Morrisville UDO Administrative Manual - July 2016

Part 4 Appendices 4.3 Plant Lists

Trees

Evergreen or Deciduous

Botanical Name

Common Name

Height Light Required Growth Rate

Notes

Good street tree. Performs well in planters. Prefers well- drained soil. Prefers rich, well-drained soil although it is tolerant to urban conditions. Excellent tree for any medium- large space. Usually multi-stemmed handsome small tree. Performs well in planter. Stress tree conditions. Weak branch structure. Interesting flowers and foliage. Beautiful red berries and foliage in fall. Multiple stems - are quite popular. Interesting bark in winter. Easy to grow on almost any location. Susceptible to many pests. Burrs litter the area under tree. Should avoid using near patios, drives, etc. Very coarse texture - brittle wood. Excellent specimen plant - beautiful fruit. Excellent evergreen cedar; many cultivars available. Good tree for open areas - not a good “close-up” tree. Beautiful flowers in spring. Many cultivars available. Good shade tree for limited spaces. Performs best in shaded areas.

Slow to Moderate

Acer buergeranum

Trident Maple

D

25'-30'

Sun

Acer campestre

Hedge Maple

D

45'

Sun

Slow

Acer rubrum

Red Maple

D

45'

Sun

Moderate

Slow to Moderate

Acer tataricum

Tartarian Maple

D

15'-20'

Sun

Albizia julibrissin

Mimosa

D

25'-35'

Sun

Fast

Aronia arbutifolia

Red Chockeberry

D

6'-10'

Sun

Slow

Sun to Partial Shade

Betula nigra

River Birch

D

25-40'

Moderate

Broussonetia papyrifera Paper Mulberry

D

40'-50'

Sun

Fast

American Hornbeam or Ironwood

Carpinus caroliniana

D

20’-30'

Heavy shade

Slow

Slow to Moderate

Castanea mollissima

Chinese Chestnut

D

40'-60'

Sun

Sun or Partial Shade

Moderate to Fast

Catalpa speciosa

Northern Catalpa

D

40'-60'

Crataegus phaenopyrum

Washington Hawthorn

D

25'-30'

Sun

Moderate

Sun to Partial Shade

Cedrus atlantic

Atlas Cedar

D

40’-60'

Slow

Moderate to Fast

Celtis occidentalis

Common Hackberry

D

40’-60'

Sun

Cercis canadensis

Eastern Redbud

D

20’-30' Sun to Light Shade Moderate

American Yellowwood

Cladrastis lutea

D

30’-50'

Sun

Moderate

Corylus colurna

Turkish Filbert

D

40'-50'

Sun

Moderate

Thrives in adverse conditions.

Crataegus phaenopyrum

Washington Hawthorn

Excellent specimen plant - beautiful fruit.

D

25’-30'

Sun

Moderate

Cupressus arizonica

Arizona Cypress

E

30’-40'

Sun

Moderate

Do not plant in shaded areas.

Slow to Moderate

Beautiful bark texture. Somewhat messy fruit.

Diospyros virginiana

Common Persimmon

D

5'-60'

Sun

Not as adaptable as Fraxinus pennsylvanica but has better landscape value. Can be used for a variety of functions. Many cultivars available. Unique foliage. Relatively pest free. Numerous cultivars. Susceptible to pest problems.

Fraxinus americana

White Ash

D

50'-80'

Sun

Moderate

Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash

D

50'-60'

Sun

Fast

Slow to Moderate

Ginkgo biloba

Ginkgo

D

50’-70'

Sun

Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos

D

30’-70'

Sun

Fast

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