Morrisville UDO Administrative Manual, 11/1/18 version

Part 4 Appendices 4.3 Plant Lists

Understory Accent Trees - Evergreen, under 35 Feet Mature Height

Botanical Name

Common Name Height Spread Light Required Growth Rate

Notes

Full Sun/Partial Shade Full Sun/Partial Shade Full Sun/Partial Shade

Ilex aquifolium

English Holly

8-12'

7-12'

Slow

Conical in shape

Ilex x attenuata

Foster's Holly #2

20-30' 7-10'

Rapid

Pyramidal, upright form

Ilex x Nellie R. Stevens Nellie Stevens Holly 15-25' 10-15'

Rapid

Excellent as a dense screen

Large Screening Shrubs

Botanical Name

Common Name Height Spread Light Required Growth Rate

Notes

Upright, columnar; Blooms Oct.-Jan.

Camellia sasanqua

Sasanqua Camellia 7-12'

5-7'

Partial Shade

Rapid

Full Sun/Partial Shade Full Sun/Partial Shade Full Sun/Partial Shade Full Sun/Partial Shade

Ilex Aquifolium

English Holly

8-12'

7-12'

Slow

Shiny dark green foliage

Ilex x attenuata 'Fosteri' Foster's Holly #2

20-30' 8-15'

Rapid

Loosely pyramidal

Ilex cornuta 'Needlepoint'

Needlepoint Holly

8-10'

5-6'

Moderate

Sharp spines

Ilex x Nellie R. Stevens Nellie Stevens Holly 15-25' 10-15'

Rapid

Excellent dense hedge

Juniperus chinensis 'Hetzii' Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka'

Very tolerable of urban conditions Excellent as specimen or screen

Hetzi Juniper

10-12' 10-12'

Full Sun

Rapid

Holly w ood Juniper 10-12'

6-8'

Full Sun

Fast

Full Sun/Partial Shade Full Sun/Partial Shade

Ligustrum japonicum

Japanese Privet

6-12'

6-8'

Fast

Excellent dense hedge

My rica cerifera

Wax Myrtle

10-12' 8-10'

Fast

Hardy in most any situation

Rounded and compact; fragrant flower

Osmanthus fortunei

Osmanthus

9-12'

5-7'

Full Sun

Moderate

Carolina Cherry Laurel

Full Sun/Partial Shade

Prunus caroliniana

20-30' 15-25'

Fast

Used as shrub or small tree

x Cupressocy paris ley landii

Leyland Cypress

60-70' 15-25'

Full Sun

Fast

Columnar to pyramidal shape

Medium Screening Shrubs

Botanical Name

Common Name Height Spread Light Required Growth Rate

Notes

Irregular form; blooms throughout summer

Abelia x grandiflora

Abelia

3-6'

3-6'

Sun/Semi-Shade Slow -Medium

Becomes quite dense in heavy shade

Aucuba japonica

Japanese Acuba

4-5'

3-4'

Shade

Moderate

Berberis julianae

Winter Barberry

5-6'

4-7'

Sun

Slow -Medium

Stiff thorns to 1 1/2"

Bux us semperv irens

Common Box wood

3-6'

3-4'

Semi-Shade

Slow -Medium

Excellent formal hedge

Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii Nana'

Versatile as hedge and/or barrier

Dwarf Burford Holly 4-6'

4-6'

Sun/Semi-Shade

Moderate

Hetzi Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Hetzi'

4-6'

5-7'

Sun/Shade

Moderate

Spreading and rounded

Ilex crenata 'Rotundifolia'

Roundleaf Japanese Holly

Withstands urban conditions w ell

4-6'

4-6'

Sun/Shade

Moderate

Ilex glabra

Inkberry Holly

6-9'

4-7'

Sun/Semi-Shade

Moderate

Excellent for naturalizing

Juniperus chinensis 'Pfitzeriana'

Pfitzer Juniper

5-7'

8-10'

Sun

Fast

Rugged character

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