8.3.11. APPROVED PLANT LIST.

   A.   Approved Plan List Standards.

      1.   Table 8.3.3 shall be used in identifying different acceptable types of plants for required landscape and buffer requirements.

      2.   Table 8.3.3 is intended to increase survival rates of plants and reduce maintenance requirements of plant species.

      3.   All plants used in landscaping and buffering should be adapted to the climate of the City of Monroe area.

      4.   Plants not included on this list may be used if approved by the Community Appearance Commission.

      5.   Canopy trees shall not be planted beneath or adjacent to above ground and/or overhead facilities. Understory trees or other landscaping may be planted beneath or adjacent to above ground and/or overhead utilities with prior consent from the utility owner, easement holder, or as provided for by the applicable easement agreement.

      6.   Landscaping shall not obstruct the view of motorists using any street, private driveway, parking aisles, or the approach to any street intersection so as to constitute a traffic hazard and shall be in compliance with the sight triangle visibility standards.

Table 8.3.3. Approved Plant List
Large (Canopy) Maturing Trees - DECIDUOUS Trees - Height of 50 feet or more
Common Name	Botanical Name	Height (ft)	Width (ft)
Baldcypress	Taxodium distichum	70	25
Beech, American	Fagus grandifolia	70	50
Birch, River	Betula nigra	50	35
Dawn Redwood	Metasequoia glyptostroboides	70	30
Elm, Lacebark	Ulmus parvifolia	50	40
Ginkgo	Ginkgo biloba	65	30
Hornbeam, European	Carpinus betulus	50	35
Hackberry, Common	Celtis occidentalis	60	50
Hackberry, Sugarberry	Celts laevigata	70	60
Hickory, Bitternut	Carye cordiformis	60	40
Hickory, Pignut	Carya glabra	60	35
Hickory, Shagbark	Carya ovata	60	40
Hickory, Mockernut	Carya tomentosa	60	40
Kentucky Coffeetree	Gymnocladus diolcus	60	40
Magnolia, Cucumbertree	Magnolia acuminata	60	40
Maple, Sugar	Acer saccharum	60	30
Maple, Red	Acer rubrum	50	40
Oak, White	Quercus alba	65	60
Oak, Swamp White	Quercus bicolor	50	40
Oak, Shumard	Quercus shumardii	50	40
Oak, Southern Red	Quercus falcata	65	50
Oak, Nuttall	Quercus nuttallii	50	50
Oak Scarlet	Quercus coccinea	70	50
Oak, Willow	Quercus phellos	65	60
Oak, Overcup	Quercus lyrata	50	40
Oak, Pin	Quercus palustris	60	40
Oak, English	Quercus robur	60	50
Oak, Post	Quercus stellata	45	40
Oak, Black	Quercus velutina	60	45
Oak, Live	Quercus virginiana	40	50
Poplar Tulip; Poplar, Yellow	Liriodendron tulipifera	70	40
Sycamore; Planetree	Platanus occidentalis	80	50
Tupeo; Blackgum	Nyssa sylvatica	50	30
Zelkova, Japanese	Zekova serrata	50	40

 

Large (Canopy) Maturing Trees - EVERGREEN Trees - Height of 50 feet or more
Common Name	Botanical Name	Height (ft)	Width (ft)
Japanese Cedar	Cryptomeria japonica	50	20
Cypress, Leyland	Xcupressocyparis leylandii	50	20
Cedar, Atlas	Cedrus atlantica	50	30
Cedar, Deodar	Cedrus deodara	50	40
Hemlock, Carolina	Tsuga caroliniana	55	40
Incensecedar, California	Calocedrus decurrens	45	10
Magnolia, Southern	Magnolia grandiflora	60	40
Pine, Loblolly	Pinus taeda	70	40
Pine, Longleaf	Pinus palustris	80	35
Pine, Shortleaf	Pinus echinata	60	30
Norway Spruce	Picea abies	50	25
China Fir	Cunninghamia lanceolata	60	20
Sawara Falsecypress	Chamaecyparis pisifera	50	20
Hinoki Falsecypress	Chamaecyparis obtusa	50	20

 

Medium (Canopy) Maturing Trees - DECIDUOUS Trees - Height of 30 to 50 feet
Common Name	Botanical Name	Height (ft)	Width (ft)
Carolina Silverbell	Halesia tetraptera	30	25
Cherry, Japanese	Prunus serrulata	40	40
Cherry, Yoshino	Prunus yedoensis	35	40
Cherry, ‘Kwanzan’	Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’	20	20
Dogwood, Flowering	Cornus Florida	35	25
Dogwood, Kousa	Cornus kousa	30	30
Elm, Lacebark	Ulmus parvifolia	40	30
Turkish Filbert	Carylus colurna	40	20
Hornbeam, European	Carpinus betulus	50	35
Hornbeam, American	Carpinus caroliniana	25	25
Hophornbeam, American	Ostrya virginiana	35	20
Red Horsechestnut	Aesculus x carnea	50	40
Honeylocust, Thornless	Gleditsia triacanthos	40	30
Maple, Red	Acer rubrum	40	30
Maple, Hedge	Acer campestre	30	25
Maple, ‘sunset’	Acer truncatum x platanoides	30	25
Maple, Trident	Acer buergerianum	35	30
Oak, Post	Ouercus stellata	45	40
Sourwood	Oxydendrum arboreum	30	20

 

Medium (Canopy) Maturing Trees - EVERGREEN Trees - Height of 30 to 50 feet
Common Name	Botanical Name	Height (ft)	Width (ft)
Arborvitae, Giant	Thuja plicata	50	20
Arborvitae, Eastern	Thuja occidentalis	40	15
Cedar, Eastern Red	Juniperus virginiana	40	20
Cypress, Arizona	Cupressus arizonica	40	20
Japanese Cedar	Cryptomeria japonica	50	20
Magnolia, Southern, cultivars	Magnolia grandiflora	60	40
Magnolia, Sweetbay	Magnolia virginana	35	20
Atlantic Whitecedar	Chamaecyparis thyoides	40	20
American Holly	Ilex opaca	45	20
Fosteri Holl	Ilex attenuata	30	15
Southern Red Cedar	Juniperus silicola	30	15

 

Small (Understory) Maturing Trees - DECIDUOUS Trees - Height of 10 to 30 feet
Common Name	Botanical Name	Height (ft)	Width (ft)
Cherry, apricot, plum, etc.	Prunus spp.	variable	variabl e
Crabapple, Flowering	Malus spp.	20	20
Crape myrtle,’ Natchez”	Lagerstroemia (indica x fauriei) ‘Natchez’	30	35
Crape myrtle, (Crepe myrtle) common	Lagerstroemia indica	20	10
Crape myrtle, Japanese	Lagerstroemia fauriei	25	12
Dogwood, Cornelian cherry	Cornus mas	20	25
Dogwood, Flowering	Cornus florida	20	30
Dogwood, Kousa	Cornus kousa	30	20
Fringetree, American; Old Man’s Beard	Chionanthus virginicus	20	20
Fringetree, Chinese	Chionanthus retusus	15	20
Hawthorn	Crataegus spp.	20	20
Hawthorn, Cockspur	Crataegus crusgalli	25	25
Hawthorn, Washington	Crataegus, phaenopyrum	25	25
Hophornbeam, Ironwood	Ostrya virginiana	25	25
Hornbeam, American; Blue Beach Hornbeam; Musclewood	Carpinus caroliniana	25	25
Cherry, Japanese ‘Kwanzan’	Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’	20	20
Magnolia, Saucer	Magnolia x soulangiana	20	20
Maple, Purpleblow Norwegian Sunset	Acer trunctatum x platanoldes	25	25
Maple, Chalk	Acer leucoderme	30	25
Maple, Hedge	Acer campestre	30	30
Maple, Japanese	Acer palmatum	20	20
Maple, Trident	Acer buergerianum	30	25
Maple, Amur	Acer ginnala	20	20
Pistache, Chinese (Chinese pistachio)	Pistacia chinensis	30	30
Redbud, Eastern	Cercis canadensis	25	20
Serviceberry, Downy	Amelanchier arborea	12	12
Serviceberry, Shadbush	Amelanchier canadensis	15	18
Silverbell, Carolina	Halesia tetraptera	30	30
Silverbell, Florida	Halesia carolina	20	30
Snowball, Japanese: Styras, Japanese	Styrax japonica	25	25
Witch hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	20	25

 

Small (Understory) Maturing Trees - EVERGREEN Trees - Height of 10 to 30 feet
Common Name	Botanical Name	Height (ft)	Width (ft)
Carolina Cherry laurel	Prunus caroliniana	30	20
Devilwood, Wild Olive	Osmanthus americanus	20	12
Holly	Ilex spp.	variable	variabl e
Magnolia	Magnolia spp.	30	20
Magnolia, Little Gem	Magnolia Grandifloria’ Little Gem’	20	10
Mountain Laurel	Kalmia latifolia	12	5
Waxmyrtle, Southern	Myrica cerifera	20	10