Figure 5-A: Vehicle Use Area
Figure 5-B: Vehicle Use Area
Figure 5-C: Plant Size, Location, and Spacing
Figure 5-D: Conflicts with Utilities and Solar Access
Figure 5-E: Pedestrian Safety Zone
Figure 5-F: Security Plant Materials
Figure 5-G: Screening Standards
Figure 5-H: Screening Standards - Variation for Walls
Figure 5-I: Safety Standards
Adjust the locations of trees in the border to allow access to existing solar collectors and prevent conflicts with utility wires or easements.
Security Plant Materials
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Botanical Name
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Common Name
| Evergreen
| Deciduous
| Barrier
| Hedge
| Thorns
| Stickers
| Dense
| Height at Maturity
| Tree
| Shrub
| Ground Cover
| Perennial
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Security Plant Materials
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Botanical Name
|
Common Name
| Evergreen
| Deciduous
| Barrier
| Hedge
| Thorns
| Stickers
| Dense
| Height at Maturity
| Tree
| Shrub
| Ground Cover
| Perennial
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Acacia species | • | • | • | • | Varies | • | • | ||||||
Agave - many species | • | • | • | Varies | • | ||||||||
Aloe barbadensis | Aloe Vera | • | • | • | 2' | • | |||||||
Aloe saponaria | African Aloe | • | • | • | 12" | • | |||||||
Araucaria bidwillii | Bunya-Bunya Tree | • | • | • | 80' | • | |||||||
Asparagus falcatus | Sickle Thorn Asparagus | • | • | 12" | • | • | |||||||
Atriplex lentiformis | Saltbush | • | • | • | • | 8' | • | ||||||
Bambusa - many species | Bamboo | • | • | • | 10'-15' | • | |||||||
Bougainvillea ‘Barbara Karst’ | • | • | 8'-10' | • | |||||||||
Bougainvillea - Bush Var. | Bush Bougainvillea | • | • | 3'-4' | • | ||||||||
Caesalpinia pulcherrima | Red Bird of Paradise | • | • | • | 6' | • | • | ||||||
Carissa grandiflora | Natal Plum - Many Var. | • | • | • | • | 2'-6' | • | ||||||
Celtis pallida | Spiny Hackberry | • | • | • | • | 8'-10' | • | • | |||||
Chamaerops humilis | Med. Fan Palm | • | • | • | • | 6'-10' | • | ||||||
Cortaderia selloana | Pampas Grass | • | • | • | 10' | • | |||||||
Cotoneaster pannosus | Silverleaf Cotoneaster | • | • | 6'-10' | • | ||||||||
Dasylirion wheeleri | Sotol | • | • | • | 5' | • | |||||||
Euphorbia mili |
of Thorns | • | • | • | 7'-8' | • | |||||||
Feijoa sellowiana | Pineapple Guava | • | • | • | 6'-15' | • | |||||||
Ferocactus species | Barrel Cactus | • | • | 2' | • | ||||||||
Fouquieria splendens | Ocotillo | • | • | • | 12' | • | |||||||
Ilex cornuta ‘Burfordii’ | Burford’s Holly | • | • | • | • | 6' | • | ||||||
Jasminum mesnyi | Primrose Jasmine | • | • | • | 6'-8' | • | |||||||
Juniperus species | Juniper | • | • | • | • | Varies | • | ||||||
Leucophyllum frutescens | Texas Ranger | • | • | • | 6'-8' | • | |||||||
Ligustrum UDCidum | Privet | • | • | • | 10'-30' | • | • | ||||||
Mahonia aquifolium | Oregon Grape | • | • | • | • | 6' | • | ||||||
Nerium oleander | Oleander | • | • | • | 10'-15' | • | |||||||
Opuntia species | Prickly Pear; Cholla | • | • | • | Varies | • | |||||||
Photinia fraseri | Photinia | • | • | 10' | • | ||||||||
Pithecellobium flexicaule | Texas Ebony | • | • | • | 20' | • | • | ||||||
Punica granatum | Pomegranate | • | • | 12'-20' | • | • | |||||||
Pyracantha ‘Rosedale’ | Firethorn | • | • | • | 8'-10' | • | |||||||
Pyracantha ‘Santa Cruz’ | Firethorn | • | • | • | 2'-3' | • | |||||||
Rosa | Rose | • | • | • | Varies | • | • | ||||||
Rosa banksiae | Lady Bank’s Rose | • | • | • | • | Varies | • | ||||||
Tamarix aphylla | Tamarisk | • | • | • | 10'-30' | • | • | ||||||
Vauquelinia californica | Arizona Rosewood | • | • | • | 8' | • | |||||||
Viburnum suspensum | Viburnum | • | • | 6'-8' | • | ||||||||
Xylosma congestum | Xylosma | • | • | • | 8'-15' | • | • | ||||||
Yucca aloifolia | Spanish Bayonnet | • | • | • | 5'-7' | • | |||||||
Yucca brevifolia | Joshua Tree | • | • | • | 15' | • | |||||||
Yucca whipplei | Our Lord’s Candle | • | • | • | 2'-4' | • | |||||||