Table 4-1: Trees - Large Canopy
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Common Name
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Botanical Name
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Remarks
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Drought Tolerant
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Oak, Burr
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Quercus macrocarpa
|
Native
|
Y
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Oak, Chinquapin
|
Quercus muehlenbergii
|
Native
|
Y
|
Oak, Live
|
Quercus virginiana
|
Native, Evergreen
|
Y
|
Oak, Red
|
Quercus shumardii
|
Native
|
Y
|
Pecan
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Carya illinoiensis
|
Native
|
Y
|
Ash, Texas
|
Fraxinus texensis
|
Native
|
Y
|
White ash
|
Fraxinus americana
|
Native
|
Y
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Bald Cypress
|
Taxodium distichum
|
Adapted
|
|
Elm, Cedar
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Ulmus crassifolia
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Native
|
Y
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Elm, Allee Lacebark
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Ulmus parvifolia ‘Elmer II’
|
Adapted
|
|
Elm, Bosque Lacebark
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Ulmus parvifolia ‘UPMTFI’
|
Adapted
|
|
Magnolia Southern
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Magnolia grandiflora
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Adapted, Evergreen
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|
Maple, Bigtooth
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Acer grandidentatum
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Adapted
|
|
Maple, Caddo
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Acer saccharum ‘Caddo’
|
Adapted
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Y
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Persimmon, Common
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Diospyros virginiana
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Adapted
|
|
Pistache, Chinese
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Pistacia chinensis
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Adapted
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|
Ginkgo ‘Autumn Gold’
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Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’
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Adapted
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|
Honey Locust
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Gleditsia triacanthos ‘inermis’
|
Adapted
|
Y
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American Elm
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Ulmus americana
|
Native
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Y
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Sweetgum
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Liquidambar styraciflua
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Adapted
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Table 4-2: Trees - Small Ornamental
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Common Name
|
Botanical Name
|
Remarks
|
Drought Tolerant
|
Holly, Yaupon
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Ilex vomitoria
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Native, Evergreen
|
Y
|
Maple, Shantung
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Acer trucatum
|
Adapted
|
|
Mexican Plum
|
Prunus mexicana
|
Native
|
Y
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Pear, Aristocrat
|
Pyrus calleryana ‘Aristocrat’
|
Adapted
|
|
Persimmon, Texas
|
Diospyros texana
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Adapted
|
Y
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Possumhaw Holly
|
Ilex decidua
|
Native
|
Y
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Rusty Blackhaw
|
Viburnum rufidulum
|
Native
|
Y
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Texas Redbud
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Cercis canadensis var ‘texensis’
|
Native
|
Y
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Chaste Tree
|
Vitex agnus-castus
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Adapted
|
Y
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Crape Myrtle
|
Lagerstroemia indica
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Adapted
|
Y
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Eve’s Necklace
|
Sophora affinis
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Adapted
|
Y
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Golden Raintree
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Koelreuteria paniculata
|
Adapted
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Lacey Oak
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Quercus glaucoides
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Adapted
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|
Vasey Oak
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Quercus pungens ‘Vaseyi’
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Adapted
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Shining Sumac
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Rhus copallina
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Adapted
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Y
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Table 4-3: Trees & Shrubs - High-Level Screening
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Common Name
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Botanical Name
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Remarks
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Drought Tolerant
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Eastern Red Cedar
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Juniperus virginiana
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Native, Evergreen
|
Y
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Holly, Foster
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Ilex x attenuata ‘Foster’
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Adapted, Evergreen
|
|
Holly, Nellie R. Stevens
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Ilex cornuta ‘Nellie R. Stevens’
|
Adapted, Evergreen
|
Y
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Magnolia, ‘Little Gem’
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Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’
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Adapted, Evergreen
|
|
Wax Myrtle
|
Myrica cerifera
|
Native, Evergreen
|
Y
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Pine, Mondell/Eldarica
|
Pinus eldarica
|
Adapted, Evergreen
|
Y
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Elaeagnus
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Elaeagnus macrophylla ‘Ebbenji’
|
Adapted, Evergreen
|
Y
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Leyland Cypress
|
Cupressocyparis leylandii
|
Adapted, Evergreen
|
|
Cherry Laurel
|
Prunus caroliniana
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Adapted, Evergreen
|
|
Glossy Ligustrum
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Ligustrum lucidum
|
Adapted, Evergreen
|
|
Waxleaf Ligustrum
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Ligustrum japonicum
|
Adapted, Evergreen
|
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Chinese Photinia
|
Photinia serrulata (not P. fraseri)
|
Adapted, Evergreen
|
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Burford Holly
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Ilex cornuta ‘Burfordii’
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Adapted, Evergreen
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Mary Nell Holly
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Ilex x ‘Mary Nell’
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Adapted, Evergreen
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Table 4-4: Shrubs - Low-Level Screening
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Common Name
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Botanical Name
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Remarks
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Drought Tolerant
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Glossy Abelia
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Abelia grandiflora
|
Adapted, Evergreen
|
Y
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Agarito
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Berberis trifoliate
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Native, Evergreen
|
Y
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American Beautyberry
|
Callicarpa americana
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Native, Evergreen
|
Y
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Aromatic Sumac
|
Rhus aromatica
|
Native, Evergreen
|
Y
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Nandina
|
Nandina domestica
|
Adapted, Evergreen
|
Y
|
Indian Hawthorn
|
Raphiolepis indica
|
Adapted, Evergreen
|
|
Holly, Dwarf Burford
|
Ilex cornuta ‘Burfordii Nana’
|
Adapted, Evergreen
|
|
Holly, Berries Jubilee
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Ilex cornuta ‘Berries Jubilee’
|
Adapted, Evergreen
|
|
Holly, Carissa
|
Ilex cornuta ‘Carissa’
|
Adapted, Evergreen
|
Y
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Holly, Dazzler
|
Ilex cornuta ‘Dazzler’
|
Adapted, Evergreen
|
Y
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Holly, Dwarf Chinese
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Ilex cornuta ‘Rotunda’
|
Adapted, Evergreen
|
Y
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Holly, Dwarf Yaupon
|
Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’
|
Adapted, Evergreen
|
Y
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Red Yucca
|
Hesperaloe parvifolia
|
Adapted, Evergreen
|
Y
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Texas Sage
|
Leucophyllum fruitescens
|
Adapted, Evergreen
|
Y
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Soft-leaf Yucca
|
Yucca recurvifolia
|
Adapted, Evergreen
|
Y
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Red Barberry ‘Rose Glow’
|
Berberis thunbergii ‘Rose Glow’
|
Adapted, Evergreen
|
Y
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‘Morning Light’ Miscanthus
|
Miscanthus sinensis ‘gracillimus’
|
Adapted, Evergreen
|
Y
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Table 4-5: Groundcover and Turf Grasses
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Common Name
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Botanical Name
|
Remarks
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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
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English Ivy
|
Hedera helix
|
Adapted, Evergreen
|
Y
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Table 4-6: Vines for Screening Walls
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Common Name
|
Botanical Name
|
Remarks
|
Drought Tolerant
|
Coral Honeysuckle
|
Lonicera sempervirens
|
Adapted
|
Y
|
Crossvine
|
Bignonia capreolata
|
Adapted
|
Y
|
Trumpet Vine
|
Campsis radicans
|
Adapted
|
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Table 4-7: Perennials & Ornamental Grasses1
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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
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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.
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