Intensity
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Plant Material
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---|---|---|
Low
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1 canopy tree
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2 ornamental trees1
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Medium
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1 canopy tree
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2 ornamental trees
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2 evergreen trees
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5 shrubs2
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High
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5 evergreen trees
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2 ornamental trees
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1 canopy tree
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10 shrubs2
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NOTES:
1In the low-intensity
buffer, one evergreen tree may be substituted for one of the required
ornamental trees, at the applicant's discretion.
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2The township may
waive the shrub requirement or have it as an optional substitution
for one evergreen tree.
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Number of Trees
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Minimum Number of Tree Species
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Maximum Percent of Any One Species
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---|---|---|---|
0 to 5
|
1
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100%
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6 to 15
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2
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50%
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16 to 30
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3
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40%
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31 to 50
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4
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30%
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51 and over
|
6
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20%
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Scientific Name
|
Common Name
| |
---|---|---|
Acer rubrum
|
Red maple (native)
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Celtis species
|
Hackberry (native)
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Cladrastis lutea
|
Yellow wood (native)
| |
Corylus colurna
|
Turkish filbert
| |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica lanceolata
cv. Marshall's seedless
|
Marshall's seedless ash (native)
| |
Ginkgo biloba
|
Ginkgo (male only)
| |
Gleditsia triacanthos, inermis
|
Thornless honey locust
| |
Koelreuteria paniculata
|
Goldenrain tree
| |
Quercus bicolor
|
Swamp white oak (native)
| |
Quercus borealis
|
Northern red oak (native)
| |
Quercus coccinea
|
Scarlet oak (native)
| |
Quercus imbricaria
|
Shingle oak (native)
| |
Quercus phellos
|
Willow oak (native)
| |
Quercus prinus
|
Chestnut oak (native)
| |
Quercus rubra
|
Red oak (native)
| |
Robinia pseudo-acacia
|
Black locust (native)
| |
Sophora japonica
|
Japanese pagoda tree
| |
Tilia americana
|
American linden (native)
| |
Tilia cordata
|
Littleleaf linden
| |
Tilia tomentosa
|
Silver linden
| |
Ulmus parvifolia
|
Chinese lacebark elm
| |
Zelkova serrata
|
Japanese zelkova
|
Scientific Name
|
Common Name
| |
---|---|---|
Acer saccharum
|
Sugar maple (native)
| |
Betula lenta
|
Sweet birch (native)
| |
Betula nigra
|
River birch (native)
| |
Carya ovata
|
Shagbark hickory (native)
| |
Carya species
|
Hickory (native)
| |
Fagus grandifolia
|
American beech (native)
| |
Fagus sylvatica
|
European beech
| |
Fraxinus americana
|
White ash (native)
| |
Liriodendron tulipifera
|
Tulip-tree (native)
| |
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
|
Dawn redwood
| |
Ostrya virginiana
|
Hop hornbeam (native)
| |
Phellodendron amurense
|
Amur corktree
| |
Prunus virginiana
|
Chokecherry (native)
| |
Quercus alba
|
White oak (native)
| |
Quercus coccinea
|
Scarlet oak (native)
| |
Quercus palustris
|
Pin oak (native)
| |
Quercus velutina
|
Black oak (native)
| |
Sassafras albidum
|
Sassafras (native)
|
Scientific Name
|
Common Name
| |
---|---|---|
Amelanchier canadensis
|
Serviceberry (native)
| |
Cercis canadensis
|
Redbud (native)
| |
Chionanthus virginicus
|
Fringe tree (native)
| |
Cornus kousa
|
Japanese dogwood
| |
Cornus mas
|
Cornelian cherry
| |
Crataegus cv. Toba
|
Toba hawthorn
| |
Crataegus mollis
|
Downy hawthorn
| |
Crataegus oxycantha
|
English hawthorn
| |
Crataegus phaenopyrum
|
Washington hawthorn
| |
Halesia carolinia
|
Silverbell-tree (native)
| |
Hamamelis virginiana
|
Witch-hazel (native)
| |
Koelreuteria paniculata
|
Goldenrain tree
| |
Laburnum vossi
|
Golden chain
| |
Magnolia virginiana
|
Sweetbay magnolia (native)
| |
Malus species
|
Crab apple species (native)
| |
Oxydendrum arboreum
|
Sourwood (native)
| |
Prunus sargentii
|
Sargent cherry
| |
Prunus serrulata cv. Kwanzan
|
Kwanzan cherry
| |
Pyrus aucuparia
|
European mountain ash
| |
Pyrus calleryana cv. Bradford
|
Bradford pear
| |
Pyrus calleryana cv. Redspire
|
Redspire pear
| |
Styrax japonica
|
Japanese snowbell
| |
Syringa amurensis japonica
|
Japanese tree lilac
|
Scientific Name
|
Common Name
| |
---|---|---|
Aronia melanocarpa
|
Black chokeberry (native)
| |
Calycanthus floridus
|
Sweet shrub (native)
| |
Cephalanthus occidentalis
|
Buttonbush (native)
| |
Clethra acuminata
|
Summersweet (native)
| |
Cornus stolonifera
|
Red-osier dogwood (native)
| |
Enkianthus campanulatus
|
Redvein enkianthus
| |
Forsythia species
|
Forsythia
| |
Fothergilla major
|
Large fothergilla (native)
| |
Ilex verticillata
|
Winterberry (native)
| |
Lindera benzoin
|
Spicebush (native)
| |
Lonicera species (shrubbery varieties)
|
Honeysuckle bush
| |
Myrica pensylvanica
|
Bayberry (native)
| |
Philadelphus species
|
Mock orange
| |
Physocarpus opulifolius
|
Common ninebark
| |
Sambucus canadensis
|
Elderberry (native)
| |
Spirea nipponica
|
Snow mound spirea
| |
Vaccinium corymbosum
|
Blueberry (native)
| |
Viburnum dentatum
|
Arrowwood (native)
| |
Viburnum lentago
|
Nannyberry (native)
| |
Viburnum prunifolium
|
Black haw (native)
| |
Viburnum species
|
Other large viburnums
| |
Viburnum trilobum
|
American cranberry (native)
|
Scientific Name
|
Common Name
| |
---|---|---|
Aronia arbutifolia
|
Chokeberry (native)
| |
Acanthopanax pentaphyllus
|
Five leaf aralia
| |
Cornus mas
|
Cornelian cherry
| |
Cotoneaster salicifolia
|
Willowleaf cotoneaster
| |
Euonymus alatus
|
Winged euonymus
| |
Euonymus alatus campactus
|
Dwarf winged euonymus
| |
Euonymus fortunei vegetus sarcoxie
|
Big leaf wintercreeper
| |
Ilex crenata compacta
|
Compact japanese holly
| |
Ilex crenata glabra
|
Inkberry (native)
| |
Ilex crenata hetzi
|
Hetz holly
| |
Juniperus chinensis glauca hetzi
|
Hetz blue juniper
| |
Juniperus chinensis pfitzeriana
compacta
|
Compact pfitzer juniper
| |
Ligustrum ibolium
|
Ibolium privet
| |
Lonicera fragrantissima
|
Winter honeysuckle
| |
Philadelphus lemoinei
|
Mock orange
| |
Ribes alpinum
|
Currant
| |
Taxus brownii
|
Brown's yew
| |
Taxus canadensis
|
American yew
| |
Taxus densiformis
|
Dense yew
| |
Taxus media hatfieldi
|
Hatfield yew
| |
Thuja species
|
Arbor vitae
| |
Viburnum dentatum
|
Arrowwood (native)
| |
Viburnum lentago
|
Nannyberry (native)
| |
Viburnum opulus
|
European cranberry bush
| |
Viburnum prunifolium
|
Black haw (native)
|
Scientific Name
|
Common Name
| |
---|---|---|
Azalea (evergreen species, which must reach 3-foot
height)
|
Azalea
| |
Chamaecyparis obtusa
|
Chamaecyparis
| |
Chamaecyparis pisifera
|
Chamaecyparis
| |
Ilex crenata (hetzi)
|
Japanese holly
| |
Ilex glabra
|
Inkberry (native)
| |
Ilex mesevvea
|
Blue holly series
| |
Juniperis chinensis glauca hetzi
|
Hetz blue juniper
| |
Kalmia latifolia and cvs
|
Mountain laurel (native)
| |
Leucothoe fontanesiana
|
Leucothoe
| |
Pieris floribunda
|
Mountain andromeda (native)
| |
Pieris japonica
|
Japanese andromeda
| |
Rhododendron species
|
Various large rhododendrums
| |
Taxus species
|
Yew
| |
Thuja species
|
Arbor vitae
| |
Viburnum rhytidophillum
|
Leatherleaf viburnum
|
Scientific Name
|
Common Name
| |
---|---|---|
Abies concolor
|
White fir
| |
Ilex opaca
|
American holly (native)
| |
Picea abies
|
Norway spruce
| |
Picea omorika
|
Siberian spruce
| |
Picea pungens
|
Colorado spruce
| |
Pinus strobus
|
White pine (native)
| |
Pseudotsuga menziesii
|
Douglas fir
| |
Tsuga canadensis
|
Eastern hemlock (native)
| |
Tsuga caroliniana
|
Carolina hemlock (native)
|
Scientific Name
|
Common Name
| |
---|---|---|
+Acer rubrum
|
Red maple
| |
*Acer saccharinum
|
Silver maple
| |
*Betula nigra
|
River birch
| |
*Fraxinus americana
|
White ash
| |
*Ilex opaca
|
American holly
| |
+Liquidambar styraciflua
|
Sweetgum
| |
*Nyssa sylvatica
|
Black gum
| |
*Quercus phellos
|
Willow oak
| |
+Quercus bicolor
|
Swamp white oak
| |
*Quercus palustris
|
Pin oak
| |
+Taxodium distichum
|
Baldcypress
|
Notes:
+ Suitable for permanently wet areas
* Suitable for usually well-drained areas that
may be subject to occasional flooding.
|
Scientific Name
|
Common Name
| |
---|---|---|
*Amelanchier canadensis
|
Shadblow serviceberry
| |
*Carpinus caroliniana
|
Ironwood
| |
*Chionanthus virginicus
|
Fringe-tree
| |
*Magnolia virginiana
|
Sweetbay
| |
+Salix caprea
|
Goat willow
| |
+Salix discolor
|
Pussy willow
| |
*Thuja occidentalis cv. nigra
|
Arborvitae
|
Notes:
+ Suitable for permanently wet areas
* Suitable for usually well-drained areas that
may be subject to occasional flooding
|
Scientific Name
|
Common Name
| |
---|---|---|
+Aronia arbutifolia
|
Red chokeberry
| |
*Calycanthus floridus
|
Sweetshrub
| |
+Cephalanthus occidentalis
|
Buttonbush
| |
+Clethra alnifolia
|
Summersweet
| |
+Cornus amomum
|
Silky dogwood
| |
+Cornus serica
|
Red-stem dogwood
| |
*Hamamelis virginiana
|
Witch-hazel
| |
+Ilex glabra
|
Inkberry
| |
+Iles verticillata
|
Winterberry
| |
*Lindera benzoin
|
Spicebush
| |
*Myrica cerifera
|
Southern bayberry
| |
+Myrica pensylvanica
|
Northern bayberry
| |
+Rhododendron nudiflorum
|
Pink azalea
| |
+Rhododendron viscosim
|
Swamp azalea
| |
*Sambucus canadensis
|
Elderberry
| |
*Viburnum cassinoides
|
Wild-raisin
| |
*Viburnum dentatum
|
Arrowwood
| |
*Viburnum lentago
|
Nannyberry
| |
*Viburnum trilobum
|
American cranberry
|
Notes:
+ Suitable for permanently wet areas
* Suitable for usually well-drained areas that
may be subject to occasional flooding
|
Scientific Name
|
Common Name
| |
---|---|---|
*Aster novae-angliae
|
New England aster
| |
*Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
|
Oxeye daisy
| |
*Echinacea purpurea
|
Purple coneflower
| |
+*Eupatorium dubium
|
Joe-Pye weed
| |
+*Eupatorium fistulosum
|
Hollow Joe-Pye weed
| |
*Hemerocallis species
|
Daylily
| |
*Hesperis matronalis
|
Dame's rocket
| |
+Hibiscus moscheutos
|
Rose mallow
| |
+*Iris pseudacorus
|
Yellow iris
| |
+Iris versicolor
|
Blue flag
| |
+*Lobelia cardinalis
|
Cardinal flower
| |
+*Lobelia siphilitica
|
Blue lobelia
| |
*Monarda didyma
|
Bee balm
| |
+*Panicum virgatum
|
Switch grass
| |
*Phalaris arundinaceae
|
Reed canary grass
| |
*Rudbeckia species
|
Black-eyed Susan
| |
+Scirpus acutus
|
Hardstem bulrush
| |
+Spartina alternifolia
|
Cordgrass
| |
+Typha angustifolia
|
Narrowleaf cattail
| |
+Typha latifolia
|
Common cattail
| |
+*Vernonia noveboracensis
|
New York ironweed
|
Notes:
+ Suitable for permanently wet areas
* Suitable for usually well-drained areas that
may be subject to occasional flooding
|