Potential Vegetation Options for

Right-of-Way Zone

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Camellia, Northern Exposure (Camellia sasanqua ‘Northern Exposure’)

Plant Category: Evergreen Shrub

Height: 8’ to 10’

Width: 6’ to 8’

Foliage Color: Dark green

Blooms: Fall

Flower Characteristics: White

Light requirement: Morning Sun/Evening

Shade, Dappled Light/Filtered Sun

Growth Rate: Moderate

Growth Habits: Bushy, Dense, Upright

Prefers SHADE! (No noon or

afternoon sun)

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Camellia, Winter Snowman (Camellia sasanqua ‘WinterSnowman’)

Plant Category: Evergreen Shrub

Height: To 12’

Width: 5’-6’

Foliage Color: Dark green

Blooms: Fall through winter

Flower Characteristics: White

Light requirement: Filtered Sun

Growth Rate: Moderate

Growth Habits: Bushy, Dense, Upright

Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in

extreme heat.

Prefers SHADE! (No noon or afternoon sun)

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Camellia, Winter’s Star (Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Star’)

Plant Category: Evergreen Shrub

Height: 4’ to 6’

Width: 5’ to 7’

Foliage Color: Dark green

Blooms: October to November

Flower Characteristics: Violet-pink

Light requirement: Filtered Sun/Part Shade

Growth Rate: Moderate

Growth Habits: Bushy, Dense, Upright

Outdoors, it is an excellent evergreen shrub

(specimen or in small groups) for woodland

gardens, shrub borders, backgrounds, lawns and

around homes. May be trimmed as a hedge.

Prefers SHADE! (No noon or afternoon sun)8

Cleyera, Japanese (Ternstroemia gymnanthera)

Height: 12 – 20ftWidth: 6 – 10ft

Form: Upright, BillowingPersistence: Evergreen

Growth Rate: Moderate

Ornamental Characteristics: New growth is bronze to reddish; does not discolor in winter; fragrant creamy white flowers

Soil: Do not let dry out between wateringsSalt Tolerance: LowExposure: Sun to Partial Shade

Drought Tolerance and Pest resistance

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Crape myrtle, Catawba (Lagerstroemia indica 'Catawba‘)

Height: 15’

Width: 15’

Plant Category: Shrub / tree

Type: Deciduous

Foliage Color: Green

Blooms: Late summer

Flower Characteristics: Purple

Attracts: Birds, butterflies, bees

Light requirement: Full sun

Growth Rate: Moderate

Tolerances: Drought, deer, disease

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Crape myrtle, (Red Flower) (Lagerstroemia indica‘)

Availability Sporadic (Let us know on interest and we’ll see what we can do)

Height: 10’ – 20’

Width: 10’ – 14’

Plant Category: Shrub / tree

Type: Deciduous

Foliage Color: Glossy dark green tinged with maroon

Blooms: July to September

Flower Characteristics: Vivid

bright red

Attracts: Birds, butterflies, bees

Light requirement: Full sun

Growth Rate: Fast

Very Hardy Plant.

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Crape myrtle, Muskogee (Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘Muskogee‘)

Height: 15’ – 20’

Width: 12’ – 15’

Plant Category: Shrub / tree

Type: Deciduous

Foliage Color: Glossy dark green, orange in the fall

Blooms: Summer (long lasting)

Flower Characteristics: Light

lavender-pink

Attracts: Birds, butterflies, bees,

hummingbirds

Light requirement: Full sun

Growth Rate: Fast

Very Hardy Plant.

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Crape myrtle, pink velour (Lagerstroemia indica ‘Pink Velour‘)

Height: 6’ – 12’

Width: 6’ – 12’

Plant Category: Shrub / tree

Type: Deciduous

Foliage Color: Glossy dark green

Blooms: July to September

Flower Characteristics: Magenta pink

Attracts: Birds, butterflies, bees

Light requirement: Full sun

Growth Rate: Fast

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Crape myrtle, ‘Sioux’ (Lagerstroemia indica ‘Sioux‘)

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Flower Characteristics: Pink

Attracts: Birds, butterflies, bees

Light requirement: Full sun

Growth Rate: Fast

Height: 15’ – 20’

Width: 15’ – 20’

Plant Category: Shrub / tree

Type: Deciduous

Foliage Color: Glossy dark green

Blooms: Summer

Holly, Dr. Kassab (Ilex x ‘Dr. Kassab’)

Height: 15’– 20’

Width: 10’– 15’

Plant Category: Tree (dense)

Type: Broadleaved Evergreen

Foliage Color: Dark green

Blooms: Spring, inconspicuous

Flower Characteristics: White

Fruit: Berries

Attracts: birds, butterflies, bees

Light requirement: Sun, part sun

Growth Rate: Fast

Needs pollinator. Female plant.

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Holly, Fine Line (Ilex cornuta ‘Fine Line’)

Height: 15’ – 20’

Width: 10’ – 15’

Type: Tree (dense)

Type: Broadleaved

Evergreen

Foliage Color: Dark

green foliage with a

golden leaf margin

Blooms: Late spring to

early summer

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Flower Characteristics: White

Fruit: Berries

Attracts: Birds

Light requirement: Sun, part sun

Growth Rate: Moderate

Needs pollinator. Female plant.

Mature Height: 20’

Mature Spread: 12’

Form: Upright and pyramidal

Type: Broadleaved evergreen

Flowers: Inconspicuous

Ornamental Characteristics:Small, glossy green foliage with spiny margins, blankets the branches in rich color. The rich, deep red fruit persists into winter bringing interest to thelandscape.Attracts: Birds in winter

Exposure: Partial sun to full sun

Drought tolerance and pest resistance

Holly, Foster (Ilex attenuata ‘Fosteri’)

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Holly, Liberty (ilex x ‘Liberty’)

Height: 8’ – 15’

Width: 4’ – 8’

Plant Category: Tree/shrub

Type: Broadleaved evergreen

Foliage Color: Dark green

Blooms: Spring

Flower Characteristics: White

Fruit: Berries

Attracts: Birds

Light requirement: Full sun

Growth Rate: Moderate

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Mature Height: 18’

Mature Spread: 12’

Form: Upright and pyramidal

Type: Broadleaved evergreen

Ornamental Characteristics:

beautiful, dark red berries in fall and winter.

Rich, dark green leaves turn maroon in spring

Attracts: Birds in winter

Soil: clay, sand, loam; acidic; well-drained

Exposure: Partial sun to full sun

Drought tolerance and pest resistance

Holly, Robin (Ilex x ‘Conin’)

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Holly, Steeds (Ilex crenata ‘Steeds’)

Height: 6’ – 10’

Width: 5’ – 6’

Plant Category: Shrub

Type: Broadleaved evergreen

Foliage Color: Dark green

Blooms: Spring

Flower Characteristics: White

Fruit: Dark purple-blue berries

Attracts: Birds

Light requirement: Full sun

Growth Rate: Slow42

Ligustrum, Recurvifolium (Ligustrum japonicum)

Height: 15 ft. to 18 ft.

Width: 10 ft. to 15 ft..

Type: Broadleaved evergreen

Plant Category: Landscape, shrubs

Plant Characteristics: Low maintenance

Foliage Characteristics: Small leaves, curvy

Foliage Color: Dark green

Flower Characteristics: Fragrant

Flower Color: Creams, whites

Tolerances: Deer, drought, pollution, rabbits, seashore,

slope, wind

Growth Rate: Fast

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Loropetalums, (Chinese Fringe Flower) (Loropetalum Chinese)

Type: Broadleaved Evergreen shrub.

Note: Loropetalum is wonderful in groups,

also makes a good border, screen, or

foundation planting.

Attracts: butterflies & bees.

Height: Various (tallest 15‘)

Spread: Various (widest 10‘)

Foliage: Burgundy

Fall Color: Maroon

Flower Color: Dark pink

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*Magnolia, Alta (Magnolia grandiflora ‘Alta’)

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Flower Characteristics: White

Form: Upright narrow

Light requirement: Full sun to

part shade

Growth Rate: Moderate

Tolerances: Deer, drought, heat,

rabbits, wind

Height: 15’– 20’

Width: 8’– 10’

Plant Category: Tree

Type: Broadleaved evergreen

Foliage Color: Dark green glossy

with rust color backs.

Blooms: May to June

Magnolia, ‘Ann’ (Ann magnolia)

One of the "Little Girl Hybrids“

Can be a large semi-evergreen shrub or small

tree.

Flower: showy reddish purple flowers with 8-10

petals in mid spring. Fragrant.

Growth Habit: Broad pyramidal to loosely broad-

rounded

Growth Rate: Slow Size:8-10' high Width: 10’

Note: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies

and/or birds. Average water needs; Water

regularly; do not overwater

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Magnolia, ‘Jane’ (Jane magnolia)

The Jane Magnolia tree, is a rounded, shrubby

plant producing flowers in late spring that resemble

slender tulips. The blooms are reddish-purple

outside and white inside. Flowers open just before

the leaves appear, making a superb display.

Jane Magnolia trees are strong, vigorous, upright

growers and are distinguished by their beautifully

shaped, extremely fragrant large flowers opening

in early May.

Mature Height : 10-15 feet

Mature Spread : 10 feet

Mature Form : Moderate

Growth Rate : Moderate

Sun Exposure : Full Sun - Partial Sun

Soil Moisture : Well drained moist

Soil Type : Widely adaptable

Flower Color : Red to purple

Foliage Color : Green

Fall Color : Copper

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*Magnolia, Little gem (Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’)

Habit: Evergreen

Growth Rate: Slow

Site Requirements: Sun; range of soil types

Form: Upright; dense

Height: 15 to 20'

Width: 8 to 10'

Leaf: 5 to 8" alternate, simple, dark green leathery

leaves; underside often has a cinnamon-brown

pubescence

Flower/Fruit: Small white fragrant flowers in

summer

Comments: Dwarf cultivar of southern magnolia;

flowers at an early age

Attracts: Bees

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Magnolia, Star (Magnolia stellata)

Habit: Deciduous Tree

Growth Rate: Slow to moderate

Site Requirements: Sun

Form: Oval

Height: 10 to 20'

Width: 8 to 15'

Flower: Each pure white flower—they are

occasionally flushed pink— is 5 inches across and

comprised of up to 15 individual petals. They light

up the tree's bare branches in early to mid-spring.

Attracts: Bees

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Ninebark, Diabolo (Physocarpus opulifolius)

Habit: Shrub Growth Rate: Moderate

Site Requirements: Sun Form: Oval

Height: 8 to 10’ Width: 8 to 10'

Flower: White (summer)

Features: Attractive Bark, Bird Friendly, Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, North American Native

Selection, Waterwise, Year-round Interest

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Osmanthus, Fortune’s (Osmanthus x fortunei)

Mature Height: 15’-20’ Mature Spread: 15’

Form: Oval; dense shrub; haystack formPersistence: Broadleaved Evergreen

Growth rate: Slow to moderate

Ornamental Characteristics:Small white fragrant flowers in fall; lustrous dark leathery leaves

Exposure: Sun to partial shade

Drought tolerance and excellent for screening

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Osmanthus, Fragrant Tea Olive (Osmanthus fragrans)

Mature Height: 10’-15’ Mature Spread: 10’-15’

Form: Oval; dense shrub; haystack formPersistence: Broadleaved Evergreen

Growth rate: Slow to moderate

Ornamental Characteristics: Small white fragrant flowers in fall; lustrous dark leathery leaves

Exposure: Sun to partial shade

Drought tolerance and excellent for screening.

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Redbud, Avondale or Forest Pansy(Chinese Redbud; Cercis chinensis)

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Flower Characteristics: Showy dark

rose-purple; blooms early spring

Fruit: Pod

Light requirement: Sun

Growth Rate: Moderate

Fall Color: Gold

Attracts: Butterflies, bees

Height: 10’– 12’

Width: 10’– 12’

Plant Category: Tree

Type: Deciduous

Foliage Color: Glossy green

Summer

Spring

Viburnum, Chindo (Viburnum awabuki ‘Chindo’)

Mature Height: 10’-15’ Mature Spread: 8’

Form: Pyramidal; dense

Persistence: Evergreen

Growth rate: Fast

Ornamental Characteristics:White flowers; bright

red fruit in large clusters

Exposure: Sun

Drought tolerance and excellent for screening

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Vitex, Chastetree (Vitex agnus-castus)

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Flower Characteristics: Lavender

Fruit: Fleshy, black

Light requirement: Sun

Growth Rate: Fast

Fall Color: No color change

Attracts: Butterflies, bees

Height: 10’– 15’

Width: 15’– 20’

Plant Category: Tree

Type: Deciduous

Foliage Color: Green

*Wax myrtle (Southern bayberry) (Myrica cerifera)

UsageWax myrtle can be used to create wildlife-friendly screens

and hedges that provide food and shelter that you'll enjoy

as much as the local critters. This plant can be pruned and

even sheared to encourage dense foliage and to maintain

formal shapes. Untrimmed the shrubs have interesting

open natural form that allows for enjoyment of the attractive

irregular shapes of multiple trunks (prune away the

numerous suckers that are produced to keep your wax

myrtle from forming a thicket).

Create spectacular specimens by removing lower limbs

and training into bonsai-like shapes.

Wax myrtle is the perfect plant for stream banks and

lakesides that are prone to intermittent flooding and

drought due to fluctuation of water levels.

Growth Rate: Wax myrtle grows very fast, sometimes as

much as 5 feet in height and width in a single growing

season.

Once established tolerates poor drainage and drought.

Height: 15’ to 20’

Width: 10’ to 16’

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