§ 158.227 ACCEPTABLE PLANT LIST.

   (A)   Suggested woody plants:

      (1)   Suggested large trees (over 50 feet in height).

Scientific Name	Common Name	Plant Type	Height	Spread
Abies concolor	White Fir	E	30’ to 50’	15’ to 30’
Acer rubrum	Red Maple (spp., cvs)	D	40’ to 60’	30’ to 40’
Acer saccharum	Sugar Maple (spp., cvs, hybrids)	D	60’ to 75’	50’ to 60’
Alnus glutinosa	Black Alder	D	40’ to 60’	20’ to 40’
Betula nigra	River Birch	D	40’ to 70’	40’ to 60’
Carpinus betulus	European Hornbeam	D	40’ to 60’	30’ to 50’
Cercidiphyllum japonicum	Katsura Tree	D	40’ to 60’	30’ to 50’
Chamaecyparis pisifera	Sawara Falsecypress	E	50’ to 70’	10’ to 20’
Eucommia ulmoides	Hardy Rubber Tree	D	40’ to 60’	40’ to 50’
Ginkgo biloba (Male)	Ginkgo	D	50’ to 80’	30’ to 50’
Gymnocladus dioicus	Kentucky Coffeetree	D	60’ to 75’	40’ to 50’
Ilex opaca	American Holly	E	40’ to 70’	20’ to 40’
Larix decidua	European Larch	D	70’ to 75’	25’ to 30’
Liriodendron tulipifera	Tulip or Yellow Poplar	D	70’ to 90’	35’ to 50’
Magnolia acuminata	Cucumbertree Magnolia	D	50’ to 80’	50’ to 80’
Metasequoia glyptostroboides	Dawn Redwood	D	70’ to 100’	25’
Picea abies	Norway Spruce	E	40’ to 60’	25’ to 30’
Picea glauca	White Spruce	E	40’ to 60’	10’ to 20’
Picea omorika	Serbian Spruce	E	50’ to 60’	20’ to 25’
Picea orientalis	Oriental Spruce	E	50’ to 60’	20’ to 30’
Picea pungens	Colorado Spruce	E	50’ to 70’	20’ to 30’
Pinus resinosa	Red Pine	E	50’ to 80’	20’ to 40’
Pinus strobus	White Pine	E	50’ to 80’	20’ to 40’
Pinus sylvestris	Scotch Pine	E	30’ to 60’	30’ to 40’
Pinus thunbergii	Japanese Black Pine	E	20’ to 50’	var.
Platanus x acerifolia	London Planetree	D	70’ to 100’	60’ to 80’
Plantanus occidentalis	American Sycamore	D	75’ to 100’	75’ to 100’
Quercus alba	White Oak	D	60’ to 100’	50’ to 80’
Quercus bicolor	Swamp White Oak	D	50’ to 60’	50’
Quercus coccinea	Scarlet Oak	D	70’ to 75’	40’ to 50’
Quercus imbricaria	Shingle Oak	D	50’ to 60’	40’ to 60’
Quercus muehlenbergii	Chinkapin Oak	D	70’ to 80’	80’to100’
Quercus nigra	Water Oak	D	50’ to 80’	40’ to 60’
Quercus phellos	Willow Oak	D	40’ to 60’	40’ to 50’
Quercus rubra	Northern Red Oak	D	60’ to 75’	40’ to 50’
Quercus shumardii	Shumard Oak	D	40’ to 60’	40’ to 50’
Stephanolobium japonicum	Japanese Pagoda	D	50’ to 70’	40’ to 60’
Taxodium distichum	Bald Cypress	D	50’ to 70’	20’ to 30’
Thuja occidentalis	American Arborvatae	E	40’ to 60’	10’ to 15’
Tilia cordata	Littleleaf Linden	D	60’ to 70’	30’ to 50’
Tilia tomentosa	Silver Linden	D	50’ to 70’	30’ to 50’
Tsuga canadensis	Eastern Hemlock	E	40’ to 70’	25’ to 35’
Tsuga caroliniana	Carolina Hemlock	E	45’ to 60’	20’ to 25’
Ulmus americana	American Elm (hybrid resistant to Dutch Elm Disease)	D	60’ to 80’	40’ to 55’
Ulmus parvifolia	Lacebark Elm	D	40’ to 50’	40’ to 50’
Zelkova serrata	Japanese Zelkova	D	50’ to 80’	40’ to 70’

 

      (2)   Suggested medium trees (25 to 50 feet in height).

Scientific Name	Common Name	Plant Type	Height	Spread
Acer campestre	Hedge Maple	D	25’ to 35’	25’ to 35’
Amelanchier arborea	Downy Serviceberry	D	15’ to 25’	10’ to 15’
Carpinus caroliniana	American Hornbeam	D	20’ to 30’	20’ to 30’
Cladrastis kentukea	Yellowwood	D	30’ to 50’	40’ to 50’
Corylus colurna	Turkish Filbert	D	40’ to 50’	20’ to 30’
Gleditisia tricanthos var. intermis	Thornless Honey Locust	D	30’ to 50’	30’ to 50’
Halesia tetraptera	Carolina Silverbell	D	30’ to 40’	20’ to 35’
Ilex opaca	American Holly	E	40’ to 50’	18’ to 40’
Juniperus virginiana	Eastern Redcedar	E	40’ to 50’	10’ to 20’
Koelreutearia paniculata	Golden Raintree	D	30’ to 40’	30’ to 40’
Nyssa sylvatica	Tupelo, Black Gum	D	30’ to 50’	20’ to 30’
Ostrya virginiana	Hophornbeam	D	25’ to 40’	20’ to 30’
Oxydendrum arboretum	Sourwood	D	25’ to 30’	20’ to 25’
Parrotia persica	Persian Parrotia	D	20’ to 40’	15’ to 30’
Phellodendron amurense	Cork Tree	D	30’ to 45’	30’ to 40’
Pinus cembra	Swiss Stone Pine	E	30’ to 40’	15’ to 25’
Pinus parviflora	Japanese White Pine	E	25’ to 50’	25’ to 50’
Prunus sargentii	Sargent Cherry	D	40’ to 50’	30’ to 50’
Prunus subhirtella	Higaen Cherry	D	20’ to 40’	15’ to 30’
Prunus yedoensis	Yoshino Cherry	D	20’ to 40’	20’ to 40’
Pyrus calleryana	Callery Pear (cultivars only except ‘Bradford’)	D	30’ to 50’	20’ to 35’
Quercus acutissima	Sawtooth Oak	D	35’ to 45’	30’ to 40’
Stewartia pseudo-camellia	Japanese Stewartia	D	20’ to 35’	20’ to 30’
Syringa reticulate	Japanese Tree Lilac	D	20’ to 30’	15’ to 25’

 

      (3)   Suggested large shrubs or small trees (ten to 25 feet in height).

Scientific Name	Common Name	Plant Type	Height	Spread
Acer tataricum var. ginnala	Amur Maple	D	15’ to 18’	15’ to 20’
Acer palmatum	Japanese Maple	D	15’ to 25’	15’ to 25’
Acer pensylvanicum	Striped Maple	D	15’ to 20’	12’ to 20’
Aesculus parviflora	Bottlebrush Buckeye	D	8’ to 12’	8’ to 15’
Aesculus pavia	Red Buckeye	D	10’ to 20’	10’ to 20’
Amelanchier laevis	Allegheny Serviceberry	D	15’ to 25’	15’ to 25’
Cercis canadensis	Eastern Redbud	D	20’ to 25’	20’ to 30’
Chionanthus virginicus	White Fringetree	D	15’ to 30’	15’ to 30’
Cornus alternifolia	Pagoda Dogwood	D	15’ to 25’	20’ to 30’
Cornus florida	Flowering Dogwood	D	20’ to 25’	20’ to 30’
Cornus kousa	Kousa Dogwood	D	15’ to 20’	15’ to 20’
Cornus mas	Corneliancherry Dogwood	D	20’ to 25’	15’ to 20’
Crataegus phaenopyrum	Washington Hawthorn	D	20’ to 30’	20’ to 25’
Cratategus viridus	Green Hawthorne	D	20’ to 30’	20’ to 30’
Crataegus x lavallei	LaValle Hawthorne	D	15’ to 25’	10’ to 20’
Forsythia x intermedia	Border Forsythia	D	8’ to 10’	10’ to 12’
Hamamelis virginiana	Common Witchhazel	D	20’ to 30’	20’ to 25’
Hydrangea paniculata	Panicle Hydrangea	D	15’ to 25’	10’ to 20’
Ilex x attenuate ‘Fosteri’	Foster Holly	E	10’ to 20’	5’ to 10’
Juniperus chinensis	Chinese Juniper (cultivars)	E	12’ to 25’	var.
Magnolia stellata	Star Magnolia	D	15’ to 20’	10’ to 15’
Magnolia virginiana	Sweetbay Magnolia	D	10’ to 20’	10’ to 20’
Magnolia x soulangiana	Saucer Magnolia	D	20’ to 25’	20’ to 30’
Malus (varieties)	Crabapple (must be cultivar with disease resistance)	D	10’ to 25’	10’ to 30’
Pinus densiflora	Japanese Red Pine	E	10’ to 15’	10’ to 15’
Pinus mugo	Mugho Pine	E	15’ to 20’	20’ to 30’
Platycladus orientalis	Oriental Arborvitae	E	15’ to 25’	10’ to 12’
Prunus serrulata	Oriental Cherry (cultivars)	D	15’ to 20’	15’ to 20’
Ptelea trifoliata	Hoptree	D	15’ to 20’	15’ to 20’
Taxus cuspidata	Japanese Yew (cultivars)	E	10’ to 20’	10’ to 30’
Viburnum lentago	Nannyberry	D	15’ to 18’	6’ to 10’
Viburnum opulus	Cranberrybush Viburnum	D	8’ to 10’	10’ to 15’
Viburnum prunifolium	Blackhaw Viburnum	D	12’ to 15’	8’ to 12’
Viburnum rhytidophyllum	Leatherleaf Viburnum	E	10’ to 15’	10’ to 15’
Viburnum rufidulum	Southern or Rusty Blackhaw	D	12’ to 15’	8’ to 12’
Viburnum sieboldii	Siebold Viburnum	D	15’ to 20’	10’ to 15’
Viburnum trilobum	American Cranberrybush	D	8’ to 12’	8’ to 12’

 

      (4)   Suggested medium shrubs (six to ten feet in height).

Scientific Name	Common Name	Plant Type	Height	Spread
Acanthopanax sieboldian	Fiveleaf Aralia	D	8’ to 10’	8’ to 10’
Aronia arbutifolia	Red Chokeberry	D	6’ to 10’	3’ to 5’
Aronia melanocarpa	Black Chokeberry	D	3’ to 5’	3’ to 5’
Calycanthus floridus	Carolina Allspice	D	6’ to 9’	6’ to 12’
Chamecyparis pisifera	Sawara falsecypress (selected cultivars)	E	6’ to 8’	6’ to 7’
Cornus serica	Redosier Dogwood	D	7’ to 9’	10’+
Cotoneaster lucidus	Hedge Cotoneaster	D	5’ to 10’	6’ to 10’
Cotoneaster multiflora	Many Flowered Cotoneaster	D	8’ to 12’	12’ to 15’
Forsythia suspense	Weeping Forsythia	D	8’ to 10’	10’ to 15’
Fothergilla major	Large Fothergilla	D	6’ to 10’	5’ to 8’
Hamamelis vernalis	Vernal Witchhazel	D	6’ to 10’	6’ to 10’
Ilex crenata	Japanese Holly	E	5’ to 8’	5’ to 8’
Ilex glabra	Inkberry	D	6’ to 8’	8’ to 10’
Ilex verticillata	Winterberry	D	6’ to 9’	6’ to 9’
Ilex x meserve	Meserve Holly	E	6’ to 10’	6’ to 10’
Juniperus communis	Common Juniper	E	5’ to 10’	8’ to 12’
Kalmia latifolia	Mountain Laurel	E	7’ to 10’	7’ to 10’
Lindera benzoin	Spicebush	D	6’ to 12’	6’ to 12’
Myrica pennsylvanica	Northern Bayberry	D	5’ to 12’	5’ to 12’
Pieris japonica	Japanese Pieris	E	9’ to 12’	6’ to 8’
Rhododendron (varieties)	Rhodondendron (varieties)	E	var.	var.
Taxus x media	Anglojap Yew	E	5’ to 12’	var.
Viburnum dentatum	Arrowwood Viburnum	D	6’ to 8’	6’ to 12’
Viburnum x burkwoodii	Burkwood Viburnum	D	8’ to 10’	6’ to 8’

 

      (5)   Suggested small shrubs (four to six feet in height).

Scientific Name	Common Name	Plant Type	Height	Spread
Berberis koreana	Korean Barberry	D	4’ to 6’	3’ to 5’
Berberis thunbergii	Japanese Barberry	D	4’ to 5’	5’ to 7’
Berberis x mentorensis	Mentor Barberry	D	5’ to 7’	5’ to 7’
Chamaecyparis obtuse	Hinoki Falsecypress (cultivars)	E	5’ to 7’	5’ to 7’
Clethra alnifolia	Summersweet Clethra	D	5’ to 7’	5’ to 7’
Leucothoe fontanesiana	Dropping Leucothoe	E	5’ to 7’	5’ to 7’
Pinus mugho	Mugho Pine (cultivars)	E	5’ to 7’	5’ to 7’

 

      (6)   Suggested low shrubs (one and one-half to four feet in height).

Scientific Name	Common Name	Plant Type	Height	Spread
Abelia x grandiflora	Glossy Abelia	D	3’ to 5’	3’ to 5’
Abeliophyllum distichum	Korean Abelialeaf	D	3’ to 5’	3’ to 4’
Berberis thunbergii	Japanese Barberry (cultivars)	D	3’ to 5’	4’ to 7’
Buxus microphylla	Littleleaf Boxwood	E	3’ to 4’	3’ to 4’
Cotoneaster horizontalis	Rock Cotoneaster	D	2’ to 3’	5’ to 8’
Deutzia gracillis	Slender Deutzia	D	2’ to 4’	3’ to 4’
Fothergilla gardenia	Dwarf Fothergilla	D	2’ to 4’	3’ to 4’
Hypericum frondosum	Golden St. Johnswort	D	3’ to 4’	3’ to 4’
Hypericum prolificum	Shrubby St. Johnswort	D	2’ to 4’	2’ to 4’
Ilex crenata	Japanese Holly	E	2’ to 4’	2’ to 4’
Juniperus chinesis var. sargentii	Sargents Chinese Juniper	E	1.5’ to 2.5’	7’ to 9’
Juniperus horizontalis	Creeping Juniper	E	2’ to 2.5’	6’ to 10’
Potentilla fruticosa	Bush Cinquefoil	D	1’ to 4’	2’ to 4’
Spiraea x bumalda	Bumalda Spirea	D	2’ to 3’	3’ to 5’
Taxus baccata	English Yew	E	2’ to 4’	3’ to 5’

 

      (7)   Suggested ground cover (below one and one-half feet in height).

Scientific Name	Common Name	Plant Type	Height	Spread
Ajuga reptans	Carpet Bugle	E	4” to 12”	var.
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Bearberry	D	6” to 12”	2’ to 4’
Cotoneaster adpressa	Creeping Cotoneaster	D	12” to 18”	4’ to 6’
Cotoneaster dammeri	Bearberry Cotoneaster	D	12” to 18”	6’ to 8’
Hedera helix	English Ivy	E	6” to 8”	var.
Hypericum calycinum	St. Johnswort	D	12” to 18”	18” to 24”
Juniperus conferta	Shore Juniper	E	12” to 18”	6’ to 9’
Juniperus horizontalis	Creeping Juniper (cultivars)	E	12” to 24”	4’ to 8’
Juniperus sabina	Savin Juniper (cultivars)	E	12” to 18”	3’ to 5’
Liriope muscari	Liriope	E	12” to 18”	var.
Pachysandra terminalis	Japanese Spurge	E	1” to 10”	var.
Vinca minor	Periwinkle	D	3” to 6”	var.
Xanthorhiza simplicissima	Yellowroot	D	12” to 24”	var.

 

   (B)   Notes to table:

      (1)   spp.=species;

      (2)   cvs=cultivars;

      (3)   E=evergreen;

      (4)   D=deciduous; and

      (5)   var.=varies.

(Ord. 24-2007, passed 8-21-2007)