Sec. 27-311. Approved landscaping materials.
The following are approved landscaping materials:
(a) Shrubs
(1) Evergreen:
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
| Junipers chinensis varieties | |
| J. chinensis “Blaawsi” | Blaaws Juniper |
| J. chinensis “Hetzil” | Hetz Juniper |
| J. chinensis “Maneyi” | Maney Juniper |
| J. chinensis pfitzeriana | Pfitzer Juniper |
| Juniperus communis varieties | |
| J. communis “Compressa” | Compressa Juniper |
| J. communis “Depressa” | Depressa Juniper |
| Juniperus sabina varieties | |
| J. sabina | Savin Juniper |
| J. sabina “Blue Danube” | Blue Danube Juniper |
| J. sabina tamariscifolia | Tamarix Savin Juniper |
| J. sabina “Von Ehron” | Von Ehron Savin Juniper |
| Junipers virginiana “Globosa” | Globe Eastern Red Cedar |
| J. virginiana “Tripartita” | Fountain Red Cedar |
| Picea abies varieties | |
| P. abies “Nidiformis” | Nidiformis Norway Spruce |
| Picea glauca “Conica” | Dwarf White Spruce |
| Pinus mugho mughus | Dwarf Mugho Pine |
| Pinus nigra “Hornibrookiana” | Hornibrook Austrian Pine |
| P. nigra “Pygmaea” | Pygmy Austrian Pine |
| Pinus pumila | Japanese Stone Pine |
| Pinus strobus varieties | |
| P. strobus “Nana” | Dwarf White Pine |
| Pinus sylvestris “Watereri” | Waterer Scotch Pine |
| Taxus canadensis | Canada Yew |
| Taxus cuspidata varieties | |
| T. cuspidata expansa | Spreading Japanese Yew |
| T. cuspidata nana | Dwarf Japanese Yew |
| Taxus x media varieties | |
| T. x media “Hicksii” | Hicks Anglojap Yew |
| T. x media “Taunton” | Taunton Yew |
(2) Deciduous:
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
| Acer ginnala | Amur Maple |
| A. ginnala “Durand Dward” | Dwarf Amur Maple |
| Acanthopanax sieboldianus | Five-leaved Aralia |
| Alnus rugosa | Speckled Alder |
| Amorpha canescense | Leadplant |
| Amorpha nana | Fragrant False Indigo |
| Aralia hispida | Bristly Sarsaparilla |
| Berberis koreana | Korean Barberry |
| Berberis x mentorensis | Mentor Barberry |
| Berberis thunbergii varieties | |
| B. thunbergii | Japanese Barberry |
| B. thunbergii “aurea” | Golden Barberry |
| B. thunbergii “Crimson Pygmy” | Crimson Pygmy Barberry |
| B. thunbergii “erecta” | Truehedge Barberry |
| Buxus microphylla “koreana” | Korean Boxwood |
| Caragana arborescens varieties | |
| C. arborescens | Siberian Peashrub |
| C. arborescens “Tidy” | Tidy Peashrub |
| C. arborescens “Pendula” | Weeping Peashrub |
| Caragana frutex | Russian Peashrub |
| C. frutex “Glove” | Globe Russian Peashrub |
| Caragana microphylla | Littleleaf Peashrub |
| Chaenomeles japonica | Japanese Quince |
| Chaenomeles speciosa | Flowering Quince |
| Cornus alba varieties | |
| C. alba “Siberica” | Siberian Dogwood |
| Cornus amomum | Silky Dogwood |
| Cornus mas | Cornelian-cherry |
| Cornus racemosa | Gray Dogwood |
| Cornus sericea varieties | |
| C. sericea | Red Osier Dogwood |
| C. sericea “Flaviramea” | Yellowtwig Dogwood |
| C. sericea “Kelseyi” | Kelsey Dwarf Redtwig Dogwood |
| Cotinus coggygria | Smoketree |
| Cotoneaster species | |
| Cotoneaster apiculata | Cranberry Cotoneaster |
| Cotoneaster divaricata | Spreading Cotoneaster |
| Cotoneaster horizontalis | Rock Spray |
| Cotoneaster lucida | Hedge Cotoneaster |
| Deutzia x lemoinei | Lemoine Deutzia |
| Dirca palustris | Leatherwood |
| Diervilla lonicera | Bush Honeysuckle |
| Elaeagnus umbellatus | Autumn Elaeagnus |
| Euonymous alatus | Winged Euonymous |
| E. alatus “Compactus” | Dwarf Winged Euonymous |
| Euonymous bungeanus semipersistens | Midsummer Euonymous |
| Euonymous atropurpurea | Eastern Wahoo |
| Euonymous auropaea | European Euonymous |
| Euonymous fortunei | Wintercreeper |
| Forsythia x intermedia varieties | |
| F. x intermedia “Karl Sax” | Karl Sax Forsythia |
| F. x intermedia “Spring Glory” | Spring Glory Forsythia |
| Forsythia x ovata | Early Forsythia |
| Forsythia suspensa | Weeping Forsythia |
| Hammamalis vernalis | Vernal Witchhazel |
| Hammamalis virginiana | Common Witchhazel |
| Hibiscus syriacus | Rose-of-Sharon |
| Hippophae rhamnoides | Sea-Buckthorn |
| Hydrangea arborescens | Hills-of-Snow |
| Hypericum kalmionum | Kalm St. Johnswort |
| Hypericum prolificum | Shrubby St. Johnswort |
| Ilex verticulata | Winterberry |
| Kerria japonica | Japanese Kerria |
| Kolkwitzia amabilis | Beaty-bush |
| Ligustrum amurense | Amur Privet |
| Ligustrum x ibolium | Ioblium Privet |
| Ligustrum obtusifolium varieties | |
| L. obtusifolium | Border Privet |
| L. obtusifolium regelianum | Regels Border Privet |
| Linder benzoin | Spicebush |
| Lonicera x bella albida | White Bell Honeysuckle |
| Lonicera fragrantissima | Whiner Honeysuckle |
| Lonicera maackii | Amur Honeysuckle |
| Lonicera morrowii | Morrow Honeysuckle |
| Lonicera tatarica varieties | |
| L. tatarica | Tatarian Honeysuckle |
| Lonicera x xylosteum “Claveyi” | Claveys Dwarf Honeysuckle |
| Mallus sargentii | Sargent Crabapple |
| Myrica pensylvanica | Bayberry |
| Philadelphus varieties | |
| Philadelphus x lemoinei var. | Lemoine Mock-Oranges |
| Philadelphus coronarius | Sweet Mock-Orange |
| Philadelphus “Frosty Morn” | Frosty Morn Mock-Orange |
| Physocarpus opulifolius | Eastern Ninebark |
| Potentilla fruiticosa var. | |
| P. fruiticosa | Shrubby Cinquefoil |
| P. fruiticosa “Grandiflora” | |
| P. fruicosa “Mandshuria” | |
| Prunus varieties | |
| Prunus besseyi | Western Sand Cherry |
| Prunus x cistena | Purpleleaf Sand Cherry |
| Prunus glandulosa | Dwarf Flowering Almond |
| Prunus japonica | Nakai Chinese Bush Cherry |
| Prunus maritima | Beach Plum |
| Prunus x pumila | Hansen’s Bush Cherry |
| Prunus tomentosa | Manchu Cherry |
| Prunus triloba | Flowering Almond |
| Rhamnus frangula “Columnaris” | Columnar Alder Buckthorn |
| Rhododendron carolinianum varieties | P.V.M Rhododendrons |
| Rhododendron x “Northern Lights” varieties | |
| Rhodotypos scandens | Black Jetbead |
| Rhus aromatica | Fragrant Sumac |
| Rhus copallina | Shining Sumac |
| Rhus glabra | Smooth Sumac |
| Rhus typhina | Staghorn Sumac |
| Ribes alpinum | Alpine Currant |
| Ribes odoratum | Clove Currant |
| Rosa varieties | |
| Rosa blanda | Meadow Rose |
| Rosa centifolia | Cabbage Rose |
| Rosa hugonsis | Father Hugo Rose |
| Rosa roxburghii | Roxburgh Rose |
| Rosa rugosa | Rugosa Rose |
| Rosa spinosissima | Scotch Rose |
| Rosa virginiana | Virginia Rose |
| Salix lucida | Shining Willow |
| Salix purpurea | Red Osier |
| Sambucus canadensis | American Elder |
| Sheperdia canadensis | Russet Buffaloberry |
| Sorbaria sorbifolia | Ural False Spiraea |
| Spiraea species varieties | |
| Spiraea albiflora | Japanese White Spiraea |
| Spiraea x bumalda varieties | |
| S. x bumalda “Anthony Waterer” | Anthony Waterer Spiraea |
| Spiraea japonica alpina | Alpine Japanese White Spiraea |
| Spiraea x margaritae | Margarita Spiraea |
| Spiraea nipponica rotundifolia | Big Nippon Spiraea |
| Spiraea prunifolia | Bridalwreath Spiraea |
| Spiraea triloba | Treelobe Spiraea |
| Spiraea x vanhouttei | Vanhoutte Spiraea |
| Stphylea trifolia | American Bladdernut |
| Symphoricarpos albus laevigatus | Snowberry |
| Symphoricarpos x chenaultii | Chenault Coralberry |
| Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Indian Current |
| Syringa varieties | |
| Syringa x chinensis | Chinese Lilac |
| Syringa oblata dilatata | Korean Early Lilac |
| Syringa x persica | Persian Lilac |
| Syringa vollosa | Late Lilac |
| Syringa vulgaris | Common Lilac |
| Tamarix petandra | Five-Stamen Tamarix |
| Viburnum species varieties | |
| Viburnum x carlcephalum | Fragrant Snowball |
| Viburnum cassinoides | Witherrod |
| Viburnum dentatum | Arrowwood |
| Viburnum x juddii | Judd Viburnum |
| Viburnum lantana | Wayfaring Tree |
| Viburnum lentago | Nannyberry |
| Viburnum plicatum | Japanese Snowball |
| Viburnum prunifolium | Black Haw |
| Viburnum sieboldii | Siebold Viburnum |
| Viburnum trilobum | American Cranberry Bush |
| Weigela florida | Old-Fashioned Weigela |
| Yucca filamentosa | Adams-needle |
(b) Trees:
(1) Evergreen:
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
| Abies concolor | White Fir |
| Juniperus chinensis | Chinese Juniper |
| J. chinensis “Ames” | Ames Juniper |
| J. chinensis columnaris | Blue Columnar Chinese Juniper |
| J. chinensis “Keteleeri” | Keteleer Chinese Juniper |
| J. chinensis varieties | |
| Juniperus scopulorum | Rocky Mountain Juniper |
| J. scopulorum “Blue Heaven” | Blue Heaven Juniper |
| J scopulorum “Cologreen” | Cologreen Juniper |
| J. scopulorum varieties | |
| Juniperus virginiana | Eastern Red Cedar |
| J. virginiana “Burkii” | Burk Red Cedar |
| J. virginiana “Canaertii” | Canaert Red Cedar |
| J. virginiana pendula | Weeping Red Cedar |
| J. virginiana varieties | |
| Picea abies | Norway Spruce |
| Picea glauca | White Spruce |
| Picea omorika | Serbian spruce |
| Picea pungens | Colorado Spruce |
| Pinus Banksiana | Jack Pine |
| Pinus nigra | Austrian Pine |
| Pinus resinosa | Red Pine |
| Pinus strobus | Eastern White Pine |
| Pinus sylvestris | Scotch Pine |
| Pseudotsuga menzeisii | Douglas Fir |
| Taxus cuspidata | Japanese Yew |
| Taxus media | Intermediate Yew |
| Thuja occidentalis | Eastern Arborvitae |
| Tsuga canadensis | Canada Hemlock |
(2) Deciduous:
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
| Acer ginnala | Amur Maple |
| Acer nigrum | Black Maple |
| Acer platanoides | Norway Maple |
| A. platanoides “Summershade” | Summershade Maple |
| A. platanoides “Columnare” | Columnar Norway Maple |
| A. platanoides varieties | |
| Acer rubrum | Red Maple |
| Acer saccharinum “Blair” | Blair Soft Maple |
| Acer saccharum | Sugar Maple |
| Acer tataricum | Tatarian Maple |
| Amelanchier canadensis | Shadblow Serviceberry |
| Amelanchier graniflora | Apple Serviceberry |
| Amelanchier laevis | Allegheny Serviceberry |
| Betula lenta | Sweet Birch |
| Betula nigra | River Birch |
| Carpinus betulus | European Hornbeam |
| Carya ovata | Shagbark Hickory |
| Catalpa speciosa | Northern Catalpa |
| Celtis occidentalis | Common Hackberry |
| Cercis canadensis | Eastern Redbud |
| Cornus alternifolia | Pagoda Dogwood |
| Cornus florida | Florida Dogwood |
| Cornus mas | Cornelian Cherry |
| Crataegus mollis | Downy Hawthorn |
| Crataegus crus-galli | Cockspur Thorn |
| Crataegus oxycantha | English Hawthorn |
| Crataegus phaenopyrum | Washington Hawthorn |
| Elaeagnus angustifolia | Russian Olive |
| Euonymous atropurpurea | Eastern Wahoo |
| Euonymous europaea | European Spindle Tree |
| Fraxinus americana “Rosehill” | Rosehill Ash |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Red Ash |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica lanceolata | Green Ash |
| Fraxinus quadrangulata | Blue Ash |
| Ginkgo Biloba | Ginkgo |
| Gledista tricanthos inermis | Thornless Honey Locust |
| Gymnocladus dioicus | Kentucky Coffee Tree |
| Koelreuteria paniculata | Goldenrain Tree |
| Larix laricina | American Larch |
| Liriodendron tulipifera | Tulip Tree |
| Maclura pomifera | Osage-orange |
| Magnolia soulangeana | Saucer Magnolia |
| Magnolia stellata | Star Magnolia |
| Malus | Crab Apples |
| Ostrya virginiana | American Hophornbeam |
| Phellondendron amurense | Amur Cork Tree |
| Phellodendron sachalinense | Sakhalin Cork Tree |
| Platanus acerofolia | London Planetree |
| Platanus occidentalis | American Planetree |
| Populus deltoides var. | Cottonless Cottonwoods |
| Prunus maackii | Amur Choke Cherry |
| Prunus padus commutata | Harbinger Bird Cherry |
| Prunus sargentii | Sargent Cherry |
| Prunus serotina | Black Cherry |
| Prunus virginiana | Common Choke Cherry |
| Pyrus calleryana “Bradford” | Bradford Pear |
| Quercus borealis | Red Oak |
| Quercus bicolor | Swamp White Oak |
| Quercus coccinea | Scarlet Oak |
| Quercus imbricaria | Shingle Oak |
| Quercus macrocarpa | Bur Oak |
| Quercus muhlenbergi | Chinkapin Oak |
| Quercus palustris | Pin Oak |
| Quercus robur | English Oak |
| Salix alba | White Will |
| Salix alba tristis | Golden Weeping Willow |
| Salix blanda | Wisconsin Weeping Willow |
| Salix matsudana “Tortuosa” | Corkscrew Willow |
| Salix discolor | Pussy Willow |
| Salix petandra | Laurel Will |
| Sophoroa japonica | Japanese Pagoda Tree |
| Sorbus alnifolia | Korean Mountain Ash |
| Syringa reticulata | Japanese Tree Lilac |
| Tilia americana | American Linden |
| Tilia cordata | Littleleaf Linden |
| Tilia euchlora | Crimean Linden |
| Tilia mongolica | Mongolian Linden |
| Viburnum prunifolium | Blackhaw Viburnum |
| Viburnum sieboldii | Siebold Viburnum |
| Zelkova serrata | Japanese Zelkova |
(c) Ground covers:
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
| Aegopodium podogaria | Bishop’s Goutweed |
| Ajuga reptans | Carpet Bugle |
| Akebia quinata | Five-leaf Akebia |
| Convalaria majalis | Lily-of-the-Valley |
| Coronilla varia | Crownvetch |
| Cotoneaster apiculata | Cranberry Cotoneaster |
| Euonymous fortunei | Wintercreeper |
| Euonymous fortunei varieties | |
| Euonymous obovatus | Running Euonymous |
| Euphorbia cyparissias | Cypress Euphorbia |
| Forsythia x intermedia | “Arnold’s Dward” |
| Arnold’s Dward Forsythia | |
| Hosta varieties | Plantain-lily |
| Juniperus chinensis sargentii | Sargent Juniper |
| Juniperus chinensis varieties | |
| Juniperus communis “Depressa” | Depressa Juniper |
| Juniperus horizontalis admirabilis | Prostrate Juniper |
| Juniperus horizontalis varieties | |
| Juniperus procumbens “Nana” | Dwarf Japgarden Juniper |
| Juniperus procumbens varieties | |
| Juniperus sabina “Blue Danube” | Blue Danube Juniper |
| Juniperus sabina varieties | |
| Lonicera dioica | Limber Honeysuckle |
| Lonicera japonica halliana | Hall’s Japanese Honeysuckle |
| Lycium chinense | Chinese Matrimony Vine |
| Lysimachia nummularia | Moneywort |
| Nepeta mussini | Mussin’s Catnip |
| Pachysandra terminalis | Japanese Spurge |
| Phlox subulata | Moss Phlox |
| Polygonum x renoutria | Renoutria Fleeceflower |
| Potentilla tridentata | Wineleaf Potentilla |
| Sedum acre | Goldmoss |
| Sedum lydium | Lydium Stonecrop |
| Spiraea albiflora | Japanese White Spiraea |
| Spiraea x bumalda “Norman” | Norman Spiraea |
| Spiraea japonica alpina | Alpine Japanese White Spiraea |
| Symphoricarpos x chenaultii | Hancock Coralberry |
| Vinca minor | Creeping Periwinkle |
| Viola varieties | Violets |
(d) Vines:
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
| Parthenocissus quinquifolia | Virginia Creeper |
| Parthenocissus quinquifolia engelmanii | Engelman Virginia Creeper |
| Campsis radicans | Trumpet Vine |
| Campsis x tagliabuana “Madame Galen” | Madame Galen Trumpet |
| Euonymus fortunei | Winter Creeper |
| Hedera helix | English Ivy |
| Hydrangea anomala petiolaris | Climbing Hydrangea |
| Parthenocissus tricuspidata | Japanese Creeper (Boston Ivy) |
| Aristolochia macrophylla | Dutchman’s Pipe |
| Celastrus flagelloris | Korean Bittersweet |
| Celastrus orbiculatus | Oriental Bittersweet |
| Celastrus scandens | American Bittersweet |
| Lonicera henryi | Henry Honeysuckle |
| Lonicera japonica “Halliana” | Halls Honeysuckle |
| Lonicera sempervirens | Trumpet Honeysuckle |
Source: Ord. No. 4603, § 1, 9-16-02