “Compactum” 4-5' 4' Adaptable Nannyberry lentago 12-16' 8-12' Adaptable Snowball opulus “Roseum” 10-12' 10-12' Adaptable Weigela (varieties) Weigela florida 4-6' 4-6' Adaptable Western Sand Cherry Prunus besseyi 4-6' 4-6' Adaptable to dry White Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus 4-5' 5-7' Adaptable Willow (varieties) Salix sp. Moist

EVERGREEN SHRUBS Common Name Scientific Name Mature Size Environmental Height Spread Dry Moist Adaptable Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis Hetzi Midget 3-4' 4-5' Adaptable Juniper (varieties) Juniperus horizontalis 6"-24" 6-12' Adaptable (varieties) Juniperus sabina 1-4' 6'-12' Apadtable (varieties) Juniperus scopulorum 20-30' 8-12' Adaptable to dry Pine (Mugo) Pinus mugo 5-20' 5-20' Adaptable to dry Spruce Dwarf Alberta Picea glauca 5-7' 2-3' Moist to adaptable Dwarf Norway Picea abies “Pumila” 3-5' 4-5' Adaptable Yew (varieties) Taxus x media 3-5' 4-8' Adaptable to moist (north or east exposure)

*Yucca Yucca sp. *many varieties 2-6' 2-4' Dry