Oakmont Do Not Plant List Common Name Botanical Name Common Name Botanical Name Trees Shrubs/Vines Acacia Acacia spp. Bamboo ALL genera Arborvitae Thuja spp. Bluebeard Caryopteris spp. Australian tea tree Leptospermum Broom ALL genera laevigatum California buckwheat Eriogonum Black walnut Juglans nigra fasciculatum California bay Umbellularia Chamise or greasewood Adenostoma californica fasciculatum California pepper tree Schinus molle Chaparral pea Pickeringia montana Cedar Cedrus spp. Coyote brush Baccharis spp. Cypress Cupressus spp. Evergreen huckleberry Vaccinium ovatum Eucalyptus Eucalyptus spp. Gas plant Dictamus albus False cypress Chamaecyparis spp. Gorse Ulex europaeus Fir Abies spp. Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’ Giant chinquapin Chrysolepis chrysophylla Hopbush or hopseed Dodonaea viscosa bush Hemlock Tsuga spp. Juniper Juniperus spp. Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos Manzanita Arctostaphylos spp. Juniper Juniperus spp. (Ground cover variety okay) Leyland cypress Cupressus x leyandii (used as a hedge) New Zealand tea tree Leptospermum scoparium Palm ALL genera Rosemary Rosmarinus spp. Paperbark tree Melaleuca spp. Sagebrush Artemesia californica Pine Pinus spp. Scrub oak Quercus berberidifolia Spruce Picea spp. Grevillea Grevillea noellii Sweet gum Liquidambar Yew Taxus spp. (Also a styraciflua tree) Tamarisk Tamarix spp. Tan Oak Notholithocarpus densiflorus Tree of heaven Ailanthus altissima (Fourth Revision – 8/19/2018) (1/31/2021- Title and Spelling Corrections only) Common Name Botanical Name Grasses Fountain grass Pennisetum spp. Maiden grass Miscanthus sinensis Pampas grass Cortadaria selloana Ground Cover Big leaf periwinkle Vinca major Ivy Hedera spp. Juniper Juniperus spp. Mulch Woodchips and bark are not allowed in the 0–5- foot defensible space. The mulch types listed below are not allowed anywhere on residential property. Gorilla-hair Finely shredded redwood/cedar Rubber (Fourth Revision – 8/19/2018) (1/31/2021- Title and Spelling Corrections only) .