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 .