Morrisville UDO Administrative Manual, August 1, 2018 version

Part 4 Appendices 4.3 Plant Lists

Shrubs

Evergreen or Deciduous

Botanical Name

Common Name

Height Light Required Growth Rate

Notes

Berberis thunbergii

Japanese Barberry

D

3'-7'

Sun

Moderate

Barrier hedge-type plant.

Buddleia davidii

Butterfly Bush

D

10-15'

Sun to Shade

Fast

Numerous cultivars available.

Moderate to Fast

Good for hedges and borders. Not a very popular shrub. Low compact shrub with slender upright branches. Interesting effect - good specimen type plant. Excellent ground cover shrub for slopes. Interesting stem shape, bright yellow flowers in early summer. Aggressive shrub - good for massive hedge or screen. Excellent yellow flowers in early spring. Good dogwood for dry soils.

Caragana arboresceus Siberian Pea Shrub

E

15-20'

Sun

Slow to Moderate

Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea

D

3-4'

Sun or Shade

Cornus racemosa

Gray Dogwood

D

10'-15'

Shade or Sun

Slow

Common Smokebush Cranberry Cotoneaster

Cotinus coggygria

D

10'-15'

Sun

Moderate

Cotoneaster apiculatus

D

3'

Sun

Slow

Cytisus scoparius

Scotch Broom

D

5'-6'

Sun

Fast

Elaeagnus pungers

Thorny Elaeagnus

D

10'-15'

Sun or shade

Fast

Forsythia intermedia

Forsythia

D

3-6'

Sun

Moderate

Hamamelis virginiana

Witch Hazel

D

5-8'

Sun

Moderate Aromatic - good winter interest.

Hibiscus syriacus

Rose of Sharon

D

8-12'

Sun

Moderate

Good summer flower.

Ilex cornuta

Chinese Holly

E

8'-15'

Sun

Fast

Many cultivars to choose from.

Moderate to Fast Moderate to Fast Moderate to Fast

Good „foundation type planting.

Ilex latifolia

Lusterleaf Holly

E

20'-25'

Sun or Shade

Sun to Partial Shade

Adaptable to wide range of conditions.

Ilex vomitoria

Yaupon Holly

E

15'-20'

Ilex vomitoria „Nana

Dwarf Yaupon

E

3-5'

Sun

Excellent small holly.

Will grow much taller if trellised. No serious pests.

Jasminum nudiflorum

Winter Jasmine

E

3'-4'

Sun or Shade

Fast

Slow to Moderate

Juniperus horizontalis

Creeping Juniper

E

1-2'

Sun

Many cultivars available.

Many uses - typically a screen or hedge. Excellent groundcover, good on slopes. Very aggressive once established.

Juniperus communis

Common Juniper

E

5'-10'

Sun

Slow

1-1 1/2'

Juniperus conferta

Shore Juniper

E

Sun

Moderate

Moderate to Fast Moderate to Fast

Ligustrum japonicum

Japanese Privet

E

8-15'

Sun

Good screen/hedge.

Southern Waxmyrtle

Sun to Partial Shade

Excellent hedge or screen. Can be „tree-form. Beautiful berries in winter. Good near buildings. Beautiful orange berries - can be espaliered. Excellent hedge material - is very popular in urban areas. Numerous cultivars - stiff foliage and stems. A large loose-open shape - beautiful fall color. Aromatic foliage - not a formal plant. Prune in early spring to induce flowers on new growth.

Myrica cerifera

E

8-15'

Nandina domestica

Nandina

E

3-5'

Sun

Moderate

Pyracantha koidzumii

Formosa Firethorn

E

8'-12'

Sun

Fast

Moderate to Fast

Photinia fraseri

Photinia

E

8-15'

Sun

Raphiolepis umbellata Indian Hawthorn

E

4'-6'

Sun

Moderate

Rhus typhina

Staghorn Sumac

D

15'-25'

Sun to Shade

Fast

Rosmarinus officinalis

Rosemary

E

2'-4'

Sun

Fast

Tamarix ramosissima

Tamarix

E

10'-15'

Sun

Fast

Yucca filamentosa

Adam’s Needle

E

3'-6'

Sun

Slow

Coarse needle-shaped foliage.

August 1, 2018

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