Administrative Manual January 2025
Part 4. Appendices 4.3 Plant Lists
Table 4.3.3: Trees - Shade (35' Height or More at Maturity); Deciduous
MORRISVILLE UDO REQUIREMENTS*
CHARACTERISTICS + CONDITIONS
BUFFER
LANDSCAPE
SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
NOTES + COMMENTS
STREET YARD BUFFER
PERIMETER BUFFER
RIPARIAN BUFFER
VEHICLE USE AREA - INTERIOR
VEHICLE USE AREA - PERIMETER FOUNDATION PLANTINGS
SCREENING FOR EQUIPMENT UTILITY LINES SIGHT TRIANGLE
MATURE HEIGHT (H) X SPREAD (S) LIGHT REQUIREMENTS SOIL MOISTURE
POTENTIAL FOR LITTER
STREET TREE SUITABLE NC NATIVE
H 40-70' S 30-50' H 30-40' S 25-35' H 30-40' S 20-30' H 30-50' S 40-55' H 35-60' S 25-30' H 50-80' S 40-80' H 50-80' S 30-40' H 60-80' S 40-60' H 60-70' S 20-30' H 60-90' S 30-50' H 30-50' S 20-30' H 25-40' S 20-30' H 20-50' S 10-25'
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Acer rubrum
Red Maple
Numerous cultivars and crosses available
'Dura-Heat' variety recommended due to enhanced insect and disease resistance, heat tolerance, bark and foliage characteristics, and compact habit
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Betula nigra
River Birch
European Hornbeam American Yellowood Persimmon
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Carpinus betulus
Performs best in shade; cultivars available
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Cladrastis kentukea
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Diospyros virginiana
Males only other than in naturalized to avoid nuisance fruit
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Fagus grandifolia
American Beech
Slow growing
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Ginkgo biloba
Maidenhair Tree
**Utilize verified male trees only
Nuisance fruit: reserve for naturalized or restoration areas (not suitable for urban areas or lawn areas of heavy foot traffic); brittle wood
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Liquidambar styraciflua
Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba' Liriodendron tulipifera
Sweetgum (fruitless variety)
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Brittle wood, may revert to fruiting
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Tulip Poplar
Prefers moist soils and can tolerate standing water but also can handle drought
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Nyssa sylvatica
Black Gum
Eastern Hop Hornbeam
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Ostrya virginiana
Not readily available but desirable for urban settings
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Oxydendrum arboreum
Sourwood
Morrisville, NC
May 29, 2020
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