Appendix C
Designated Trees, Shrubs and Groundcovers
The following are designated as canopy trees:
Acer rubrum Red Maple
Carya glabra Pignut Hickory*
Carya tomentosa Mockernut Hickory
Fagus grandifolia American Beech
Liriodendron tulipifera Yellow Popular
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum
Magnolia acuminata Cucumber Tree
Magnolia grandifolia Southern Magnolia*
Nyssa sylvatica Tupelo Gum
Persea borbonia Red Bay*
Pinus clausa Sand Pine*
Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine
Pinus elliottii Slash Pine*
Pinus glabra Spruce Pine
Pinus taeda Loblolly Pine
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore
Quercus incana Oak, bluejack*
Quercus shumardii Shumard Oak*
Quercus virginiana Live Oak*
Sabal palmetto Cabbage Palm*
Taxodium Cypress, bald*
Ulmus alata Winged Elm*
Ulmus Americana Elm, American*
Ulmus floridana Florida Elm*
*Indicates drought tolerant plants which are recommended for use in Xeriscape applications:
The following are designated as under-story trees:
Amelanchier arborea Service Berry
Betula nigra River Birch
Carpinus caroliniana Blue Beech
Carya alba Hickory, mockernut*
Castanea pumula Chinquapin
Catalpa bignonioides Catalpa*
Cercis canadensia Redbud*
Chinanthus virginicus Fringetree
Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus florida Dogwood
Cornus kousa Dogwood, Japanese*
Diospyros virginiana Common persimmon*
Halesia diptera Silverbell
Ilex opaca American Holly*
Ilex cassine Dahoon Holly
Juniperus virginiana Cedar, southern red*
Morus rubra Red Mulberry*
Myrica cerifera Wax Myrtle*
Ostrya virginiana Hop Hornbeam
Oxydendron arboreum Sourwood
Prunus caroliniana Cherry Laurel*
Pyrus calleryana Bradford pear
Sassafras albidum Sassafras
Styrax Americana American Snowbell
Vaccinum arborsum Sparkleberry
Viburnum rufidulum Blackhaw viburmum*
*Indicates drought tolerant plants which are recommended for use in Xeriscape applications:
The following are designated as shrubs:
Calycanthus floridus Sweetshrub
Clethra alnifolia Sweetpepper Bush
Cornus foemina Stiff Cornel Dogwood
Elaegnus pungens Silverthorn*
Fothergilla gardenii Witch Alder
Hamamolis Virginian Witch Hazel
Hibiscus aculeatus Pineland Hibiscus
Hydrangea querifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea
Illicium floridanum Florida Anise
Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel
Lindera benzoin Spicebush
Lycium carolinanum Christmas berry*
Lyonia ferruginea Lyonia, rusty*
Nerium oleander Oleamder*
Punica granatum Pomegranate*
Rhododendron austrinum Florida Azalea
Rhododendron canescens Piedmont Azalea
Rhododendron serrulatum Hammocksweet Azelea
Sabal minor Blue Stem Palm*
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto
Vaccinium Blueberry, evergreen*
Viburnum acerifolium Maple-Leafed Viburnum*
Viburnum nudum Possumhaw Viburnum*
Viburnum obovatum Walter Viburnum
*Indicates drought tolerant plants which are recommended for use in Xeriscape applications:
The following are designated as groundcovers:
Certiola erocoides Rosemary
Conradina spp. Conradina
Epigea repens Trailing Arbutus
Mitchella repens Partridge Berry
Salix tristis Dwarf Gray Willow
Vaccinum grassifolium Creeping Blueberry
Yucca filamentosa Adam’s needle*
*Indicates drought tolerant plants which are recommended for use in Xeriscape applications:
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Appendix C May 24, 2001
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