3/1/2019 CITY OF ALEXANDRIA PLANT LISTS AND CANOPY COVERAGE ALLOWANCES TREES Locally Regionally Eastern U.S. Not Botanical Name Common Name CCA (SF) Notes Native Native Native Recommended Abies balsamea Balsam Fir X X 500 Acer leucoderme Chalk Maple X 1250 Acer negundo Boxelder X X X 1250 Acer nigrum Black Sugar Maple X X 1250 Acer pensylvanicum Striped Maple X X 500 Acer rubrum Red maple X X X 1250 Acer saccharinum Silver Maple X X X X Plant has maintenance issues. Acer saccharum Sugar maple X X 1250 Acer spicatum Mountain Maple X X 500 Aesculus flava Yellow Buckeye X X 750 Aesculus glabra Ohio Buckeye X X 1250 Aesculus pavia Red Buckeye X 500 Alnus incana Gray Alder X X 750 Alnus maritima Seaside Alder X X 500 Amelanchier arborea Downy Serviceberry X X X 500 Amelanchier canadensis Canadian Serviceberry X X X 500 Amelanchier laevis Smooth Serviceberry X X X 750 Asimina triloba Pawpaw X X X 750 Betula populifolia Gray Birch X 500 Betula alleghaniensis Yellow Birch X X 750 Betula lenta Black (Sweet) birch X X 750 Betula nigra River birch X X X 750 Betula papyrifera Paper Birch X X X Northern/mountain adapted. Carpinua betulus European Hornbeam 250 Carpinus caroliniana American Hornbeam X X X 500 Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory X X X 1250 Carya glabra Pignut Hickory X X X 750 Carya illinoinensis Pecan X 1250 Carya laciniosa Shellbark Hickory X X 1250 Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory X X 500 Carya tomentosa Mockernut Hickory X X X 750 Castanea dentata American Chestnut X X X X Not yet recommended due to Blight Catalpa bignonioides Southern Catalpa X X 1250 Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa X X Plant is aggressive. Cedrus atlantica Blue Atlas Cedar 750 Cedrus deodara Deodar Cedar 750 Celtis laevigata Sugarberry X X 1250 Celtis occidentalis Common hackberry X X X 1250 Celtis tenuifolia Dwarf Hackberry X X X 500 Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud X X X 500 Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic White Cedar X X 250 Chionanthus virginicus Fringetree X X X 500 Cladrastis kentukea Kentucky Yellowood X 1250 Cladrastis lutea American Yellowood X 750 Cornus alternifolia Alternateleaf Dogwood X X 500 Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood X X X 250 Cornus kousa Kousa Dogwood 250 Cotinus obovatus American Smoketree X 500 Crataegus arcana Carolina Hawthorn X X 250 Crataegus calpodendron Pear Hawthorn X X X 250 Crataegus chrysocarpa Fireberry Hawthorn X X 250 Crataegus crus-galli Cockspur Hawthorn X X X 500 Crataegus dilatata Dotted Hawthorn X X 250 Crataegus holmesiana Holmes' Hawthorn X X 250 Crataegus macrosperma Big-Fruited Hawthorn X X X 250 Crataegus mollis Downy Hawthorn X 500 Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington Hawthorn X X X 500 Crataegus pringlei Pringle's Hawthorn X X 250 Crataegus pruinosa Waxyfruit Hawthorn X X X 250 Crataegus punctata Dotted Hawthorn X X 250 Crataegus spathulata Littlehip Hawthorn X X 250 Crataegus succulenta Fleshy Hawthorn X X 250 Crataegus uniflora Dwarf Hawthorn X X 500 Crataegus viridis Green Hawthorn X X X 500 Cryptomeria japonica Japanese Cryptomeria 250 Cupressocyparis leylandii Leyland Cypress 250 Diospyros virginiana Persimmon X X X 750 Fagus grandifolia American Beech X X X 1250 Fraxinus americana White ash X X X X Emerald Ash Borer Fraxinus nigra Black Ash X X X Emerald Ash Borer Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green ash X X X X Emerald Ash Borer Fraxinus quadrangulata Blue Ash X X X Emerald Ash Borer Ginkgo biloba Maidenhair Tree 750 Gleditsia aquatica Water Locust X 500 Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust X X X 750 Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky Coffeetree X X 1250 Halesia carolina Carolina Silverbell X 250 Halesia diptera Silverbell X 250 Halesia tetraptera Mountain Silverbell X X 250 Ilex opaca American Holly X X X 250 Ilex x attenuate Foster Holly 250 Ilex x Nellie R. Stevens Nellie Stevens Holly 250 Juglans cinerea Butternut X X 1250 Juglans nigra Black Walnut X X X 1250 Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar X X X 250 Lagerstroemia indica Crepe Myrtle 250 Larix laricina American Larch X X X Northern/mountain adapted. Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum X X X 1250 Liriodendron tulipfera Tulip Tree X X X 1250 Page 1 3/1/2019 Locally Regionally Eastern U.S. Not Botanical Name Common Name CCA (SF) Notes Native Native Native Recommended Magnolia acuminata Cucumbertree Magnolia X X 1250 Magnolia ashei Ashe's Magnolia X 250 Magnolia fraseri Fraser's Magnolia X X 500 Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia X 500 Magnolia macrophylla Bigleaf Magnolia X X 500 Magnolia stellata Star Magnolia 250 Magnolia tripetala Umbrella Magnolia X X 500 Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay Magnolia X X X 250 Magnolia x soulangiana Saucer Mangolia 500 Malus coronaria Wild Crabapple X X X 500 Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood 500 Morus rubra Red Mulberry X X X 750 Nyssa aquatica Water Tupelo X X 750 Nyssa ogeche Ogeechee Tupelo X 500 Nyssa sylvatica Black-gum X X X 750 Ostrya virginiana Hophornbeam X X 500 Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood X X 500 Picea abies Norway Spruce 500 Picea glauca White Spruce X 250 Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine X X X 750 Pinus pungens Prickly Pine X X 250 Pinus resinosa Red Pine X X 750 Pinus rigida Pitch Pine X X X 750 Pinus strobus White pine X X X Northern/mountain range adapted. Pinus taeda Loblolly Pine X X 750 Pinus virginiana Virginia Pine X X X 500 Pistacia chinensis Chinese Pistache 500 Platanus occidentalis Sycamore X X X 1250 Platanus x acerfolia London Plane Tree 1250 Populus deltoides Eastern Cottonwood X X X 1250 Populus grandidentata Bigtooth Aspen X X X X Northern/mountain range adapted. Prunus alleghaniensis Allegheny Plum X X 500 Prunus americana American Wild Plum X X 500 Prunus angustifolia Chickasaw Plum X X 500 Prunus pensylvanica Pin Cherry X X 500 Prunus sargentii Sargent Cherry 500 Prunus serotina Wild Black Cherry X X X 750 Prunus serrulata Flowering Cherry 500 Prunus virginiana Chokecherry X X 500 Ptelea trifoliata Hoptree X X 250 Quercus alba White oak X X X 1250 Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak X X X 1250 Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak X X X 1250 Quercus falcata Southern Red Oak X X X 1250 Quercus imbricaria Shingle Oak X X 1250 Quercus laurifolia Swamp Laurel Oak X X 750 Quercus lyrata Overcup Oak X X 1250 Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak X X 1250 Quercus marilandica Blackjack Oak X X X 750 Quercus michauxii Swamp Chestnut Oak X X X 1250 Quercus montana Chestnut Oak X X X 1250 Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin Oak X X 1250 Quercus nigra Water Oak X X 1250 Quercus pagodifolia Cherrybark Oak X 1250 Quercus palustris Pin Oak X X X 1250 Quercus phellos Willow Oak X X X 1250 Quercus prinoides Dwarf Chinquapin Oak X X 500 Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak X X X 1250 Quercus shumardii Shumard Oak X X 1250 Quercus stellata Post Oak X X X 1250 Quercus velutina Black Oak X X X 1250 Quercus virginiana Live Oak X 1250 Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac X X X 250 Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust X X X X Plant is aggressive. Salix nigra Black Willow X X X 750 Sassafras albidum Sassafras X X X 1250 Northern/mountain adapted, disease prone in Sorbus americana American Mountainash X X X humid environs Stewartia pseudocamellia Japanese Stewartia 500 Syringia reticulate Tree Lilac 250 Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress X X 750 Thuja occidentalis Arborvitae X X 250 Tilia americana American Basswood X X X 1250 Tilia cordata Littleleaf Linden 1250 Tilia tomentosa Silverleaf Linden 1250 Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock X X 500 Tsuga carolinia Carolina Hemlock X X 500 Ulmus americana American Elm X X 1250 Dutch Elm resistant varieties only Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm X X X 1250 Ulmus thomasii Cork Elm X X 750 EVERGREEN SHRUBS Locally Regionally Eastern U.S. Not Botanical Name Common Name CCA (SF) Notes Native Native Native Recommended Abelia grandiflora Glossy Abelia 10 Semi-evergreen Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Kinnikinnick X 10 Buxus microphylla Littleleaf Boxwood 2 Buxus sempervirens Common Boxwood X Subject to boxwood blight. Buxus sinica Korean Boxwood 10 Chamaecyparis obtusa Hinoki Cypress 50 Page 2 3/1/2019 Locally Regionally Eastern U.S. Not Botanical Name Common Name CCA (SF) Notes Native Native Native Recommended Cephalotaxus harringtonia Japanese Plum Yew 25 Cotoneaster dammeri Bearberry Cotoneaster 10 Euonymus americanus American Strawberry-bush X X X 10 Semi-evergreen Gaylussacia brachycera Box Huckleberry X X 10 Ilex glabra Inkberry X X 25 Ilex vomitoria Yaupon Holly X X 25 Illicium floridanum Florida Anise X 10 Illicium parviflorum Yellow Anise X 10 Juniperus communis Common Juniper X X 10 Kalmia angustifolia Sheeplaurel X X X Northern/mountain range adapted. Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel X X X X Northern/mountain range adapted. Leucothoe axillaris Coastal Doghobble X X 10 Leucothoe recurva Recurved Fetterbush X X 2 Morella caroliniensis Southern Bayberry X X 25 Semi-evergreen Morella cerifera Wax Myrtle X X 25 Myrica pennsylvanica Northern Bayberry X X 25 Semi-evergreen Pieris floribunda Mountain Pieris X X 10 Pieris japonica Japanese Pieris 25 Rhododendron catawbiense Catawba Rosebay X X X Northern/mountain range adapted. Rhododendron maximum Wild Rhododendron X X X Northern/mountain range adapted. Sarcococca hookeriana Sweetbox 10 Taxus canadensis American Yew X X 25 Taxus baccata English Yew 25 Zenobia pulverulenta Dusty Zenobia X 25 Semi-evergreen DECIDUOUS SHRUBS Locally Regionally Eastern U.S. Not Botanical Name Common Name CCA (SF) Notes Native Native Native Recommended Aesculus pavia Red Buckeye X 50 Alnus serrulata Smooth Alder X X X 25 Amelanchier bartramiana Oblong-fruited Serviceberry X X 50 Amelanchier sanguinea Roundleaf Serviceberry X X 50 Amelanchier spicata Thicket Shadbush X 10 Amelanchier stolonifera Low Serviceberry X X 10 Amorpha canescens Leadplant X 2 Amorpha fruticosa False Indigo X X X 25 Andromeda polifolia Bog Rosemary X X 2 Aralia spinosa Devil's Walking-stick X X X 25 Aronia arbutifolia Red Chokeberry X X X 10 Aronia floribunda Purple Chokeberry X X 10 Aronia melanocarpa Black Chokeberry X X 10 Baccharis halimifolia Eastern Baccharis X X X 25 Berberis canadensis American Barberry X X X Plant is aggressive.