Tree and shrub vegetation guide for required landscaping, plant units and buffers 1. Small shrubs Height at planting = Eighteen (18) inches in three (3) gal. container (except those plants that do not mature to that height) with height or width at maturity less than five (5) feet. ADAMS NEEDLE YUCCA Yucca filamentosa Evergreen 3-6 / BEARBERRY COTONEASTER Cotoneaster dammeri Evergreen 1-2 /3-5 *BLUE STAR JUNIPER Juniperus squamata Evergreen 2-3 /3-4 *BLUE PACIFIC JUNIPER Juniperus conferta Blue Pacific Evergreen 18-1 /6-9 *CARISSA HOLLY Ilex cornuta Carissa Evergreen 3-4 /4-6 COASTAL LEUCOTHOE Leucothoe axillaris Evergreen 3-6 /3-6 CREEPING GARDENIA Gardenia radicans Evergreen 1-2 /2-3 CREEPING JUNIPER Juniperus horizontalis Evergreen 1-2 /3-4 CURLYLEAF LIGUSTRUM Ligustrum japonicum Evergreen 3-5 /3 DAVID VIBURNUM Viburnum davidii Evergreen 3-4 /3-5 DROOPING LEUCOTHOE Leucothoe fontanesiana Evergreen 3-4 /3 DWARF AUCUBA Aucuba japonica Nana Evergreen 2-3 /3-4 DWARF AZALEAS Rhododendron sp. Evergreen 2-3 /2-3 DWARF CHINESE HOLLY Ilex cornuta cultivars Evergreen 3-4 /3-4 DWARF ENGLIGH LAUREL Prunus laurocerasus Evergreen 3-4 /3-4 DWARF GLOSSY ABELIA Abelia grandiflora Semi-evergreen 3-4 /3-5 DWARF HINOKI CYPRESS Chamaecyparis obtuse Evergreen 6 /3-4 DWARF JAPANESE Euonymus japonicus Microphyllus Evergreen 5-10 /3-5 DWARF MUGO PINE Pinus mugo Compacta Evergreen 3-4 /3-4 DWARF YAUPON HOLLY Ilex vomitoria Nana Evergreen 3-4 /4-5 INDIAN HAWTHORN Raphiolepis indica Evergreen 3-4 /3-5 JAPANESE BOXWOOD Buxus microphylla japonica Evergreen 3-5 /3-5 JAPANESE FLOWERING Chaenomeles japonica Deciduous 3-4 /3-4 JAPANESE HOLLY Ilex crenata cultivars Evergreen 3-5 /5-10 JAPGARDEN JUNIPER Juniperus procumbens Evergreen 1-2 /6-8 *KNOCKOUT ROSE Rosa Radrazz Deciduous 3 /2-3 OREGON GRAPE HOLLY Mahonia aquifolium Evergreen 2-3 /2-3
OTTOLUYKEN LAUREL Prunus laurocerasus OttoLuyken Evergreen 3-4 /6-8 PARSON S JUNIPER Juniperus davurica Expansa Evergreen 2 /8-9 PFITZER JUNIPER Juniperus chinensis Pfitzeriana Evergreen 5 /10 POET S LAUREL Danea racemosa Evergreen 6-12 /12 ROCKYSPRAY Cotoneaster horizontalis Deciduous 2-3 /4-7 SCHIPKA LAUREL Prunus laurocerasus Schipkaensis Evergreen 4-5 /4-5 SHORE JUNIPER Juniperus conferta Evergreen 1-2 /4-5 SHOWY JASMINE Jasminium floridum Evergreen 3-4 /3-4 SLENDER DEUTZIA Deutzia gracilis Deciduous 2-3 /3-4 SNOWMOUND SPIRAEA Spiraea nipponica Snowmound Deciduous 3-5 /3-5 ST. JOHN S WORT Hypericum patulum Deciduous 1-4 /1-4 THUNBERG SPIRAEA Spiraea thumbergii Deciduous 3-4 /3-5 WINTER JASMINE Jasminum nudiflorum Deciduous 3-4 /4-7 2. Large shrubs Height at planting = Eighteen (18) inches in three (3) gallon container--height/width> five (5)F. AMERICAN BEAUTYBERRY Callicarpa Americana Deciduous 3-8 /3-8 ANISETREE Illicium anisatum Evergreen 8-12 /8-10 ARBORVITAE Thuja occidentalis Evergreen 25-40 /10-12 AUCUBA JAPONICA Aucuba japonica Evergreen 4-5 /3-4 AUTUMN ELAEAGNUS Elaeagnus umbellata Deciduous 12-18 /12-18 AZALEA SP Rhododendron sp Evergreen 9 /24 BANANA SHRUB Michelia figo Evergreen 6-10 /6-10 BEAUTYBERRY Callicarpa dichotoma Deciduous 4-6 /6-8 BIGLEAF HYDRANGEA Hydrangea macrophylla Deciduous 3-6 /3-6 BLUEBERRY RABBIT EYE Vaccinium ashei Deciduous 6-12 /8-12 BORDER FORSYTHIA Forsythia intermedia Deciduous 6-8 /6-8 BRIDAL WREATH SPIREA Spirea prunifolia Plena Deciduous 4-9 /6-8 *BURFORD HOLLY Ilex cornuta Burfordii Evergreen 8-20 /5-10 BURKWOOD VIBURNUM Viburnum x burkwoodii Deciduous 8-10 /6-8 BUTTERFLY BUSH Buddleia davidii Deciduous 10-12 /8-10 CALIFORNIA HOLLY GRAPE Mahonia pinnata Evergreen 4-6 /2-3
CAMELLIA Camellia japonica Evergreen 10-15 /6-10 CHASTE TREE Vitexagnus-castus Deciduous 12-15 /8-10 CHINDO VIBURNUM Viburnum awabuki Chindo Evergreen 10 /15 CHINESE HOLLY Ilex cornuta cultivars Evergreen 10-15 /8-10 CLEYERA Ternstroemia japonica Evergreen 8-12 /6-7 CRAPEMYRTLE Lagerstroemia indica Deciduous 15-25 /NA CRIMSON PYGMY Berberis thunbergii var Evergreen 3-6 /4-6 DOUBLEFILE VIBURNUM Viburnum plicatumtomentosum Deciduous 8-10 /8-10 ENGLISH LAUREL Prunus laurocerasus Evergreen 8-20 /8-20 EVERGREEN EUONYMUS Euonymus japonica Evergreen 10-15 /5-10 FLOWERING QUINCE Chaenomeles speciosa Deciduous 6-10 /6-10 FORMOSA FIRETHORN Pyracantha koidzumii Evergreen 8-12 /8-12 FORTUNE S OSMANTHUS Osmanthus fortunei Evergreen 12-15 /10-12 FRAGRANT TEA OLIVE Osmanthus fragrans Evergreen 20-30 /20 FRINGE TREE Chionanthus virginicus Deciduous 10-12 /8-10 GIANT ARBORVITAE Thuja plicata Evergreen 50-70 /15-25 GLOSSY ABELIA Abelia grandiflora Evergreen 4-6 /3-5 GLOSSY PRIVET Ligustrum lucidum Evergreen 20-25 /20-25 HETZII JUNIPER Juniperuschinensis Hetzii Evergreen 15 /15 HOLLY OSMANTHUS Osmanthus heterophyllus Evergreen 10-12 /8-10 HOLLYWOOD JUNIPER Juniperus chinensis Kaizuka Evergreen 10-15 /6-10 INDIAN AZALEA Rhododendron indica Evergreen 5-10 /5-10 INKBERRY Ilex glabra Evergreen 6-8 /6-8 JAPANESE BEAUTYBERRY Callicarpa japonica Deciduous 4-6 /4-6 JAPANESE FATSIA Fatsia japonica Evergreen 6-10 /6-10 JAPANESE HOLLY SP Ilex crenata cultivars Evergreen 6-8 /6-10 JAPANESE PIERIS Pieris japonica Evergreen 9-12 /6-8 JAPANESE PRIVET Ligustrum japonicum Evergreen 10-15 /6-8 JAPANESE VIBURNUM Viburnum japonicum Evergreen 6-8 /6-8 KERRIA Kerria japonica Deciduous 3-6 /6-9 LAURSTINUS VIBURNUM Viburnum tinus Evergreen 6-12 /4-10 LEATHERLEAF MAHONIA Mahonia bealei Evergreen 6-7 /2-3 LEATHERLEAF VIBURNUM Viburnumrhytidophyllum Evergreen 10-15 /12-15 LINDEN VIBURNUM Viburnum dilatatum Deciduous 9-10 /6-8
LOROPETALUM Loropetalum chinense Evergreen 6-10 /6-10 NANDINA Nandina domestica Evergreen 4-6 /3-5 NELLIE STEVENS HOLLY Ilex Nellie R Stevens Evergreen 15-25 /15-20 OAKLEAF HYDRANGEA Hydrangea quercifolia Deciduous 4-6 /4-6 ORIENTAL ARBORVITAE Thuja orientalis Evergreen 18-25 /10-15 PAMPAS GRASS Cortaderia selloana Deciduous 6-8 /6-8 PANICLE HYDRANGEA Hydrangea paniculata Deciduous 15-15 /12-20 PEARLBUSH Exochorda racemosa Deciduous 10-15 /10-15 PERSIAN LILAC Syringa persica Deciduous 8-9 /7-9 PITTOSPORUM Pittosporum tobira Evergreen 10-12 /6-9 PODOCARPUS Podocarpus macrophyllus Evergreen 8-10 /4-5 POSSUMHAW Ilex decidua Deciduous 7-15 /10-15 PRIDE OF ROCHESTER Deutzia scabra Deciduous 8-10 /6-8 SASANQUA CAMELLIA Camellia sasanqua Evergreen 6-10 /6-10 SCARLET FIRETHORN Pyracantha coccinea Evergreen 6-18 /6-18 SCOTCH BROOM Cytisus scoparius Deciduous 5-6 /5-6 SHRUB ALTHEA/ROSE OF Hibiscus syriacus Deciduous 6-8 /7-8 SPANISH BAYONET Yucca aloifolia Evergreen 3-6 /3-4 SWEET BAY Magnolia virginiana Evergreen 8-12 /6-10 SWEETSHRUB Calycanthus floridus Deciduous 6-9 /6-12 THORNY ELAEGNUS Elaeagnus pungens Evergreen 8-12 /6-10 VANHOUTTE SPIREA Spirea X vanhouttei Deciduous 6-8 /10-12 VARIEGATED CHINESE Ligustrum sinense Variegatum Evergreen 10-15 /10-15 VARIEGATED FALSE HOLLY Osmanthusheterophyllus Evergreen 4-6 /4-5 WAXMYRTLE Myrica cerifera Evergreen 10-15 /10-12 WEIGELA Weigela florida Deciduous 6-9 /9-12 WILLOWLEAF Cotoneaster salicifolius Evergreen 10-15 /7-10 WINGED EUONYMUS Euonymus alatus Deciduous 8-10 /8-10 WINTER HONEYSUCKLE Lonicera fragnantissima Deciduous 6-10 /6-10 WINTERBERRY Ilex verticillata Deciduous 6-10 /6-10 WINTERGREEN BARBERRY Berberis julianae Evergreen 5-6 /3-5 WITCH-HAZEL Hammamelis virginiana Deciduous 18-20 /18-20 YAUPON HOLLY Ilex vomitoria Evergreen 15-20 /8-12 YEDDO-HAWTHORN Raphiolepis umbellata Evergreen 4-6 /5-6
3. Small trees Height at planting = Six (6) feet to eight (8) feet with one and one-half (1.5) inch Caliper -Height/Width < thirty (30) feet. AMUR MAPLE Acer ginnala Deciduous 15-20 /15-25 CAROLINA-CHERRY Prunus caroliniana Evergreen 10-18 /25-30 CHINESE FRINGETREE Chionathus retusus Deciduous 20 /15 CHINESE PHOTINIA Photina serrulata Evergreen 15-25 /12-25 CHINESE PISTACHIO Pistacia chinensis Deciduous 30-25 /25-35 CHINESE SUMAC Rhus chinensis Deciduous 15-20 /15-20 CORNELIAN-CHERRY Cornus mas Deciduous 15-20 /12-18 CUTLEAF JAPANESE MAPLE Acer palmatumdissectum Deciduous 15-25 /15-25 DAHOON HOLLY Ilex cassine Evergreen 20-30 /8-12 DEVILWOOD Osmanthus americanus Evergreen 8-15 /6-12 EASTERN REDBUD Cercis Canadensis Deciduous 20-30 /25-35 FRANKLINIA Franklinia alatamaha Deciduous 10-20 /6-15 FRINGETREE Chionathus virginicus Deciduous 12-15 /10-15 JAPANESE APRICOT Prunus mume Deciduous 12-20 /15-20 JAPANESE BLACK PINE Pinus thunbergiana Evergreen 25-30 /20-35 JAPANESE MAPLE Acer palmatum Deciduous 15-25 /15-25 JAPANESE SNOWBELL Stryrax japonicus Deciduous 20-30 /15-25 KOREAN STEWARTIA Stewartia koreana Deciduous 20-25 /15-25 KOUSA DOGWOOD Cornus kousa Deciduous 15-20 /15-20 LITTLE GEM MAGNOLIA Magnolia grandiflora Littlegem Evergreen 20 /10 LOQUAT Eriobotrya japonica Evergreen 15-25 /15-25 OKAME CHERRY Prunus x incamp Okame Cherry Deciduous 20-30 /20-30 PAPERBARK MAPLE Acer griseum Deciduous 20-30 /15-25 RUSSIAN OLIVE Elaeagnus angustifolia Deciduous 12-15 /12-15 SAUCER MAGNOLIA Magnolia soulangeana Deciduous 20-30 /20-30 SIEBOLD VIBURNUM Viburnum sieboldii Deciduous 20-30 /10-12 SMOKE TREE Cotinus coggygria Deciduous 10-15 /10-15 SMOOTH SUMAC Rhus glabra Deciduous 10-15 /10-15 SOURWOOD Oxydendrum arboretum Deciduous 20-30 /20
SOUTHERN BLACKHAW Viburnum rufidulum Deciduous 10-20 /20 STAR MAGNOLIA Magnolia stellata Deciduous 15-20 /10-15 SWEET BAY MAGNOLIA Magnolia virginiana Evergreen 10-20 /10-20 SWEETBERRY Amelanchier arborea Deciduous 15-25 /15 WHITE MULBERRY Morus alba (Fruitless) Deciduous 30 /35-45 YOSHINO CHERRY Prunus x yedoensis Deciduous 20-30 /40-50 4. Medium trees Height at planting = Six (6) feet to eight (8) feet with one and one-half (1.5) inch caliper -Height/Width< fifty (50) feet. AMERICAN HOLLY Ilex opaca Evergreen 40-50 /18-40 AMERICAN HORNBEAN Carpiunus caroliniana Deciduous 25-40 /20-35 ARISTOCRAT PEAR Pyrus calleryana Aristocrat Deciduous 35-40 /25-35 ARIZONA CYPRESS Cupressus glabra Evergreen 30-70 /10-15 ATLANTIC WHITECEDAR Chamaecyparisthyoides Evergreen 40-50 /10-20 BIGLEAF MAGNOLIA Magnolia macrophylla Deciduous 30-40 /20-25 CAROLINA SILVERBELL Halesia tetraptera Deciduous 20-40 /15-30 CHANTICLEER PEAR Pyrus calleryana Chanticleer Deciduous 35-45 /12-15 CHINESE ELM Ulmus parvifolia Deciduous 40-50 /35-50 CHINKAPIN OAK Quercus muehlenbergii Deciduous 40-50 /50-60 DEODAR CEDAR Cedrus deodora Evergreen 30-50 /20-30 DOGWOOD Cornus florida Deciduous 30-40 /30-40 EASTERN RED CEDAR Juniperus virginiana Evergreen 30-40 /30-40 EMPRESSTREE Paulownia tomentosa Deciduous 30-40 /30-40 EUROPEAN HORNBEAM Carpinus betulus Fastigiata Deciduous 30-40 /15-20 EUROPEAN TURKEY OAK Quercus cerris Deciduous 30-50 /30-60 FOSTER HOLLY Ilex x attenuata Fosteri Evergreen 40-50 /18-40 GOLDENRAIN TREE Koelreuteria paniculata Deciduous 30-40 /30-40 HEDGE MAPLE Acer campestre Deciduous 30-35 /30-35 HINOKI FALSECYPRESS Chamaecyparis obtusa(cultivar) Evergreen 4-75 /3-20 IRONWOOD Ostryra virginiana Deciduous 30-40 /25-35 ITALIAN CYPRESS Cupressus sempervirens Evergreen 40-60 /3-12 JAPANESE CRAPEMYRTLE Lagerstroemiafauriei Deciduous 35-50 /25-35
JAPANESE CRYPTOMERIA Cryptomeria japonica Evergreen 40-50 /10-20 JAPANESE STEWARTIA Stewartiapseudocamellia Deciduous 30-40 /20-30 LACEBARK PINE Pinus bungeana Evergreen 30-50 /20-35 LIVE OAK Quercus virginiana Evergreen 30-50 /50-80 NOOTKA FALSECYPRESS Chamaecyparisnootkatensis Evergreen 35-50 /20 PERSIAN PARROTIA Parrotia persica Deciduous 20-40 /20-40 RED MAPLE Acer rubrum Deciduous 40-50 /25-35 ROCKY MOUNTAIN JUNIPER Juniperusscopulorum Evergreen 30-40 /10-15 SARGENT CHERRY Prunus sargentii Deciduous 25-40 /25-40 SAVANNAH HOLLY Ilex x attenuata Savannah Evergreen 30-45 /6-10 SAWTOOTH OAK Quercus acutissima Deciduous 50 /70 TRIDENT MAPLE Acer buergeranum Deciduous 30-40 /25 YELLOWWOOD Cladrastis kentukea Deciduous 30-50 /40-55 5. Large trees Height at planting = Ten (10) feet with two (2) inch Caliper - Height/Width> fifty (50) feet. AMERICAN LINDEN Tilia Americana Deciduous 50-80 /35-50 AMERICAN SYCAMORE Platanusoccidentalis Deciduous 70-100 /65 BALD CYPRESS Taxodiumdistichum\ Deciduous 50-100 /20 BEECH Fagusgrandiflora Deciduous 60-80 /40-60 BLACK OAK Quercus velutina Deciduous 50-60 /50-60 BLACK TUPELO/BLACK GUM Nyssa sylvatica Deciduous 40-60 /25-30 BLUE ATLAS CEDAR Cedrus atlantica Glauca Evergreen 40-60 /30-40 BUR OAK Quercus macrocarpa Deciduous 70-80 /70-80 CANADIAN HEMLOCK Tsuga Canadensis Evergreen 40-70 /25-35 CHINAFIR Cunninghamia lanceolata Evergreen 50-60 /20-25 COMMON HACKBERRY Celtis occidentalis Deciduous 40-60 /40-60 CUCUMBERTREE Magnolia acuminate Deciduous 60-80 /50-60 DAWN REDWOOD Metasequoia glyptostroboides Deciduous 70-90 /25-35 FLORIDA MAPLE Acer barbatum Deciduous 50-60 /25-40 HONEYLOCUST (Thornless) Gleditsia tricanthosvarinermis Deciduous 30-70 /30-70 JAPANESE ZELKOVA Zelkova serrata Deciduous 55-80 /50-75
KATSURATREE Cercidiphyllum japonicum Deciduous 40-60 /35-60 KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE Gymnocladusdioicus Deciduous 60-75 /40-50 LAUREL OAK Quercus hemisphaerica Deciduous 50-60 /50-60 LEYLAND CYPRESS X Cupressocyparis leylandii Evergreen 60-70 /10-12 LITTLELEAF LINDEN Tilia cordata Deciduous 60-70 /30-45 LOBLOLLY PINE Pinus taeda Evergreen 70-90 /30-40 LONGLEAF PINE Pinuspalustris Evergreen 80-100 /25 MAIDENHAIR TREE (male) Ginkgobiloba Deciduous 40-70 /20-40 PIN OAK Quercus palustris Deciduous 60-80 /40-50 POND CYPRESS Taxodium ascendens Deciduous 50-60 /12-20 RED OAK Quercus rubra Deciduous 75 /60-75 RIVER BIRCH Betula nigra Deciduous 40-70 /40-60 SASSAFRAS Sassafras albidum Deciduous 30-60 /25-40 SCARLET OAK Quercus coccinea Deciduous 60-80 /40-50 SCOTCH PINE Pinus sylvestris Evergreen 30-60 /30 SHUMARDOAK Quercus shumardii Deciduous 60-80 /40-50 SILVER LINDEN Tilia tomemtosa Deciduous 50-70 /40-60 SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA Magnolia grandiflora Evergreen 40-60 /25-30 SOUTHERN RED OAK Quercus falcate Deciduous 60-80 /60-70 SUGAR HACKBERRY Celtis laevigata Deciduous 60-80 /60-80 SUGAR MAPLE Acer saccharum Deciduous 60-120 /30 SWAMPWHITE OAK Quercus bicolor Deciduous 50-60 /50-60 SWEETGUM (Fruitless) Liquidambarstyraciflua Deciduous 60-100 /50 TULIPTREE Liriodendrontulipifera Deciduous 70-90 /35-50 WATER OAK Quercus nigra Deciduous 50-75 /30-40 WHITE ASH Fraxinus Americana Deciduous 50-80 /50-80 WHITE OAK Quercus alba Deciduous 80-100 /50 WILLOWOAK Quercus phellos Deciduous 60-80 /40-50 WINGED ELM Ulmus alata Deciduous 45-70 /30-40