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Water-Wise Plant, Shrub, and Tree List

LARGE DECIDUOUS TREES
Botanical Name	Common Name	Height/ Width	Trait	Growth Rate	Light	Soil
Acer rubrum 'October Glory'	October Glory Red Maple	50-80/40-50	fc,11	F	sS-S	M/W
Fraxinus pennsylvanica	'Marshalls Seedless' Green Ash	60/40	10	F	S	D/W
Quercus phellos	Willow Oak	70/30-40	11	F	sS-S	D/W
Zelkova serrata "Green Vase"	Green Vase Zelkova	80/80		M	S	D/M
*LARGE EVERGREEN TREES*
Botanical Name	Common Name	Height/ Width	Trait	Growth Rate	Light	Soil
Magnolia grandiflora	Southern Magnolia	80-100/50-80	fl-6, f-5/6	S-M	sS-S	D/M
Pinus taeda	Loblolly Pine	75-100/30-40	5	F	sS-S	D/W
Quercus virginiana	Live Oak	40-80/60-100	h	S	sS-S	D/M
*SMALL DECIDUOUS TREES*
Botanical Name	Common Name	Height/ Width	Trait	Growth Rate	Light	Soil
Betula nigra	River Birch	20-40/16-20	b,fc	F	sS-S	M/W
Cercis chinensis	Chinese Redbud	15/10-15	fl-4,5	M	sS-S	M
Chionanthus retusus	Chinese Fringe Tree	15-20/10-15	fl-5	S	sS-S	M/D
Cornus florida	Flowering Dogwood	15-30/12-20	fc,fl-4,fr,5,6,10	M	sS	M
Lagerstroemia indica X L. fauriei	Crape Myrtle hybrid	30/15-20	fl-7/8,h,b	M	S	M/W
Magnolia soulangeana	Saucer Magnolia	25/30	fl-3	M	sS-S	M/W
Malus floribunda	Flowering Crabapple	25/25	fl-4,1,3,5,6,7,11	M	S	D/M
*SMALL EVERGREEN TREES*
Botanical Name	Common Name	Height/ Width	Trait	Growth Rate	Light	Soil
Ilex vomitoria	Yaupon Holly	15-20/5-10	fr	M	s-S	D/M/W
Illicium vomitoria	Anise Tree	15/8-10	fl-3/4	M	sS-S	M
Juniperus chinensis "Spartan"	Spartan Juniper	15-20/6-8	h,2	M	SS	D/M
Prunus caroliniana	Carolina Cherry-Laurel	20-30/15-20		VF	s-S	M/W
Quercus acuta	Japanese Evergreen Oak	20-40/8-16	fo	M	S	M
*DECIDUOUS SHRUBS*
Botanical Name	Common Name	Height/ Width	Trait	Growth Rate	Light	Soil
Berberis thunbergii	Japanese Barberry	4-Apr	fl-4,fo,fc,fr,h,t	M	sS-S	M
Buddleja davidii	Butterfly-Bush	8-12/6-8	fl+f-6/7/8/9	F	S	D/M
Hibiscus syriacus	Rose of Sharon	8-10/3-5	fl-6/7/8,h	F	S	D/M/W
Myrica pensylvanica	Northern Barberry	6-9/6-10		M	sS-S	D/M
Vitex agnus-castus	Chaste Tree	9-10/10-12	fl-7/8/9	F	sS-S	D/M
*EVERGREEN SHRUBS*
Botanical Name	Common Name	Height/ Width	Trait	Growth Rate	Light	Soil
Abelia grandiflora	Glossy Abelia	5-7/4-6	fl-6/7/8/9	F	s-S	M
Aucuba japonica	Japanese Aucuba	4-8/2-4	fo	F	S-sS	M
Ilex vomitoria nana	Dwarf Yaupon Holly	5-Mar		S	s-S	D/M/W
Juniperus chinensis pfitzeriana	Pfitzer Juniper	3-6/8-12	fo,2,4	F	S	D/M
Myrica cerifera	Southern Wax Myrtle	15-Dec	h	M	sS-S	D/M
Nandina domestica	Nandina	3-7/2-5	fc,fr,h	F	sS-S	M
*DECIDUOUS GROUNDCOVERS*
Botanical Name	Common Name	Height/ Width	Trait	Growth Rate	Light	Soil
Coreopsis verticillata	Thread-leaf Coreois	1/2	fl-7	M	S	D/M
Hemerocallis species	Daylily hybrids	1.5/ind	fl-6/7,h	F	sS-S	D/M
Hosta species	Hosta	1.5/2	fo,fl-6/7/8	M	sS-S	M/W
Sedum x "Autumn Joy"	Stonecrop	1/2	fl-8/9	M	S	D/M
Thelypteris noveboracensis	Spreading Fern	1/ind		F	sS-S	D/M
*EVERGREEN GROUNDCOVERS*
Botanical Name	Common Name	Height/ Width	Trait	Growth Rate	Light	Soil
Juniperus horizontalis	Creeping Juniper	1-1.5	fo,h,2,4	F	S	D/M
Liriope spicata	Liriope	1/ind	fl-7/8/9	M	s-S	D/M
Vinca minor	Periwinkle	.2/ind	fl-3/4,9	F	s-S	D/M

Key To Plants
Height/Width
ht/wd	height and width a mature plant can expect to attain
ind	indeterminate, normally not invasive
ind	indeterminate, can be invasive
b	interesting bark0	1	tent caterpillars
fc	distinctive fall color	2	bagworms
fl	# = conspicuous flowers - month	3	webworms
fo	interesting foliage	4	mites
fr	showy fruit	5	borers
f	# = fragrant - month	6	leaf spot
h	heat tolerant	7	mildew
s	spines (arise from leave edges)	8	decline (includes environmental stress)
t	thorns (arise from stems and trunks)	9	root rot
		10	Gypsy Moth feeding limited
		11	Gypsy Moth feeding susceptible
Growth Rate (relative to environmental conditions)
S	Slow
M	Moderate
F	Fast
VF	Very Fast
Light (amount recommended for proper growth)
s	shade
sS	partial shade
S	full sun
Soil (the soil moisture conditions in which the plant is best able to develop)
D	dry
M	moist
W	wet
W	trees for poorly drained soils