Recommended Species List Update 2024

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1						Minimum Landscape Planting Sizes
2	If a species is selected for canopy credit trees, is not on this list, then the following Mature widths will determine the Canopy Class. Mature widths (avg) will be determined by information in North Carolina Plant Toolbox					Large Maturing Trees		Small Maturing Trees	Evergreen Trees	Large Shrubs	Small Shrubs

3		Large 50' + width	Medium 25'-50' width	Small 10'-25' Width		2" caliper 12-14' tall		1.5" caliper 8'-10' tall	6' tall at time of planting	5 gal container or 10" root ball 24" tall	3 gal container or 8" root ball 18" tall
4	7-2-5 Tree means any living, self-supporting woody perennial plant which normally obtains a trunk diameter of at least two inches and a height of at least ten feet, and typically has one main stem and many branches. NA=Not Allowable
5	Invasive Species Policy
6	Under adopted City policy invasive species are not eligible for credit for landscaping (7-11-3) or tree preservation (7-19) compliance. The City uses the following publication as the reference list for invasive species: A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Species in Southern Forests. This
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9	Species #	Green=Evergreen Common Name	Blue=Native Botanical Name	TCP Size Classification	Mature Spread	7-11-3 Landscaping Tree Class	Mature Height	Street Tree - Grate	Pollinator	Riparian	Parking Islands (Not permitted)
10	15	White Fir	Abies concolor	small	10-30	large	30-70
11	16	Fraser Fir	Abies fraseri	small	10-25	large	30-55
12		Trident maple	Acer buergerianum	small	20-30	small	25-35
13	5145	Hedge Maple	Acer campestre	medium	25-35	small	25-35
14	313	Boxelder	Acer negundo	medium	30-50	NA	30-50
15	315	Striped Maple	Acer pensylvanicum	small	12-20	small	15-35
16	316	Red maple	Acer rubrum	medium	30-50	large	40-120
17	317	Silver Maple	Acer saccharinum	medium	40-60	large	50-80
18	318	Sugar maple	Acer saccharum	medium	30-60	large	40-120
19	319	Mountain Maple	Acer spicatum	small	10-20	small	10-25
20	332	Yellow buckeye	Aesculus flava	medium	30-40	large	40-60
21		Red Horsechestnut	Aesculus X carnea	medium	25-35	small	30-40
22		Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	small	10-20	small	15-25
23	355	Black Alder	Alnus glutinosa	medium	20-40	large	40-60
24	350	Hazel Alder	Alnus serrulata	small	8-15	NA	10-15
25	357	Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	small	10-15	small	15-25
26	356	Shadbush Serviceberry	Amelanchier canadensis	small	15-20	small	15-25
27	5203	Allegheny Serviceberry	Amelanchier laevis	small	15-20	small	15-25
28	353	Devil’s walkingstick	Aralia spinosa	small	6-10	NA	10-35
29	367	Paw paw	Asimina triloba	small	15-30	small	15-30
30	371	Yellow birch	Betula alleghaniensis	large	60-80	large	70-80
31	372	Sweet birch	Betula lenta	medium	35-45	large	60-70
32	373	River birch	Betula nigra	medium	40-60	large	30-70
33	5378	European Hornbeam	Carpinus betulus	small	20-30	large	40-60
34	391	Hornbeam/Bluebeech	Carpinus caroliniana	medium	20-35	small	20-30
35	402	Bitternut hickory	Carya cordiformis	medium	25-40	large	50-100
36	403	Pignut hickory	Carya glabra	medium	25-40	large	60-80
37	407	Shagbark Hickory	Carya ovata	large	50-70	large	70-90
38	409	Mockernut Hickory	Carya tomentosa	medium	40-60	large	60-80
39	422	Chinquapin	Castanea pumila	small	10-20	small	15-30
40	451	Southern Catalpa	Catalpa bignonioides	medium	20-40	large	30-60
41	5420	Atlas Cedar	Cedrus atlantica	medium	30-40	large	40-60
42	5423	Deodar cedar	Cedrus deodara	medium	30-40	large	30-50
43	5421	Cedar of Lebanon	Cedrus libani	medium	30-50	large	40-60
44	463	Sugarberry	Celtis laevigata	medium	30-60	large	50-70
45	462	Hackberry	Celtis occidentalis	medium	40-60	large	40-100
46	5435	Katsura tree	Cercidiphyllum japonicum	medium	30-50	large	40-60
47	471	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	medium	25-35	small	20-30
48		Oklahoma Redbud	Cercis canadensis var. texensis 'Oklahoma'	small	15-20	small	12-18
49	5444	False Cypress	Chamaecyparis pisifera	small	3-20	large	50-70
50		Fringe Tree	Chionanthus virginicus	small	12-20	small	12-30
51	481	Yellowwood	Cladrastis kentukea	medium	40-45	large	30-45
52		Alternate leaf dogwood	Cornus alternifolia	small	20-30	small	15-25
53	491	Flowering dogwood	Cornus florida	small	15-30	small	15-25
54	5591	Kousa Dogwood	Cornus kousa	small	15-30	small	20-30
55	996	American Smoketree	Cotinus obovatus	small	20-30	small	20-30
56	500	Washington hawthorn	Crataegus phaenopyrum	small	20-25	small	25-30
57	6786	Japanese Cryptomeria	Cryptomeria japonica	small	20-30	large	50-70
58	521	Persimmon	Diospyros virginiana	medium	20-35	large	30-80
59		Eastern Wahoo	Euonymus atropurpureus	small	15-25	small	12-25
60	531	Beech	Fagus grandifolia	large	40-80	large	60-80
61	5983	European Beech	Fagus sylvatica	medium	35-50	large	50-60
62		Carolina Buckthorn	Frangula caroliniana	small	12-20	NA	12-20
63	541	White Ash	Fraxinus americana	NA	50-75	NA	60-120
64	544	Green Ash	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	NA	35-50	NA	50-70
65	545	Pumpkin Ash	Fraxinus profunda	NA	30-50	NA	60-80
66	546	Blue Ash	Fraxinus quadrangulata	NA	50-70	NA	50-70
67	561	Ginko	Ginkgo biloba	medium	30-40	large	50-80
68	552	Honey-locust	Gleditsia triacanthos	large	60-80	large	60-80
69	571	Kentucky Coffee Tree	Gymnocladus dioica	medium	40-55	large	60-80
70	581	Carolina silverbell	Halesia carolina	medium	25-35	small	10-40
71		Mountain Silverbell	Halesia monticola	small	15-35	large	30-80
72		Common Silverbell	Halesia tetraptera	medium	25-35	small	10-40
73		Common witch-hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	small	15-20	small	15-30
74	591	American holly	Ilex opaca	small	10-20	large	40-60
75		Nellie Stevens Holly	Ilex x ‘Nellie R. Stevens’	small	8-25	small	15-30
76		Foster Holly	Ilex x attenuata ‘Fosteri’	small	10-15	small	20-30
77	601	Butternut	Juglans cinerea	medium	40-60	large	40-60
78	602	Black Walnut	Juglans Nigra	large	50-70	large	50-75
79		Rocky Mountain Juniper	Juniperus scopulorum	small	3-15	small	30-40
80	068	Red cedar	Juniperus virginiana	small	10-20	small	30-40
81	6212	European Larch	Larix decidua	small	20-30	large	60-100
82	611	Sweetgum	Liquidambar styraciflua	medium	40-50	large	60-100
83	621	Tulip tree	Liriodendron tulipifera	medium	30-60	large	80-120
84	651	Cucumber tree	Magnolia acuminata	medium	35-60	large	50-80
85	655	Fraser Magnolia	Magnolia fraseri	medium	30-40	small	30-40
86	652	Southern Magnolia	Magnolia grandiflora	medium	30-50	large	60-80
87	654	Bigleaf Magnolia	Magnolia macrophylla	medium	30-40	small	30-40
88	7634	Saucer Magnolia	Magnolia soulangeana	small	5-6	small	10-13
89	7631	Star Magnolia	Magnolia stellata	small	10-15	small	15-20
90	658	Umbrella Magnolia	Magnolia tripetela	small	15-30	small	15-40
91	653	Sweetbay Magnolia	Magnolia virginiana	small	10-35	small	10-35
92	660	Flowering Crabapple	Malus	small	10-20	small	15-26
93	662	Wild Crabapple	Malus angustifolia	small	15-25	NA	20-30
94	663	Sweet Crab Apple	Malus coronaria	small	20-30	small	15-30
95	7779	Dawn Redwood	Metasequoia glyptostroboides	small	15-25	large	62-100
96	682	Red Mulberry	Morus rubra	medium	35-40	large	25-60
97	691	WaterTupelo	Nyssa aquatica	medium	25-50	large	60-100
98	693	Black gum	Nyssa sylvatica	medium	20-35	large	40-70
99	701	Hop-hornbeam	Ostrya virginiana	small	15-30	small	20-40
100	711	Sourwood	Oxydendrum arboreum	small	10-15	small	20-30