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6-1100 APPENDIX 6-A: LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS CITY OF ROCK HILL LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS LIST SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
RECOMMENDED
CULTIVAR
USE
COMMENTS
CANOPY TREES (GREATER THAN THIRTY (30) FEET TALL AT MATURITY) Southern sugar maple
Acer rubrum
Red maple
Many excellent cultivars
Street, perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
‘Green Mountain’
Street, perimeter and buffer yards
Acer x freemanii
Freeman maple
Several excellent cultivars
Street, perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas
Betula nigra
River birch
Several excellent cultivars
Street, perimeter and buffer yards
If multi-stem, minimum height is 10 feet
Carpinus betulus
Fastigiate European hornbeam
‘Fastigiata’ (sometimes ‘Pyramidalis’)
Street yards, parking areas
Formal, columnar habit
Cedrus deodora
Deodar cedar
Perimeter and buffer yards, screening
Evergreen conifer
Celtis laevigata
All Seasons sugarberry
‘All Seasons’
Street, perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas
Cryptomeria japonica
Japanese cryptomeria
‘Yoshino’, other cultivars
Perimeter and buffer yards, screening
Evergreen conifer
X Cupressocyparis leylandii
Leyland cypress
Perimeter and buffer yards, screening
Evergreen tree. Not for wet areas.
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
Perimeter and buffer yards
For natural areas with good soil
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Green ash
Several good cultivars
Street, perimeter and buffer yards
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo
Use named cultivars only – no seedling grown trees
Street, perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas
Extremely tough once established
Ilex opaca
American holly
Perimeter and buffer yards, screening
Evergreen tree
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern redcedar
Perimeter and buffer yards, screening
Tough evergreen tree
Koelreuteria bipinnata
Chinese flametree
Perimeter and buffer yards
Rock Hill Zoning Ordinance – Modified as of: 08/10/09
Street, perimeter and buffer yards
Best sugar maple for the South
Acer barbatum
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CITY OF ROCK HILL LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS LIST SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
Koelreuteria paniculata
Golden raintree
Liquidambar styraciflua
Fruitless sweetgum
Liriodendron tulipifera
Yellow poplar, tulip poplar
Magnolia grandiflora
Southern magnolia
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
CULTIVAR
RECOMMENDED USE
COMMENTS
Perimeter and buffer yards Street, perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas
No sweetgum balls!
Perimeter and buffer yards
For natural areas with good soil
Perimeter and buffer yards, screening
Evergreen tree with spreading habit
Dawn redwood
Perimeter and buffer yards
Requires lots of space
Nyssa sylvatica
Blackgum
Street, perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas
Ostrya virginiana
American hophornbeam , Ironwood
Perimeter and buffer yards
Pistacia chinensis
Chinese pistache
Street, perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas
‘Rotundiloba’
Many excellent cultivars
Avoid the cultivar ‘Bloodgood’
Street, perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas
Platanus acerifolia
London plane tree
Quercus acutissima
Sawtooth oak
Quercus alba
White oak
Quercus bicolor
Swamp white oak
Quercus imbricaria
Shingle oak
Perimeter and buffer yards
Quercus laurifolia
Laurel oak
Street, perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas
Quercus lyrata
Overcup oak
Street, perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas
Quercus macrocarpa
Bur oak
Perimeter and buffer yards
Quercus michauxii
Swamp chestnut oak
Perimeter and buffer yards
Quercus myrsinifolia
Chinese evergreen oak
Street, perimeter and buffer yards
Quercus nigra
Water oak
Perimeter and buffer yards
Quercus palustris
Pin oak
Street, perimeter
Rock Hill Zoning Ordinance – Modified as of: 08/10/09
Cultivar ‘Bloodgood’ severely susceptible to ozone damage Fast growing and very tough
Perimeter and buffer yards
For natural areas with good soil
Evergreen tree with spreading habit
Not for use in
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CITY OF ROCK HILL LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS LIST SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
RECOMMENDED
CULTIVAR
USE
and buffer yards, parking areas
COMMENTS high pH soils
Street, perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas
Quercus phellos
Willow oak
Quercus robur
English oak
Quercus stellata
Post oak
Perimeter and buffer yards
Quercus virginiana
Live oak
Perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas
Sophora japonica
Japanese Pagodatree
Taxodium ascendens
Pondcypress
Street, perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas
Taxodium distichum
Baldcypress
Street, perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas
Tilia tomentosa
Silver linden
Street, perimeter and buffer yards
Ulmus parvifolia
Lacebark elm
Many excellent cultivars
Street, perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas
Ulmus sp.
Elm
‘Regal’, ‘Homestead’, ‘Pioneer’, ‘Sapporo’, ‘Autumn Gold’, ‘Urban’, ‘Frontier’, ‘Patriot’
Street, perimeter and buffer yards
Zelkova serrata
Zelkova
Several good cultivars
Street, perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas
‘Fastigiata’
Several good cultivars
Street, perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas
Formal, columnar habit
Evergreen tree with spreading habit
Street, perimeter and buffer yards
Elm hybrids or cultivars that are resistant to Dutch Elm Disease
UNDERSTORY TREES (THIRTY (30) FEET TALL OR LESS AT MATURITY) Acer buergeranum
Trident maple
Acer campestre
Hedge maple
Acer palmatum
Japanese maple
Carpinus caroliniana
American hornbeam, Ironwood
Cercis canadensis
Eastern redbud
Cercis reniformis
Oklahoma redbud
Rock Hill Zoning Ordinance – Modified as of: 08/10/09
Street, perimeter and buffer yards
Hundreds of cultivars
‘Oklahoma’
‘Oklahoma’ is the only redbud suitable for
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CITY OF ROCK HILL LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS LIST SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
CULTIVAR
RECOMMENDED USE
COMMENTS parking areas
Chionanthus retusis
Chinese fringetree
Cornus florida
Flowering dogwood
Hundreds of cultivars
Cornus kousa
Kousa dogwood
Many cultivars
Cotinus coggygria
Common smoketree
Perimeter and buffer yards
Winter King hawthorn
Street, perimeter and buffer yards, *parking areas
Crataegus viridis
Ilex x attenuata
Foster holly
Ilex latifolia
Lusterleaf holly
Prune to tree form
‘Winter King’
*Note: large thorns; consider location carefully Tough evergreen tree, once established
‘Fosteri’
Perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas, screening
Evergreen tree, coarse textured foliage Tough evergreen tree, medium textured foliage
Nellie R. Stevens holly
‘Nelly R. Stevens’
Ilex vomitoria
Yaupon holly
Several good cultivars
Street, perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas, screening
Evergreen tree, fine textured foliage
Lagerstromia sp.
Crape myrtle
Many good cultivars
Street, perimeter and buffer yards
Minimum size for multi-stem: 7 foot height.
* Magnolia grandiflora
Little Gem magnolia
‘Little Gem’
Perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas, screening
* Only ‘Little Gem’ is under 30 feet at maturity.
Magnolia x soulangiana
Saucer magnolia, Tuliptree
Late-blooming cultivars preferred
Perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas
Minimum size for multi-stem: 7 foot height
Malus baccata
Jackii crabapple
‘Jackii’
Malus floribunda
Floribunda crabapple
Malus sargentii
Sargent crabapple
Malus sieboldi
Sprenger crabapple
Ilex
Malus sp.
Rock Hill Zoning Ordinance – Modified as of: 08/10/09
Street, perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas ‘Professor Sprenger’ ‘Adirondack’ ‘Baskatong’ ‘Calloway’ ‘Centurion’ ‘Indian
Street, perimeter and buffer yards, parking areas, screening
Only the cultivars listed are highly disease-
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CITY OF ROCK HILL LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS LIST SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
CULTIVAR
RECOMMENDED USE
Summer’ ‘Louisa’ ‘Molten Lava’ ‘Prairifire’ ‘Sentinel’
COMMENTS resistant.
‘Sugar Tyme’ ‘White Cascade’ Myrica cerifera
Waxmyrtle
Perimeter and buffer yards, screening
Evergreen tree
Oxydendron arboreum
Sourwood
Perimeter and buffer yards
Not for wet areas
Parrotia persica
Persian parrotia
Street, perimeter and buffer yards
Prunus x autumnalis
Autumnalis cherry
Prunus x bliereiana
Bliereiana plum
Prunus cerasifera
Flowering plum, Purpleleaf plum
Many good cultivars
Prunus caroliniana
Carolina cherrylaurel
Several good cultivars
Prunus x okame
Okame cherry
Prunus serrulata
Japanese flowering cherry
Several cultivars
Prunus x yedoensis
Yoshino cherry
‘Yoshino’
Most cherries and plums are short-lived Perimeter and buffer yards
Street, perimeter and buffer yards, screening
Most cherries and plums are short-lived
Street, perimeter and buffer yards
DECIDUOUS SHRUBS Cotoneaster horizontalis
Rock Cotoneaster
Attractive foliage; serves as ground cover
Deutzia gracilis
Slender Deutzia
Good hedge; shrub border
Fothergilla gardenii
Dwarf Fothergilla
Sun/part shade; attractive foliage/flowers
Jasminum nudiflorum
Winter Jasmine
Adapts to wide range of conditions
Berberis julianae
Wintergreen Barberry
Good barrier or hedge; attractive foliage
Medium height (between 4 and 6 feet)
Berberis thunbergii
Japanese Barberry
Heat tolerant varieties should be selected
Medium height (between 4 and 6 feet)
Rock Hill Zoning Ordinance – Modified as of: 08/10/09
Small (up to 4 feet in height)
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CITY OF ROCK HILL LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS LIST SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
CULTIVAR
RECOMMENDED USE
Buddleia davidii
Butterfly-bush
Shrub border; well drained soils
Callicarpa americana
French Mulberry
Coarse open shrub; naturalistic design; massing
Callicarpa dichotoma
Purple Beautyberry
Attractive foliage, form
Callicarpa japonica
Japanese Beautyberry
Shrub border
Chaenomeles japonica
Japanese Floweringquin ce
Thorny; good barrier plant
Clethra alnifolia
Summersweet Clethra
Requires shade; shrub border
Hydrangea arborescens
Smooth Hydrangea
Tends to spread rapidly; tolerates variety of conditions
Hydrangea macrophylla
Hydrangea
Tends to spread; attractive flowers
Itea virginica
Virginia Sweetspire
Prefers moist soils; naturalistic design
Kerria japonica
Kerria
Tolerates wide range of conditions
Spiraea cantoniensis
Reeves Spirea
‘Lanceata’
Heat tolerant
Spiraea prunifolia
Bridalwreath Spirea
‘Plena’
Tolerates wide range of soils
Spiraea thunbergii
Thunberg Spirea
Requires pruning; tolerates wide range of soils
Weigela florida
Old Fashioned Weigela
Tolerates pollution; requires pruning
Calycanthus floridus
Sweetshrub
Adaptable to many soils; disease and insect resistant
Chimonanthus praecox
Wintersweet
Residential scale; shrub border
Deutzia scabra
Deutzia
Coarse texture
Euonymus alatus
Winged Euonymus
Tolerates wide range of soils, conditions; tolerates heavy pruning
Forsythia x intermedia
Forsythia
Requires pruning; tolerates wide variety of soils
Hamamelis
Witch-hazel
Naturalistic
Rock Hill Zoning Ordinance – Modified as of: 08/10/09
COMMENTS
Large (6 feet and above)
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CITY OF ROCK HILL LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS LIST SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
CULTIVAR
RECOMMENDED USE
COMMENTS
design; somewhat tolerant of urban conditions
virginiana
Hydrangea quercifolia
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Philadelphus x virginalis
Mock Orange
Spiraea x vanhouttei
Vanhoutte Spirea
Prefers shade ‘Minnesota Snowflake’
Attractive flowers Tough plant; attractive flowers
EVERGREEN SHRUBS Azalea hybrida
Glenn Dale Azalea
‘Glen Dale’
Azalea kurume (Rhododendron obtusum)
Low mass or groundcover; attractive flowers Attractive flowers, form; naturalistic areas
Kurume Azalea
Ilex vomitoria
Dwarf Yaupon Holly
‘Nana’
Withstands sun, drought; low hedge
Nandina domestica
Harbor Dwarf Nandina
‘Harbor Dwarf’
Low growing; graceful form; attractive foliage
Nandina domestica
Dwarf Nandina
‘Nana’
Low growing; attractive foliage
Abelia x grandiflora
Glossy Abelia
Hedge; attractive flowers, foliage
Aucuba japonica
Japanese Aucuba
Requires shade; tolerates pollution
Azalea kaempferi
Kaempferi Azalea
Attractive flowers
Buxus sempervirens
Boxwood
Hedge; can be pruned
Ilex cornuta
Dwarf Burford Holly
‘Burfordii Nana’
Drought tolerant; tolerates wide range of conditions
Juniperus chinensis
Pfitzer Juniper
‘Pfitzeriana’
Prefers moist, well drained soils
Osmanthus heterophyllus
Curly Leaf Osmanthus
‘Rotundifolius’
Withstands heavy pruning; tolerates urban conditions
Pieris floribunda
Mountain Pieris
Needs shade; slow growing
Azalea indica
Indian Azalea
Partial shade; attractive flowers
Bambusa multiplex
Hedge Bamboo
Tends to spread
Berberis julianae
Wintergreen Barberry
Barrier hedge; attractive foliage
Rock Hill Zoning Ordinance – Modified as of: 08/10/09
Small (up to 4 feet in height)
Medium height (between 4 and 6 feet)
Medium height (between 4 and 6 feet)
Large (6 feet and above)
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CITY OF ROCK HILL LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS LIST SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
CULTIVAR
RECOMMENDED USE
Camellia japonica
Camellia
Partial shade; attractive foliage, flowers
Camellia sasanqua
Sasanqua Camellia
Smaller than C. japonica
Cleyera japonica
Cleyera
Accent plant; tolerates pruning; shade; intolerant of wet sites
Cortaderia selloana
Pampas Grass
Prune in spring; borders; hedge; screen
Cotoneaster salicifolius
Willowleaf Cotoneaster
Attractive foliage
Elaeagnus pungens
Thorny Eleagnus
Tolerates wide range of soils/conditions; screen; soil stabilizer
Elaeagnus umbellata
Autumn Eleagnus
Tolerates urban conditions; drought tolerant
Euonymus japonicus
Japanese Euonymus
Withstands heavy pruning; disease prone
Fatsia japonica
Japanese Fatsia
Specimen; prefers full shade
Ilex aquifolium
English Holly
Dense foliage; attractive fruit
Chinese Holly
Adapts to wide range of conditions; drought tolerant
Ilex cornuta
Burford Holly
‘Burfordii’
Adapts to wide range of conditions; drought tolerant
Ilex crenata
Convex Japanese Holly
‘Convexa’
Hardy; tolerates urban conditions/pruning
Ilex crenata
Hetzi Japanese Holly
‘Hetzi’
Attractive form
Ilex crenata
Roundleaf Japanese Holly
‘Rotundifolia’
Upright, rounded form; tolerates pruning
Ilex x
Emily Brunner Holly
‘Emily Brunner’
Attractive foliage; pyramidal form
Ilex glabra
Inkberry
Hedge; withstands heavy pruning
Ilex latifolia
Lusterleaf Holly
Specimen; requires light shade
Ilex cornuta
Rock Hill Zoning Ordinance – Modified as of: 08/10/09
COMMENTS
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CITY OF ROCK HILL LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS LIST SCIENTIFIC NAME Ilex pernyi
COMMON NAME
CULTIVAR
RECOMMENDED USE
Perny Holly Screen; hedge; adaptable to variety of conditions
Ilex vomitoria
Yaupon Holly
Juniperus chinensis
Hetzi Juniper
Laurus nobilis
Laurel
Leucothoe populifolia
Florida Leucothoe
Erosion control; needs shade; naturalistic effect
Ligustrum japonicum
Japanese Privet
Hedge; screen; adaptable to wide variety of conditions
Ligustrum lucidum
Glossy Privet
Hedge; screen; adaptable to wide variety of conditions
Ligustrum x vicaryi
Golden Privet
Golden foliage
Loropetalum chinense
Loropetalum
Screen; tolerates pruning; tolerates heavy shade
Mahonia bealei
Leatherleaf Mahonia
Prefers shade; coarse foliage
Michelia figo
Banana Shrub
Attractive form, foliage
Myrica cerifera
Wax Myrtle
Screen; attractive foliage
Nandina domestica
Nandina
Needs pruning; adaptable; minimal care needed
Osmanthus x fortunei
Fortune’s Osmanthus
Screen; tolerates heavy pruning
Osmanthus fragrans
Fragrant Tea Olive
Screen; tolerates heavy pruning
Osmanthus heterophyllus
Holly Osmanthus
Screen; hedge; tolerates heavy pruning, urban conditions
Photinia serrulata
Chinese Photinia
Screen; hedge; withstands pruning
Pieris japonica
Japanese Pieris
Prefers shade; well-drained soil
Pittosporum
Screen; hedge; tolerates wide range of conditions
Pittosporum tobira
COMMENTS
Rock Hill Zoning Ordinance – Modified as of: 08/10/09
‘Hetzii’
Tolerates wide range of soils; rapid growth
Large (6 feet and above)
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CITY OF ROCK HILL LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS LIST SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
CULTIVAR
RECOMMENDED USE
Podocarpus macrophyllus maki
Podocarpus
Hedge; screen; intolerant of wet sites
Prunus laurocerasus
Cherrylaurel
Hedge; withstands heavy pruning
Prunus laurocerasus angustifolia
Narrow Cherrylaurel
Pyracantha coccinea
Scarlet Firethorn
Barrier; hedge; requires pruning
Viburnum rhytidophyllum
Leatherleaf Viburnum
Attractive foliage; tolerates heavy shade
Viburnum tinus
Laurestinus Viburnum
Screen; hedge; tolerates heavy shade; attractive foliage
COMMENTS
GROUNDCOVERS Ajuga reptans
Ajuga
Prefers part shade; intolerant of foot traffic
Aspidistra elatoir
Cast-Iron Plant
Prefers part shade; large foliage; tolerates wide range of soils
Cotoneaster dammeri
Bearberry Cotoneaster
Barrier; slopes; rapid growth
Cyrtomium falcatum
Holly Fern
Shade; naturalistic areas
Euonymus fortunei
Wintercreeper Euonymus
Wide range of soils; sun/shade; erosion control
Hedera helix
Helleborus orientalis
English Ivy
Lenten Rose
Ground cover
Shade; requires pruning to keep plant in bounds Shade; intolerant of sun/ drought
Hemerocallis spp.
Daylily
Sun; erosion control; low maintenance
Hypericum calycinum
Aaronsbeard
Sun; rapid growth; wide range of soils
Juniperus
Shore Juniper
Sun; wide
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CITY OF ROCK HILL LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS LIST SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
CULTIVAR
RECOMMENDED USE
COMMENTS range of soils; drought tolerant
conferta
Juniperus horizontalis
Creeping Juniper
Sun; urban conditions; drought tolerant
Juniperus procumbens
Japgarden Juniper
Sun; wide range of soils; slow growth
Liriope muscari
Liriope
Sun/shade; wide range of soils
Lysimachia nummularia
Moneywort
Sun; intolerant of foot traffic
Ophiopogon japonicus
Mondo Grass
Sun/shade; wide range of soils; erosion control
Santolina chamaecyparissu s
Lavender Cotton
Sun; drought tolerant; attractive foliage
Sedum acre
Stonecrop
Sun/part shade; rapid growth
Trachelospermum asiaticum
Asiatic Jasmine
Sun/part shade; needs pruning to keep in bounds
Vinca major
Bigleaf Periwinkle
Shade; rapid growth; wide range of soils
Vinca minor
Littleleaf Periwinkle
Shade; rapid growth; wide range of soils
Ground cover
VEGETATION SUITABLE FOR USE AS SCREENING MATERIAL Screening
Partial shade; attractive foliage, flowers
Camellia japonica
Camellia
Camellia sasanqua
Sasanqua Camellia
Smaller than C. japonica
Cedrus deodara
Deodar Cedar
Accent plant
Cleyera japonica
Clereya
Accent plant; tolerates pruning; shade; intolerant of wet sites
Cortaderia selloana
Pampas Grass
Rock Hill Zoning Ordinance – Modified as of: 08/10/09
Prune in spring; borders;
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CITY OF ROCK HILL LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS LIST SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
CULTIVAR
RECOMMENDED USE
COMMENTS hedge
Cryptomeria japonica
Cryptomeria
Street tree; attractive foliage; protect from winter winds
X Cupressocyparis leylandii
Leyland Cypress
Rapid growth; attractive foliage; withstands pruning
Elaeagnus pungens
Eleagnus
Tolerates wide range of soils/condition s; soil stabilizer
Euonymus japonicus
Evergreen Euonymus
Withstands heavy pruning; disease prone
Ilex x
Nelly Stevens Holly
‘Nellie R Stevens’
Ilex x attenuata
East Palatka Holly
‘East Palatka’
Drought tolerant; pyramidal
Tolerates urban conditions; good for tight spaces
Ilex x attenuata
Foster Holly
Ilex aquifolum
English Holly
Dense foliage; attractive fruit
Ilex cornuta
Chinese Holly
Adapts to wide range of conditions; drought tolerant
Ilex cornuta
Burford Holly
Ilex crenata
Japanese Holly
Hedge; urban conditions
Ilex latifolia
Lusterleaf Holly
Specimen; requires light shade
Ilex opaca
American Holly
Pyramidal form; attractive foliage, fruit
Ilex opaca
Savannah Holly
Ilex pernyi
Perny Holly
Ilex vomitoria
Yaupon Holly
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‘Fosteri’
Upright, rounded form; tolerates pruning
‘Burfordii’
‘Savannah’
Screening
Tolerates wide range of soils
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CITY OF ROCK HILL LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS LIST SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
CULTIVAR
RECOMMENDED USE
COMMENTS
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern Redcedar
Dense; mass plantings; long lived;
Ligustrum japonicum
Japanese Privet
Hedge; adaptable to wide variety of conditions
Ligustrum lucidum
Glossy Privet
Hedge; adaptable to wide variety of conditions
Loropetalum chinensis
Loropetalum
Tolerates pruning; tolerates heavy shade
Magnolia grandiflora
Southern Magnolia
Large scale; attractive foliage; litter problem
Magnolia virginiana
Sweetbay Magnolia
Tolerates wet site
Myrica cerifera
Southern Waxmyrtle
Pruned screen; tolerates infertile soils
Osmanthus x fortunei
Fortune’s Osmanthus
Tolerates heavy pruning
Photinia glabra
Red Photinia
Hedge; bright red foliage
Photinia serrulata
Chinese Photinia
Hedge; withstands pruning
Pinus nigra
Austrian Pine
Tolerates drought, heat; wide range of conditions
Pinus sylvestrus
Scotch Pine
Tolerates wide range of conditions
Pinus thunbergiana
Japanese Black Pine
Residential scale; tolerates low moisture
Prunus caroliniana
Carolina Cherrylaurel
Hedge; tolerates heavy pruning
Prunus laurocerasus
Cherrylaurel
Hedge; tolerates heavy pruning
Prunus laurocerasus
Schipka Laurel
Thuja occidentalis
American Arborvitae
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‘Schipikaensis’
Wide spreading form Tolerates pruning
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CITY OF ROCK HILL LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS LIST SCIENTIFIC NAME Viburnum rhytidophyllum
COMMON NAME
Leatherleaf Viburnum
Rock Hill Zoning Ordinance – Modified as of: 08/10/09
CULTIVAR
RECOMMENDED USE
COMMENTS Attractive foliage; tolerates heavy shade
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