Morrisville UDO Administrative Manual, 11/1/18 version

Part 4 Appendices 4.3 Plant Lists

Division of Water Resources – Riparian Buffers; 401 Certificates 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit 512 N. Salisbury Street Raleigh, NC 27604 Phone: (919) 807-6300 Raleigh Regional Office 3800 Barrett Drive Raleigh, NC 27609 Phone: (919) 791-4200

D. Town of Cary Permitting Department 316 N. Academy Street Cary, NC 27513 Phone: (919) 460-4992

Transportation and Facilities 316 N. Academy Street Cary, NC 27513 Phone: (919) 469-4069

Water Resources Dept. Utility Design & Construction 316 N. Academy Street Cary, NC 27513 Phone (919) 380-2760

E. Wake County

Historic Landmarks Capital Area Preservation P.O. Box 28072 Capitol Station Raleigh, NC 27611-8072 Fax: (919) 834-7314 Phone: (919) 833-6404

Sedimentation and Erosion Control Wake County Environmental Services Water Quality Division 336 Fayetteville Street Raleigh, NC 27602 Phone (919) 856-7400

4.3. PLANT LISTS The intention of these lists is to help developers comply with the UDO’s buffer and landscaping standards. They identify tree species selected for their hardiness, growth rate, ability to withstand adverse conditions, natural diversity and beauty, and general local availability. These lists are not comprehensive and an applicant can request to use alternative vegetation.

Recommended Trees and Shrubs

Shade Trees – Deciduous, over 35 Feet Mature Height

Botanical Name

Common Name Height Spread Light Required Growth Rate

Notes

Acer platanoides

Norway Maple

40-50'

30' Full Sun/Light Shade

Medium

Not a good street tree

Acer rubrum

Red Maple

40-60'

40' Full Sun/Light Shade

Fast

Many different cultivars

Acer saccarum

*Sugar Maple

60-70'

40' Full Sun/Light Shade

Slow

Beautiful Fall color

Betula nigra

River Birch

40-70' 40-60' Full Sun/Light Shade

Fast

Tolerates wet areas, multi-stem

*European Hornbeam

Carpinus betulus

40-60' 30-40' Full Sun/Light Shade Slow-Medium Withstands heavy pruning

Fraxinus pennsylvanica *Green Ash

50-60' 25'-30'

Full Sun

Fast

Coarse appearance in winter

Ginkgo biloba

*Ginkgo

50-80' 30-40'

Full Sun

Slow-Medium

Plant male trees

Gleditsia triacanthos Honeylocust

30-70' 30-70'

Full Sun

Fast

Short trunk

Needs large area for root system

Liquidambar styaciflua Fruitless Sweetgum

60-75' 40-50'

Full Sun

Medium-Fast

Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar

70-90' 35-50'

Full Sun

Fast

Plant in large, open areas

Platanus x acerifolia London Planetree

70-100' 65-80' Full Sun/Light Shade

Medium

Plant in large, open areas

November 1, 2018

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