City of Fairlawn Landscape Planting Guide

City of Fairlawn Landscape Planting Guide

City of Fairlawn Landscape Planting Guide The approved species within this list are intended to serve as a guide for the readily acceptable coderequired plantings within Fairlawn. Applicants may propose the inclusion of species not specifically outlined within this planting guide, upon proving the suitability of the species for its required use, and upon approval from Planning Commission. This planting guide is intended to be updated regularly, as species may be improved or become unsuitable for use in the City.

Table of Contents Small Trees................. 4 Medium Trees............... 6 Large Trees................ 9 Evergreen Trees..............13 Deciduous Shrubs.............14 Evergreen Shrubs.............15 Grasses..................16 Prohibited Species.............17

SMALL TREES Lawn widths 4-5 and/or existing overhead utilities Mature size 25 or less in height Trident Maple (Acer buergerianum) Red Buckeye Aesculus pavia Apple Serviceberry Amelanchier x grandifolia Amur Maple Acer ginnala Columnar Serviceberry Amelanchier Cumulus White Fringetree Chionanthus vurginicus 4 Tatarian Maple Acer tataricum Allegheny Serviceberry Amelanchier laevis Kousa Dogwood Cornus kousa

Corneliancherry Dogwood Cornus mas Ohio Pioneer Hawthorn Crataegus punctata var. inermis Crabapple Malus species Corneilian Cherry Cornus mas Golden Glory Common Hawthorn (thornless) Crataegus var. inermis Quercus pinoides Dwarf Chinkapin Oak Thorneless Hawthorn Crataegus crusgalli var. inermis Winter King Hawthorn Crataegus viridis Japanese Tree Lilac Syringa reticulata 5

MEDIUM TREES Lawn widths 6-8 Mature size 25-40 in height Hedge Maple Acer campestre Purpleblow Maple Acer truncatum Upright European Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Fastigiata Freeman Maple Acer freemani Ruby Red Horsechesnut Aesculus carnea Briotii American Yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea (lutea) 6 Miyabe Maple State Street Acer miyabei Morton American Hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana Washington Hawthorn Crataegus phaenopyrum

Hardy Rubber Tree Eucommia ulmoides Black Gum Nyssa sylvatica Sawtooth Oak Quercus acutissima Carolina Silverbell Halesia carolina American Hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana Shumard Oak Querucus shumardii Golden Rain Tree Koelreuteria paniculata Amur Cork tree Phellodendiron amurence Corinthian Little Leaf Linden Tilia cordata Corzam 7

Greenspire Little Leaf Linden Tilia cordata Greenspire Sterling Silver Linden Tilia tomentosa Sterling 8 Patriot Elm Ulmus x Patriot

LARGE TREES Lawn widths 8 or greater Mature size 40 and over in height Sugar Maple Acer saccharum Prairie Pride Hackberry Celtis occidentalis Prairie Pride Hardy Rubber Tree Eucommia ulmoides Freemani Maple Acer x freemani Katsuratree Ceridiphyllum japonicum Ginkgo (male only) Ginkgo biloba European Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Turkish Filbert Corylus colurna Thornless Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis 9

Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus Tuliptree, Yellow Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera London Plane Tree Platanus x acerfolia Exclamation European Larch Larix deciduas Dawn Redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides Sawtooth Oak Quercus acutissima 10 Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua Sycamore Platanus occidentalis Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor

Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea Chinkapin Oak Quercus muehlenbergii Bald Cypress Taxodium ditichum Shingle Oak Quercus imbricaria Shumard Oak Quercus shumardii American Linden Tilia americana Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa Japanese Pagodatree Sophora japonica Silver Linden Tilia tomentosa 11

Princeton American Elm Ulmus americana Princeton Japanese Zelkova Zelkova serrate Valley Forge Elm Ulmus americana Valley Forge 12 Lacebark Elm Ulmus parvifolia

EVERGREEN TREES Lawn widths 8 or greater Mature size 40 and over in height White Fir Abies concolor Colorado Spruce Picea pungens Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Norway Spruce Picea abies Canadian Hemlock Tsuga canadensis White Spruce Picea glauca Serbian Spruce Picea omorika 13

DECIDUOUS SHRUBS Lawn widths 2 or greater Mature size 2 or greater Chokeberry Aronia Species Gold Forsythia Forsythia intermdia Spirea Spiraea Bumalda and Japonica Barberry Berberis Species Flowering Hydrangea Hydrangea Macrophylla Korean Spice Viburnum Viburnum carlesii 14 Redtwig Dogwood Cornus alba Fragrant Sumac Rhus Aromatica Cranberrybush Viburnum Viburnum plicatum tomentosum

EVERGREEN SHRUBS Lawn widths 2 or greater Mature size 2 or greater Little Leaf Boxwood Buxus microphylla Nordic Holly Ilex glabra Chamzin Mission Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis Techny Common Boxwood Buxus sempervirens Blue Holly Ilex x meserveae Pyramidal Japanese Yew Taxus cupsidata Capitata Falsecypress Chamaecyparis obtusa Chinese Juniper Juniperis chinensis Media Yew Taxus x media 15

Ornamental Grasses Lawn widths 2 or greater Mature size 2 or greater Maiden Grass Miscanthus sinensis Gracillimus Morning Light Grass Miscanthus sinensis Morning Light Blue Fescue Festuca ovina Zebra Grass Miscenthus sinensis Zebrinus Silver Grass Miscanthus sinensis Variegatus Tufted Hair Grass Caespitosa 16 Porcupine Grass Miscanthus sinensis Stricta Blue Oat Grass Helictotrichon semperviren Feather Reed Grass Calamagrostis acutiflora

Prohibited TREES No species within this section shall be considered for inclusion in code-required plantings. It is strongly suggested that these species not be planted within Fairlawn City limits. Box Elder Acer negundo Paper Birch Betula papyrifera Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Silver Maple Acer saccharinum European White Birch Betula pendula White Ash Fraxinus americana Tree of Heaven Ailanthun altissima Northern Catalpa Catalpa speciosa Black Ash Fraxinus nigra 17

Ginkgo (female) Ginkgo biloba Mulberry Morus species Poplar Populus species Osage-orange Maclura pomifera White Pine Pinus strobus Pear Pyrus calleryana 18 Apple Malus pumila Austrian Pine Pinus nigra Columnar English Oak Quercus robur Fastigiata

Red Oak Quercus rubra European Mountain Ash Sorbus aucuparia Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia Siberian Elm Ulmus pumila Willow Salix species 19