APPENDIX L: XERISCAPING RECOMMENDED TREE LIST
30 Appendix L: Xeriscape Recommend Plant List
Common Name Scientific Name
Grasses
Mudagrass Cynodon dactylon
Buffalograss Buchloe dactyloides
Carpetgrass Axonopus affinis
Centipedegrass Eremochloa ophiuroides
St. Augustinegrass Stenotaphrum secundatum
Tall fescue Festuca arundinacea
Zoysiagrass Zoysia spp.
Perennials
Autumn sage Salvia greggii
Baby sun/sunray coreopsis Coreopsis grandiflora
Bearded iris Iris xiphioides
Blue plumbago Plumbago auriculata
Bouncing bet Sapinaria officinalis
Daylily Hemerocallis sp.
Firebush Hamelia patens
Goldsturm rudbeckia Rudbeckia x goldsturm
Hinckley's columbine Aquilegia hinckleyana
Indian blanket Gaillardia sp.
Lantana Lantana sp.
Mealy cup sage Salvia farinacea
Mexican sage Salvia leucantha
Moonbeam Coreopsis verticillata
Pavonia Pavonia lasiopetala
Perennial verbena Verbena sp. Pink rain lily Zephyranthes grandiflora
Purple coneflower Echinacea angustifolia
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis
Shrubs
Dwarf Shrubs (1 to 3 feet tall)
Dwarf burford holly Ilex cornuta rotunda burfordii
Dwarf Chinese holly Ilex cornuta rotunda
Dwarf pittosporum Pittosporum tobira wheeleri
Dwarf yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria nana
Red yucca Hesperaloe parvifolia
Small Shrubs (3 to 5 feet tall)
Barberry Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea
Bridal wreath spirea Spirea cantoniensis (S. reevesiana)
Dwarf burford holly Ilex cornuta rotunda burfordii
Indian hawthorne Raphiolepis indica
Medium Shrubs (6 to 9 feet tall)
Agarita Mahonia trifoliata
Althea Hibiscus syriacas
Burford holly Ilex cornuta burfordii
Central Texas sage Leucophyllum sp.
Chinese horned holly Ilex cornuta
Eleagnus Eleagnus fruitlandi
Forsythia Forsythia intermedia spectabilis
Indian hawthorn Raphiolepis indica Large Shrubs (10 to 25 feet tall)
American holly Ilex opaca
Arizona cypress Cupressus arizonica
Cherry laurel Prunus caroliniana
Chinese photinia Photinia serrulata
Russian olive Eleagnus angustifolia
Texas mountain laurel Sophora secundiflora
Texas persimmon Diospyros texana
Vitex Vitex agnus-castus
Yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria
Trees
Small Trees (20 to 35 feet tall)
Chinese pistache Pistacia chinensis
Desert willow Chilopsis linearis
Eldarica pine Pinus eldarica
Fan d'Arc osage orange Maclura pomifera
Honey mesquite Prosopis glandulosa
Mexican plum Prunus mexicana
Panicled golden raintree Koelreuteria paniculata
Redbud Cercis sp.
Texas ebony Pithecellobium flexicaule
Wild olive Corida boissieri
Large Trees (above 35 feet tall)
Bald cypress Taxodium distichum
Black walnut Juglans nigra
Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa
Cedar elm Ulmus crassifolia Chinquapin oak Quercus muhlenbergii
Deodar cedar Cedrus deodora
Lace bark elm Ulmus parvifolia
Pecan Carya illinoensis
Southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora
Texas red oak Quercus texana APPENDIX M: OTHER SPECIES RECOMMENDATIONS
31 APPENDIX M: TREE LIST LIST OF APPROVED TREES FOR PLANTING IN THE CITY OF Lancaster
Common Name Scientific Name
Large Trees (mature height 40 feet or more) American Elm Ulmus American Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia Chinese (Lacebark) Elm Ulmus parvifolia Chinquapin Oak Quercus muehlenbergii Deodar Cedar Cedrus deodara Eastern Black Walnut Juglans nigra Italian Stone Pine Pinus pinea Live Oak Quercus virginiana (fusiformis) Mexican Sycamore Platanus mexicana Monterey (Mexican white) Oak Quercus polymorpha Montezuma Cypress Taxodium mucronatum Pecan Carya illinoiensis Post Oak Quercu stellata Shumard Red Oak Quercus shumardii Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora
Medium Trees (mature height 25-40 feet) Arizona Cypress Cupressus arizonica Bigtooth Maple Acer grandidentatum Carolina Cherry Laurel Prunus caroliniana Chinese Pistache Pistacia chinensis Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus viginiana Eldarica (Afghan) Pine Pinus elderica Escarpment Black Cherry Prunus serotina ssp. eximia Goldenrain Tree Koelreuteria paniculata Lacey Oak Quercus laceyi Mesquite Prosopis glandulosa Texas (Little) Walnut Juglans microcarpa
Small Trees (mature height 8-25 feet) American Smoke Tree Cotinus obovatus Carolina Buckthorn Rhamnus caroliniana Chitalpa Chilopsis x Catalpa Crape Myrtle Lagerstromia indica Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis Eve’s Necklace Sophora affinis Flameleaf Sumac Rhus copallina Loquat Eriobotrya japonica Mexican Buckeye Ungnadia speciosa Mexican Plum Prunus mexicana Mountain Laurel Sophora secundiflora Possumhaw Holly Ilex decidua Rough-Leaf Dogwood Cornus drummondii Texas Persimmon Diospyros texana. Texas Pistache Pistacia texana Texas Redbud Cercis canadensis Vitex Vitex spp. Yaupon Holly Illex vomitoria