Street Trees & Parking Lot Trees (Without Overhead Utilities)

Blackgum - Nyssa sylvatica Willow Oak – Quercus phellos Shumard Oak – Quercus shumardii Live Oak – Quercus viginiana (in large planting areas/verges) Southern Red Oak – Quercus falcate Swamp Chestnut Oak – Quercus michauxii Nutall Oak – Quercus nutalli Overcup Oak – Quercus lyrate White Oak – Quercus alba Turkey Oak – Quercus laevis American elm – Ulmus americana (cultivars resistant to Dutch Elm disease) Chinese Elm – Ulmus parvifolia American Holly – Ilex opaca Winged Elm – Ulmus alata American Sycamore – Platanus occidentalis Fruitless Sweetgum - Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba' Southern Catalpa - Catalpa bignonioides

Street Trees (With Overhead Utilities)

Natchez Crepe Myrtle (white) – Lagerstroemia indica ‘Natchez’ Potomac Crepe Myrtle (med. Pink) – Lagerstroemia indica ‘Potomoac’ Muskogee Crepe Myrtle (lavender) - Lagerstroemia indica ‘Muskogee’ Catawba Crepe Myrtle (dk. Purple) - Lagerstroemia indica ‘Catawba’ Tuscarora Crepe Myrtle (dk. Pink) - Lagerstroemia indica ‘Tuscarora’ Serviceberry – Amelanchier spp. Eastern Redbud – Cercis canadensis Persian Parrotia – Parrotia persica American Hornbeam – Carpinus caroliniana Japanese Maple – Acer palmatum

All Other Areas

Large trees: Pignut Hickory – Carya glabra American Beech – Fagus grandifolia Loblolly Bay – Gordonia lasianthus Tulip Poplar – Liriodendron tulipifera Southern Magnolia – Magnolia grandiflora Bald Cypress – Taxodium distichum Bitternut Hickory – Carya cordiformis Pecan – Carya illinoinensis Longleaf Pine – Pinus palustris Persimmon – Diospyros kaki

Small Trees: White Fringe Tree – Chionanthus virginicus Carolina Silverbell – Halesia diptera Saucer Magnolia – Magnolia soulangiana Sweetbay Magnolia – Magnolia virginiana Chinese Pistache – Pistacia chinensis Cherry Laurel – Prunus caroliniana Chaste Tree – Vitex agnus-castus Allegheny Chinkapin - Castanea pumila American Plum – Prunus americana Red Buckeye – Aesculus pavia

Buffering/Screening Materials

Sasanqua Camelia – Camellia sasanqua Burning Bush – Euonymous alata Forsythia – Fosthia intermedia Holly (tree or shrub) – Ilex spp. Virginia sweetspire – Itea virginica Eastern Red Cedar – Juniperus virginiana Leucothoe – Leucothoe axillaris Fetterbush – Lyonia lucida Wax Myrtle – Myric cerifera Southern Magnolia – Magnolia spp. Longleaf Pine – Pinus palustris Dwarf Palmetto – Sabal minor Beautyberry - Callicarpa americana Sparkleberry – Vaccinium arboreum Buttonbush - Cephalanthus occidentalis Viburnum – Viburnum spp. Hazel Alder - Alnus serrulata Winged Sumac - Rhus copallinum Oakleaf Hydrangea - Hydrangea quercifolia

Ornamental Grasses: All native grasses suitable for Zone 9 are acceptable as long as their mature size is appropriate for the planting space; massing is preferred.