Rancho Cucamonga ire Protection District Wildland Urban Interface ire Area Undesirable Plants and Trees A Trees C Abies species ir Acacia species (numerous) Acacia, I Agonis juniperina Juniper Myrtle Araucaria species (A. heterophylla, A. araucana, A. bidwillii) Callistemon species (C. citrinus, C. rosea, C. viminalis) Araucaria (Norfolk Island Pine, Monkey Puzzle Tree, Bunya Bunya) Bottlebrush (Lemon, Rose, Weeping) Calocedrus decurrens Incense Cedar Casuarina cunninghamiana River She-Oak Cedrus species (C. atlantica, C. Cedar (Atlas, Deodar) deodara) Chamaecyparis species (numerous) alse Cypress Cinnamomum camphora Camphor Cryptomeria japonica Japanese Cryptomeria Cupressocyparis leylandii Leyland Cypress Cupressus species (C. fobesii, C. Cypress (Tecate, Arizona, Italian, glabra, C. sempervirens,) others) Eucalyptus species (numerous) Eucalyptus, I Juniperus species (numerous) Juniper Larix species (L. decidua, L. occidentalis, L. kaempferi) Leptospermum species (L. laevigatum, L. petersonii) Larch (European, Japanese, Western) Tea Tree (Australian, Tea) Lithocarpus densiflorus Tan Oak Melaleuca species (M. linariifolia, M. Melaleuca (laxleaf, Pink, Cajeput, I nesophila, M. quinquenervia) Tree) Metrosideros excelsus New Zealand Christmas tree R Olea europea Olive I Picea (numerous) Spruce Palm species (numerous) Palm, I, R Pinus species (P. brutia, P. canariensis, P. b. eldarica, P. halepensis, P. pinea, P. radiata, numerous others) Pine (Calabrian, Canary Island, Mondell, Aleppo, Italian Stone, Monterey) Platycladus orientalis Oriental Arborvitae Podocarpus species (P. gracilior, P. ern Pine (ern, Yew, Podocarpus) macrophyllus, P. latifolius) Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas ir July 2009 1
Rancho Cucamonga ire Protection District Wildland Urban Interface ire Area Undesirable Plants and Trees A Schinus species (S. molle, S. Pepper (California and Brazilian), I terebenthifolius) Tamarix species (T. africana, T. aphylla, T. chinensis, T. parviflora) Taxodium species (T. ascendens, T. distichum, T. mucronatum) Taxus species (T. baccata, T. brevifolia, T. cuspidata) Thuja species (T. occidentalis, T. plicata) Tsuga species (T. heterophylla, T. mertensiana) Tamarix (Tamarisk, Athel Tree, Salt Cedar, Tamarisk) Cypress (Pond, Bald, Monarch, Montezuma) Yew (English, Western, Japanese) Arborvitae/Red Cedar Hemlock (Western, Mountain) Groundcovers, Shrubs & Vines Acacia species Acacia, I Adenostoma fasciculatum Chamise Adenostoma sparsifolium Red Shanks Aeonium decorum Aeonium R Aeonium simsii No common name R Agave attenuata No common name R Agave victoriae-reginae No common name R Agropyron repens Quackgrass, I Alogyne huegeii Blue Hibiscus R Anthemis cotula Mayweed, I Arbutus menziesii Madrone Arctostaphylos species Manzanita. Also note that Eastwood Manzanita grows to 8 feet. Arundo donax Giant Reed, I Artemisia species (A. abrotanium, A. absinthium, A. californica, A. caucasica, A. dracunculus, A. tridentata, A. pynocephala) Sagebrush (Southernwood, Wormwood, California, Silver, True tarragon, Big, Sandhill) Atriplex species (numerous) Saltbush, I Avena fatua Wild Oat Baccharis pilularis Coyote Bush Bambusa species Bamboo, I Bougainvillea species Bougainvillea, I, R, I Brassica species (B. campestris, B. nigra, B. rapa) Mustard (ield, Black, Yellow), I Bromus rubens oxtail, Red Brome, I 2
Rancho Cucamonga ire Protection District Wildland Urban Interface ire Area Undesirable Plants and Trees A Bromus carinatus California Brome Grows to 5, Dies if cut Castanopsis chrysophylla Giant Chinquapin Cardaria draba Hoary Cress I Carpobrotus species Ice Plant, Hottentot ig I Carissa macrocarpa Green Carpet Natal Plum R Ceonothus griseus Louis Edmunds Louis Edmunds Ceanothus Grows higher than 18 Ceonothus griseus var. horizontalis Carmel Creeper Ceonothus Grows higher than 18 Ceonothus griseus var. horizontalis yankee point Yankee Point Ceonothus Grows higher than 18 Ceonothus megacarpus Big Pod Ceonothus Grows higher than 18 Cirsium vulgare Wild Artichoke,I Conyza bonariensis Horseweed Coprosma pumila Prostrate Coprosma Cortaderia selloana Pampas Grass, I Cynara Cardunculus Atichoke Thistle Cytisus scoparius Scotch Broom, I Delosperma alba White Trailing Ice Plant Dodonaea viscosa Hopseed Bush Drosanthemum loribundum Rosea Ice plant Eriodictyon californicum Yerba Santa Eriogonum species (E. fasciculatum) Buckwheat (California) remontodendron species lannel Bush Hakea suaveolens Sweet Hakea R Hedera species (H. canariensis, H. Ivy (Algerian, English) I helix) Helix Canariensis English Ivy Heterotheca grandiflora Telegraph Plant Hordeum leporinum Wild Barley, I Juniperus species Juniper Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce I Lamprathus aurantiacus Bush Ice Plant Lamprathus spectabilis Trailing Ice Plant Larix species (numerous) Larch Larrea tridentata Creosote Bush Leymus condensatus Giant Wild Rye Grows to 9 tall Lolium multiflorum Ryegrass, I 3
Rancho Cucamonga ire Protection District Wildland Urban Interface ire Area Undesirable Plants and Trees A Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle Mahonia species Mahonia Mimulus aurantiacus Sticky Monkeyflower Miscanthus species Eulalie Grass Muhlenbergia species Deer Grass Nassella ( stipa)leprida oothill Needlegrass Grows higher than 18 Nassella (stipa) pulchra Purple Needlegrass Grows higher than 18 Nerium Oleander Oleander Toxic Nicotiana species (N. bigelovii, N. glauca) Tobacco (Indian, Tree) Pennisetum setaceum ountain Grass, I Perovskia atroplicifolia Russian Sage Phoradendron species Mistletoe Pickeringia montana Chaparral Pea Rhus (R. diversiloba, R. laurina, R. Sumac (Poison oak, Laurel, Pink lentii) lowering) Ricinus communis Castor Bean, I Rhus Lentii Pink lowering Sumac Rosmarinus species Rosemary ( except dwarf/prostrate variety) Salvia species (numerous) Sage, I Salsola australis Russian Thistle, I Senecio serpens No common name R Solanum Xantii Purple Nightshade (toxic) I, Toxic Solanum Douglasii Douglas Nightshade Toxic Silybum marianum Milk Thistle, I Strelizia nicolae Giant Bird of Paradise R Strelizia reginae Bird of Paradise R Thuja species Arborvitae Urtica urens Burning Nettle Vinca major Periwnkle I, I See next page for important Notes and Informaion 4
Rancho Cucamonga ire Protection District Wildland Urban Interface ire Area Undesirable Plants and Trees A Notes: A. Use of plants and trees on this list must be specifically approved by the ire Code Official. Use of the ire District s 50/50/50 defensible space fire protection provisions are required when any plant(s) and/or tree(s) on this list is/are proposed for landscaping. Plants and trees on this list shall not be located within the 0-50 feet zone (Zone 1). Use of any of the plants or trees on this list is subject to periodic, ongoing inspections by the ire District to ensure proper maintenance. Inspections may incur fees payable by the property owner. ailure to maintain the plants and trees on this list in accordance with plan approvals could result in the plants and/or trees being ordered to be removed at the expense of the property owner. B. = lammable, I = Invasive, R = reezes. C. The ire District has a list of approved trees that can be used for landscaping and street trees. Information: 1. Plants on this list that are considered invasive are a partial list of commonly found plants. There are many other plants considered invasive that should not be planted in a fuel modification zone and they can be found on The California Invasive Plant Council s Website www.cal-ipc.org/ip/inventory/index.php. 2. or the purpose of using this list as a guide in selecting plant material, it is stipulated that all plant material will burn under various conditions. 3. The absence of a particular plant, shrub, groundcover, or tree from this list does not necessarily mean it is fire resistive and does not imply that a particular plant, shrub, groundcover, or tree will be approved by the ire Code Official for landscaping in the Wildland Urban Interface ire Area. 4. All vegetation used in Vegetation Management Zones and elsewhere in the Wildland Urban Interface ire Area shall be subject to approval of the ire Code Official. 5. Landscape architects may submit proposals for use of certain vegetation on a project specific basis. They shall also submit justifications as to the fire resistivity of the proposed vegetation. 6. Rancho Cucamonga is in Climate Zones 18 and 19 as defined in the Sunset Western Garden book. Plants, shrubs, groundcover, or trees recommended for the climate zone in which the project is located can be submitted for approval as landscaping. 7. Native and/or drought tolerant plants are encouraged. 8. Notwithstanding the type of plant included or not included on this list, spacing and configuration of plantings, which are critical to stopping fire spread, shall be in accordance with the ire District s standards. 9. This list was compiled with the assistance of wildland urban interface landscape consultants. It has been reviewed and approved by the ire District s ire Code Official and may be revised from time to time. 5