1282.11 PLANT LISTS.
   The plants on Lists A through E below shall be used to comply with the landscaping and screening requirements of this chapter. Other plants that are comparable in size and characteristics and which are also hardy in Zone 5 of the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map may also be used within the landscaping or screening yard areas, subject to Planning Commission approval.
   (a)   Plant List A - Shade Trees. The following deciduous shade trees are hardy in zone 5 and reach a mature height as indicated by the following: Large - 60', Medium - 40' and Small - 20'.
List A - Large Shade Trees
Common Plant Name
Plant Botanical Name
Cultivar/Variety
Norway Maple
Acer platanoides
Columnaire, Crimson King,
Summershade
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Autumn Flame, October
Glory, Red Sunset
Sugar Maple
Acer saccharam
 
European beech
Fagus sylvatica
 
Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
lanceolata
Marshall Seedless
Ginkgo
Gingko biloba (male only)
Fastigata, Sentry
Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
 
Tulip Poplar
Liriodendron tulipfera
 
London Plane
Platanus x acerifolia
 
Scarlet Oak
Quercus coccinea
 
Shingle Oak
Quercus imbricaria
 
Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
Sovereign, Crown Rite
Red Oak
Quercus rubra
 
Shumardii Oak
Quercus shumardii
 
Elm
Ulmus parvifolia
Lace Bark Elm
 
List A - Medium Shade Trees
Common Plant Name
Plant Botanical Name
Cultivar/Variety
River Birch
Betula nigra
 
Katsura Tree
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
 
Hess Ash
Fraxinus excelsior
 
Japanese Pagoda Tree
Gleditsia triacanthos
Moraine, Shademaster, Skyline, Imperial
Amur Cork
Phellondendron amurense
 
Callery Pear
Pyrus callertana
Aristocrat, Chancellor
Littleleaf Linden
Tilia cordata
Greenspire, June bride
 
List A - Small Shade Trees
Common Plant Name
Plant Botanical Name
Cultivar/Variety
Hedge Maple
Acer campestre
Queen Elizabeth
Amur Maple
Acer ginnala
Flame
Paperbark Maple
Acer griseum
 
European Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus
Upright
Hornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
 
 
   (b)   Plant List B - Flowering Trees. These deciduous flowering trees are hardy in zone 5 and reach a mature height not exceeding 30 feet.
List B - Flowering Trees
Common Plant Name
Plant Botanical Name
Cultivar/Variety
Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
Sprizam, Trazam
Allegheny Serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis
Robin Hill
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Flame, Forest Pansey, Royal
Dogwood
Cornus
Cornus florida, Cornus Kousa,
Cornus mas
Green Hawthorne
Crataegus virdis
Winter King
Flowering Ash
Fraxinus ornus
Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
 
Golden Raintree
Koelreutaria paniculata
 
Saucer Magnolia
Magnolia soulangiana
 
Star Magnolia
Magnolia stellata
 
Sweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
 
Crabapple
 
Malus
Bob White, Sargent, Snowdrift, White Angel
Flowering Plum
Prunus cerasifera
Thundercloud
Sargent Cherry
Prunus sargentii
Columnaris, Kwanzan
Callery Pear
Pyrus calleryana
Aristocrat, Chancellor
Lilac
Syringa reticulata
Japanese Silk Lilac, Ivory Silk Lilac
   (c)   Plant List C - Evergreen Trees. The evergreen trees in this list are hardy in zone 5, and can reach a mature height in excess of 20 feet. Evergreen trees, if not limbed-up, can create a good screen from ground level up.
List C - Evergreen Trees
Common Plant Name
Plant Botanical Name
Cultivar/Variety
White Fir
Abies concolor
Wichita Blue Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
Spartan Juniper
Juniperus chinensis
Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Cucumber Tree
Magnolia acuminata
Norway Spruce
Picea abies
Colorado Blue Spruce
Picea pungens
Glauca
Austrian Pine
Pinus nigra
White Pine
Pinus strobus
Scotch Pine
Pinus sylvestris
Canadian Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
 
   (d)   Plant List D - Deciduous Shrubs. These perennial woody plants grow at least 3 feet in height, are hardy in zone 5 and are deciduous.
List D - Deciduous Shrubs
Common Plant Name
Plant Botanical Name
Cultivar/Variety
Winterberry Barberry
Berbis julianne
Quince
Chaenomeles speciosa
Spreading Cotoneaster
Contoneaster divaricata
Burning Bush
Euonymus alatus
Compactus (dwarf)
Forsythia Species
Forsythia
Shrub Cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa
Spirea Species
Spirea
Doublefile Viburnum
Viburnum plicatum
tomentosum
   (e)   Plant List E - Evergreen Shrubs. These perennial woody plants grow at least 3 feet in height, are hardy in zone 5, and are evergreen.
List E - Evergreen Shrubs
Common Plant Name
Plant Botanical Name
Cultivar/Variety
Korean Boxwood
Buxus microphylla koreana
Japanese Holly
Ilex crenata
Microphylla, Rotundifolia
Chamzin Holly
Ilex glabra
Chamzin
Blue Holly
Ilex x meserveae
Blue Angel, Blue Prince, Blue
Princess, Blue Girl, Boy
Chinese Juniper
Juniperis chinensis
Hetzil, Keteleeri, Mint Julep,
Robusia Green, Spartan
Skyrocket Juniper
Juniperis virginiana
Mugho Pine
Pinus mugho
Roseum Rhododendron
Rhododendron Roseum
PJM Rhododendron
Rhododendron PJM
Japanese Yew
Taxus cuspidata
Capitata, Intermedia, Nana
Yew
Taxus x media
Brownii, Densiformis, Hidksii,
Wardii
 
(Ord. 50-05. Passed 4-25-05.)