City of Garland, TX Approved Plant List

Approved Plant Materials & Tables.

Tree and plants required by Articles 3 and 4 of this Chapter 4, and by other chapters and sections within this GDC, must be selected only from the species indicated by type in the following Tables 4-1 through 4-7, as applicable. However, the City does encourage landscaping diversity and may consider alternatives beyond the plant species listed herein. The plant species shown in Tables 4-1 through 4-7 are native and adapted species that: (i) are recognized by the agricultural or horticultural industry as being appropriate for the North Central Texas climate; (ii) are relatively cold hardy and drought tolerant; and (iii) are predominantly pest- and insect-free.

(B)

Drought Resistant Plant Material.

In an effort to reduce water usage, the City encourages the planting of drought resistant plant materials, as cited in the Approved Plant List.

(C)

Responsibility of the Property Owner.

All landscaping and screening elements required by various chapters and sections within this GDC must be maintained by the property owner.

Table 4-1: Trees - Large Canopy
Common Name	Botanical Name	Remarks	Drought Tolerant
Oak, Burr	Quercus macrocarpa	Native	Y
Oak, Chinquapin	Quercus muehlenbergii	Native	Y
Oak, Live	Quercus virginiana	Native, Evergreen	Y
Oak, Red	Quercus shumardii	Native	Y
Pecan	Carya illinoiensis	Native	Y
Ash, Texas	Fraxinus texensis	Native	Y
White ash	Fraxinus americana	Native	Y
Bald Cypress	Taxodium distichum	Adapted
Elm, Cedar	Ulmus crassifolia	Native	Y
Elm, Allee Lacebark	Ulmus parvifolia ‘Elmer II’	Adapted
Elm, Bosque Lacebark	Ulmus parvifolia ‘UPMTFI’	Adapted
Magnolia Southern	Magnolia grandiflora	Adapted, Evergreen
Maple, Bigtooth	Acer grandidentatum	Adapted
Maple, Caddo	Acer saccharum ‘Caddo’	Adapted	Y
Persimmon, Common	Diospyros virginiana	Adapted
Pistache, Chinese	Pistacia chinensis	Adapted
Ginkgo ‘Autumn Gold’	Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’	Adapted
Honey Locust	Gleditsia triacanthos ‘inermis’	Adapted	Y
American Elm	Ulmus americana	Native	Y
Sweetgum	Liquidambar styraciflua	Adapted

Table 4-2: Trees - Small Ornamental
Common Name	Botanical Name	Remarks	Drought Tolerant
Holly, Yaupon	Ilex vomitoria	Native, Evergreen	Y
Maple, Shantung	Acer trucatum	Adapted
Mexican Plum	Prunus mexicana	Native	Y
Pear, Aristocrat	Pyrus calleryana ‘Aristocrat’	Adapted
Persimmon, Texas	Diospyros texana	Adapted	Y
Possumhaw Holly	Ilex decidua	Native	Y
Rusty Blackhaw	Viburnum rufidulum	Native	Y
Texas Redbud	Cercis canadensis var ‘texensis’	Native	Y
Chaste Tree	Vitex agnus-castus	Adapted	Y
Crape Myrtle	Lagerstroemia indica	Adapted	Y
Eve’s Necklace	Sophora affinis	Adapted	Y
Golden Raintree	Koelreuteria paniculata	Adapted
Lacey Oak	Quercus glaucoides	Adapted
Vasey Oak	Quercus pungens ‘Vaseyi’	Adapted
Shining Sumac	Rhus copallina	Adapted	Y

Table 4-3: Trees & Shrubs - High-Level Screening
Common Name	Botanical Name	Remarks	Drought Tolerant
Eastern Red Cedar	Juniperus virginiana	Native, Evergreen	Y
Holly, Foster	Ilex x attenuata ‘Foster’	Adapted, Evergreen
Holly, Nellie R. Stevens	Ilex cornuta ‘Nellie R. Stevens’	Adapted, Evergreen	Y
Magnolia, ‘Little Gem’	Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’	Adapted, Evergreen
Wax Myrtle	Myrica cerifera	Native, Evergreen	Y
Pine, Mondell/Eldarica	Pinus eldarica	Adapted, Evergreen	Y
Elaeagnus	Elaeagnus macrophylla ‘Ebbenji’	Adapted, Evergreen	Y
Leyland Cypress	Cupressocyparis leylandii	Adapted, Evergreen
Cherry Laurel	Prunus caroliniana	Adapted, Evergreen
Glossy Ligustrum	Ligustrum lucidum	Adapted, Evergreen
Waxleaf Ligustrum	Ligustrum japonicum	Adapted, Evergreen
Chinese Photinia	Photinia serrulata (not P. fraseri)	Adapted, Evergreen
Burford Holly	Ilex cornuta ‘Burfordii’	Adapted, Evergreen
Mary Nell Holly	Ilex x ‘Mary Nell’	Adapted, Evergreen

Table 4-4: Shrubs - Low-Level Screening
Common Name	Botanical Name	Remarks	Drought Tolerant
Glossy Abelia	Abelia grandiflora	Adapted, Evergreen	Y
Agarito	Berberis trifoliate	Native, Evergreen	Y
American Beautyberry	Callicarpa americana	Native, Evergreen	Y
Aromatic Sumac	Rhus aromatica	Native, Evergreen	Y
Nandina	Nandina domestica	Adapted, Evergreen	Y
Indian Hawthorn	Raphiolepis indica	Adapted, Evergreen
Holly, Dwarf Burford	Ilex cornuta ‘Burfordii Nana’	Adapted, Evergreen
Holly, Berries Jubilee	Ilex cornuta ‘Berries Jubilee’	Adapted, Evergreen
Holly, Carissa	Ilex cornuta ‘Carissa’	Adapted, Evergreen	Y
Holly, Dazzler	Ilex cornuta ‘Dazzler’	Adapted, Evergreen	Y
Holly, Dwarf Chinese	Ilex cornuta ‘Rotunda’	Adapted, Evergreen	Y
Holly, Dwarf Yaupon	Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’	Adapted, Evergreen	Y
Red Yucca	Hesperaloe parvifolia	Adapted, Evergreen	Y
Texas Sage	Leucophyllum fruitescens	Adapted, Evergreen	Y
Soft-leaf Yucca	Yucca recurvifolia	Adapted, Evergreen	Y
Red Barberry ‘Rose Glow’	Berberis thunbergii ‘Rose Glow’	Adapted, Evergreen	Y
‘Morning Light’ Miscanthus	Miscanthus sinensis ‘gracillimus’	Adapted, Evergreen	Y

Table 4-5: Groundcover and Turf Grasses
Common Name	Botanical Name	Remarks	Drought Tolerant
Bermuda Grass	Cynodon dactylon	Adapted	Y
Buffalo Grass	Buchloe dactyloides	Native	Y
St. Augustine Grass	Stenotaphrum secundatum	Adapted
Monkey/Mondo Grass	Ophiopogon japonica	Adapted, Evergreen
Liriope	Liriope muscari (not L. spicata)	Adapted, Evergreen	Y
Asian Jasmine	Trachelospermum asiaticum	Adapted, Evergreen	Y
Vinca	Vinca minor (not V. major)	Adapted, Evergreen	Y
Wintercreeper	Euonymus fortunei	Adapted	Y
Trailing Juniper	Juniperus spp.	Adapted, Evergreen	Y
English Ivy	Hedera helix	Adapted, Evergreen	Y

Table 4-6: Vines for Screening Walls
Common Name	Botanical Name	Remarks	Drought Tolerant
Coral Honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens	Adapted	Y
Crossvine	Bignonia capreolata	Adapted	Y
Trumpet Vine	Campsis radicans	Adapted

Table 4-7: Perennials & Ornamental Grasses¹
Common Name	Botanical Name	Remarks	Drought Tolerant
Blackeyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Native	Y
Blackfoot Daisy	Melampodium leucanthum	Native	Y
Fall Aster	Aster longifolia	Native	Y
Pink Skullcap	Scutellaria suffrutescens	Adapted	Y
Purple Coneflower	Echinacea purpurea	Adapted	Y
Rockrose	Pavonia lasiopetala	Adapted	Y
Sage, Autumn	Salvia greggii	Adapted	Y
Sage, Big Red	Salvia penstemonoides	Adapted	Y
Texas Star Hibiscus	Hibiscus coccinea	Adapted	Y
Turk’s Cap	Malvaviscus drummondii	Adapted	Y
Maidengrass	Miscanthus spp.	Adapted	Y

¹ Perennials and ornamental grasses must be used to enhance required landscaping, but do not count as required “shrubs” or “trees” in meeting landscaping requirements.

(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)