Appendix D. RECOMMENDED SPECIES LIST OVERSTORY TREES  


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  • TABLE A-1
    Deciduous Species

    Scientific Name Common Name
    Acer barbatum Florida Maple, Southern Sugar Maple
    Acer leucoderme Chalk Maple
    Acer rubrum Red Maple
    Acer saccharum Sugar Maple
    Aesculus flava Yellow Buckeye
    Betula nigra River Birch
    Carya illinoensis Pecan
    Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory
    Catalpa bignonioides Catalpa
    Cladrastis lutea Yellowwood
    Fagus grandiflolia American Beech
    Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash
    Ginko biloba Ginko (named cultivar only)
    Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum
    Liriodendron tulipifera Yellow Poplar
    Magnolia acuminata Cucumber Tree
    Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood
    Nyssa aquatica Swamp Tupelo
    Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum
    Parrotia persica Persian Parrotia
    Pistacia chinensis Chinese Pistache
    Platanus occidentalis American Sycamore
    Quercus accutissima Sawtooth Oak
    Quercus alba White Oak
    Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak
    Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak
    Quercus falcata Southern Red Oak
    Quercus lyrata Overcup Oak
    Quercus nigra Water Oak
    Quercus nuttallii Nutall Oak
    Quercus phellos Willow Oak
    Quercus palustris Pin Oak
    Quercus prinus Chestnut Oak
    Quercus shumardi Shumard Oak
    Robinia psuedoacacia Black Locust
    Sapindus drummondii Soaptree
    Sassafrass albidum Sassafrass
    Sophora japonica Japanese Pagodatree
    Taxodium disticum Bald Cypress
    Ulmus parvifloria Chinese Elm
    Zelkova serrata Japanese Zelkova

     

    TABLE A-2
    Evergreen Species

    Scientific Name Common Name
    Cryptomeria japonica Japanese Cedar
    X Cupressocyparis leylandii Leyland Cypress
    Cunninghamia lanceolata China fir
    Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia
    Pinus stobus White Pine
    Pinus taeda Loblolly Pine
    Pinus virginiana Virginia Pine
    Thuja occiendatalis Eastern Arborviate
    Thuja plicata Western Redcedar

     

    UNDERSTORY TREES

    TABLE B-1
    Deciduous Species

    Scientific Name Common Name
    Acer buergerianum Trident Maple
    Amelanchier arborea Serviceberry
    Carpinus caroliniana American Hornbeam
    Cercus canadensis Eastern Redbud
    Chionanthus virginicus Fringe tree, Grancy Graybeard
    Continus coggygria Common Smoketree
    Cornus alternifolia Alternate Leaf Dogwood
    Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood
    Cornus kousa Chinese Dogwwod
    Cotinus obovatus American Smoketree
    Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington Hawthorne
    Eriobotrya japonica Loquat
    Halesia carolinia Silverbell
    Hamamelis virginiana Witch-hazel
    Ilex decidua Possomhaw - Decidious Holly
    Ilex verticillata Winterberry
    Koelreuteria bipinnata Golden Rain Tree
    Koelreuteria paniculata Goldenraintree
    Lagerstroemia species Crape Myrtle species
    Magnolia x soulangeana Saucer Magnolia
    Magnolia stellata Star Magnolia
    Malus species Flowering Crab
    Oxydendrum aboreum Sourwood
    Ostrya virginiana Hop hornbeam
    Prunus serrulata
    Japanese Flowering Cherry
    Prunus x yedoensis Yoshino Cherry
    Stewartia pseudocamellia Japanese Stewartia
    Styrax americanum American Styrax
    Styrax japonica Japanese Styrax
    Vitex agnus-castus Chastetree

     

    TABLE B-2
    Evergreen Species

    Scientific Name Common Name
    Ilex x attenuate Savannah Holly
    Ilex latifolia Lusterleaf Holly
    Ilex x Nellie R. Stevens Nellie R. Stevens Holly
    Ilex opaca American Holly
    Ilex vomitoria Yaupon Holly
    Illicium floridanum Florida Anise-tree
    Juniperus virginiana Eastern Redcedar
    Myrica cerifera Waxmyrtle