§ 13-1-250. Plant Selection.

Plant materials provided in conformance of the provisions of this Article shall be of nursery quality and tolerant of individual site microclimates. Preferred plant materials are listed in Table 13-1-250. No landscaping points shall be given for any plants that are classified as invasive by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

TABLE 13-1-250: CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS

Climax Trees
(75 Landscaping Points)

Botanical Name	Common Name
Acer saccharum	Sugar Maple
Ginkgo biloba	Ginko
Quercus sp.	Oak: Red, White, Pin, Swamp White, Bur, Chinkapin, Black, Hybrid Swamp X Bur Oak
Carya Cordiformis	Bitternut Hickory
Carya ovata	Shagbark Hickory
Metasequoia glyptostroboides	Dawn Redwood
Castanea dentata x Castanea mollissima	American-Chinese chestnuts
Castanea dentata	American chestnut that are resistant to the chestnut blight

 

Tall Deciduous Trees
(30 Landscaping Points)

Botanical Name	Common Name
Acer sp.	Maple: Red, Silver, Freeman Maple, Black Maple
Populus grandidentata	Bigtooth Aspen
Tilia sp.	Linden: American, Basswood, Littleleaf, Redmond
C eltis occidentalis	Common Hackberry

 

Medium Deciduous Trees
(15 Landscaping Points)

Botanical Name	Common Name
Betula sp.	Birch: River, Paper, Yellow
Prunus sp.	Cherry: Choke, Pin
Salix sp.	Willow
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis	Thornless Common Honeylocust
Gymnocladus dioica	Kentucky Coffeetree
Populus tremuloides	Quaking Aspen
Acer pennsylvanicum	Moosewood
Acer spicatum	Mountain Maple or Moose Maple
Carpinus caroliniana	Musclewood or American Hornbeam

 

Low Deciduous Trees
(10 Landscaping Points)

Botanical Name	Common Name
Amelanchier sp.	Serviceberry
Crataegus sp.	Hawthorn: Cockspur, Downy, Washington
Malus sp.	Crabapple sp.
Ostrya virginiana	Ironwood, Hophornbeam
Sorbus decora	Showy Mountain Ash

 

Tall Evergreen Trees
(40 Landscaping Points)

Botanical Name	Common Name
Abies concolor	White Fir
Pinus sp.	Pine: Red, White,
Tsuga Canadensis	Canada Hemlock
Larix laricina	Tamarack or American Larch
Picea glauca	White Spruce

 

Medium Evergreen Trees
(20 Landscaping Points)

Botanical Name	Common Name
Thuja occidentalis	American Arborvitae

 

Low Evergreen Trees
(12 Landscaping Points)

Botanical Name	Common Name
Juniperus sp.	Juniper: Mountbatten, Redcedar
Thuja sp.	Arborvitae: Pyramidal, Techny

 

Tall Deciduous Shrubs
(5 Landscaping Points)

Botanical Name	Common Name
Syringa sp.	Lilac: Varieties that are expected to grow at least seven (7) feet tall
Viburnum prunifolium—Blackhaw Viburnum, Viburnum rafinesquianum—Rafinesque and Viburnum trilobum	American Cranberrybush
Staphylea trifolia	American Bladdernut
Prunus americana	American Plum
Cornus alternifolia, C. amomum, C. racemosa, C. stolonifera	Dogwood varieties

 

Medium Deciduous Shrubs
(3 Landscaping Points)

Botanical Name	Common Name
Corylus americana	American Filbert, Hazelnut
Cotoneaster sp.	Cotoneaster
Forsynthia sp.	Forsythia: Border, Early, Weeping
Rosa sp.	Rose: Virgina, Rugosa, Pasture Rose, Wild Rose
Corylus cornuta	Beaked Hazelnut
Euonymus atropurpureus	Eastern Wahoo
Hamamelis virginiana	Common Witchhazel
Sambucus canadensis	American Elderberry
Sambucus pubens	Scarlet Elderberry
Shepherdia Canadensis	Buffaloberry
Syringa sp.	Lilac: Varieties that are expected to grow at least 4-7 feet tall.

 

Low Deciduous Shrubs
(1 Landscaping Point)

Botanical Name	Common Name
Spiraea sp.	Spirea: Froebel, Snowmound
Cephalanthus Occidentalis	buttonbush
Lindera benzoin	spicebush
Amelanchier stolonifera	Running Serviceberry
Aronia melanocarpa	Black Chokeberry
Diervilla lonicera	Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle
Hypericum kalmianum	Kalm's St. Johnswort
Potentilla fruticosa cvs	Bush Cinquefoil
Rhus aromatic	Fragrant Sumac

 

Medium Evergreen Shrubs
(5 Landscaping Points)

Botanical Name	Common Name
Juniperus chinensis taxus sp.	Juniper: Pfitzer, Yew: Japanese

 

Low Evergreen Shrubs
(3 Landscaping Points)

Botanical Name	Common Name
Juniperus sp.	Juniper: Sargent, Creeping, Andorra

 

(Ord. No. 14-850, §§ 1, 2, 8-11-14)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 14-850, §§ 1, 2, adopted Aug. 11, 2014, repealed the former section and enacted a new section as set out herein. The former section pertained to similar subject matter.