APPENDIX II: WOODY PLANTS SUITABLE FOR RIPARIAN AREAS

   This list was assembled by Roger Gettig, The Holden Arboretum for Chagrin River Watershed Partners:

Flood Tolerance*	Shade Tolerance**	Common Name
High Flood Tolerance
Aronia arbutifolia	3	Red chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa	3	Black chokeberry
Cephalanthus occidentalis	5	Common buttonbush
Clethra alnifolia	2	Summersweet clethra***
Cornus amomum	4	Silky dogwood
Cornus stolonifera (sericea)	5	Redosier dogwood
Hamamelis vernalis	3	Vernal witchhazel***
Ilex deciduas	3	Possumhaw***
Ilex glabra	2	Inkberry***
Ilex verticillata	3	Common winterberry
Itea virginica	1	Virginia sweetspire***
Magnolia virginiana	2	Sweetbay magnolia***
Myrica pensylvanica	4	Northern bayberry
Physocarpus opulifolius	4	Common ninebark
Potentilla fruticosa	4	Bush cinquefoil
Sambucus canadensis	1	American elderberry
Salix x cotteti	5	“Bankers” willow***
Salix exigua	5	Sandbar willow
Salix purpurea	5	“Streamco” willow***
Viburnum cassinoides	2	Witherod viburnum
Parthenocissus quinquefolia	1	Virginia creeper (vine)

Moderate Flood Tolerance*
Calycanthus floridus	1	Common sweetshrub
Hypericum kalmianum	5	Kalm St. Johnswort
Viburnum dentatum	2	Arrowwood viburnum
Xanthorhiza simplicissima	1	Yellowroot***
Intermediate Flood Tolerance*
Aesculus parviflora	2	Bottlebush buckeye***
Aesculus pavia	2	Red buckeye***
Cornus racemosa	2	Gray dogwood
Lindera benzoin	1	Common spicebush
Rosa setigera	4	Prairie rose
Campsis radicans	3	Trumpetcreeper (vine)
Lonicera dioica	2	Limber honeysuckle(vine)
Corylus americana	2	American filbert
Diervilla lonicera	1	Dwarf bushhoneysuckle
Fothergilla gardeni	1	Dwarf fothergilla***
Fothergilla major	1	Large fothergilla***
Hydrangea arborescens	1	Smooth hydrangea
Hydrangea quericifolia	1	Oakleaf hydrangea***
Mahonia aquifolium	1	Oregongrape holly***
Rosa carolina	4	Carolina rose
Rubus odoratus	1	Fragrant thimbleberry
Vaccinium stamineum	2

Low Flood Tolerance*
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	4	Bearberry
Cornus rogusa	1	Roundleaf dogwood
Corylus americana	2	American filbert
Diervilla lonicera	1	Dwarf bushhoneysuckle
Fothergilla gardeni	1	Dwarf fothergilla***
Fothergilla major	1	Large fothergilla***
Hydrangea arborescens	1	Smooth hydrangea
Hydrangea quericifolia	1	Oakleaf hydrangea***
Mahonia aquifolium	1	Oregongrape holly***
Rosa carolina	4	Carolina rose
Rubus odoratus	1	Fragrant thimbleberry
Symphoricarpos albus	1	Common snowberry
Vaccinium stamineum	2	Common deerberry
No Flood Tolerance*
Amorpha canescens	5	Leadplant***
Ceanothus americanus	3	New Jersey tea
Comptonia peregrine	2	Sweetfern
Dirca palustris	1	Leatherwood
Hypericum frondosum	5	Golden St. Johnswort
Juniperus communis	5	Common juniper
Juniperus horizontalis	5	Creeping juniper***
Rhus aromatica	5	Fragrant sumac

No Flood Tolerance* (Cont.)
Sambucus pubens	1	Scarlet elder
Symphoricarposalbus	1	Common snowberry
* High Flood Tolerance: Generally lowland wet species surviving when flooded or exposed to high water table more than 40% of the growing season.
* Moderate Flood Tolerance: Generally lowland wet species surviving when flooded or exposed to high water table more than 30% of the growing season but less than 40%.
* Intermediate Flood Tolerance: Generally lowland wet-mesic species surviving occasional inundation or elevated water table between 20% and 30% of the growing season.
* Low Flood Tolerance: Generally upland mesic and mesic-dry species rarely inundated or exposed to an elevated water table for periods of short duration, between 5% and 20% of the growing season.
* No Flood Tolerance: Generally upland dry species exhibiting immediate and rapid decline frequently culminating in death if inundated or exposed to elevated water table for more than 5% of the growing season.
** Shade Tolerance: Shade tolerance means able to grow in a state of health and vigor beneath dense shade. In this ranking, shrubs and vines are ranked on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very shade tolerant, and 5 being very shade intolerant.
Note: 1.   The majority of plants listed are available on the local commercial market and do not displace native species. 2.   The cultivated varities (“cultivars”) of the species listed above may also be used. 3.   Primary information taken from Hightshoe, Gary 1987. Native Trees, Shrubs, and vines for Urban and Rural America. Van Nostrand. NY, NY 4.   For further assistance contact Roger Gettig, Landscape Consulting Program, The Holden Arboretum, or Steve Roloson, ODNR Scenic Rivers Programs. (A.O.)
*** Denotes plant species that are not native to Ohio.

 

(Ord. 05-172. Passed 12-5-05.)