974 CMR 3.07 — Appendices - Plant Lists and Figures

3.07 Appendices - Plant Lists and Figures

974 CMR 3.00 SITE PLAN

3.07 Appendix A: Plant Lists and Figures

3.07 (1) List I. Native Plants

This is a list of plants known to be native to this Massachusetts region. Other plants may exist and may be acceptable once their appropriateness to the list is demonstrated by the Applicant.

Shade Trees Botanical Name Common Name

Acer rubrum Red Maple

Acer saccharinum Silver Maple

Acer saccharum Sugar Maple

Betula lenta Sweet Birch

Betula lutea Yellow Birch

Carya cordiformis+ Bitternut Hickory+

Carya glabra+ Pignut Hickory+

Carya ovata+ Shagbark Hickory+

Fagus grandifolia American Beech

Fraxinus americana White Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica �Patmore� Patmore Green Ash

Juglans cinerea+ Butternut+

Liquidambar styraciflua �Rotundiloba� Seedless Sweetgum

Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree

Nyssa sylvatica Black Tupelo

Platanus occidentalis American Planetree

Populus grandidentata Bigtooth Aspen

Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen

Prunus americana American Plum

Prunus serotina Black Cherry

Quercus alba+ White Oak+

Quercus bicolor+ Swamp White Oak+

Quercus borealis+ Northern Red Oak+

Quercus coccinea+ Scarlet Oak+

Quercus palustris+ Pin Oak+

Quercus prinus+ Chestnut Oak+

Quercus velutina+ Black Oak+

Salix babylonica

Weeping Willow

Salix nigra Black Willow

Sassafras albidum Common Sassafras

Tilia americana �Redmond� Redmond Linden

Ulmus americana, disease-resistant var. American Elm

• These trees are recommended for planting on portions of the site away from walks or roads.

Ornamental Trees Botanical NameCommon Name

Alnus rugosaHazel Alder

Amelanchier canadensisShadblow Serviceberry

Amelanchier laevisAllegany Serviceberry

Betula nigra River Birch

Betula papyriferaPaper Birch

Betula populifoliaGray Birch

Carpinus carolinianaAmerican Hornbeam

Cercis canadensisEastern Redbud

Cornus alternifoliaPagoda Dogwood

Cornus florida ^{Flowering Dogwood}

Crataegus punctataDotted Hawthorn

Hamamelis virginianaCommon Witchhazel

Larix laracinaAmerican Larch

Ostrya virginianaHop Hornbeam

Prunus pennsylvanicaPin Cherry

Prunus virginianaCommon Chokecherry

Rhus copallinaFlameleaf Sumac

Salix discolorPussy Willow

Salix bebbianaBebb Willow

Viburnum lentagoNannyberry Viburnum

^ Cornus florida has been adversely affected by an anthracnose epidemic in the Northeast US for the past twenty years or so. Anthracnose spreads rapidly to other Flowering Dogwoods. Before using, check with local agricultural extensions for the status of anthracnose.

Evergreen Trees Botanical NameCommon Name

Ilex opacaAmerican Holly

Juniperus virginianaEaster Red Cedar

Pinus rigida Pitch Pine

Pinus strobusEastern White Pine

Thuja occidentalisAmerican Arborvitae

Tsuga canadensisCanadian Hemlock

Deciduous Shrubs Botanical NameCommon Name

Arctostaphylos uva-ursiBearberry

Aronia melanocarpaBlack Chokeberry

Aronia prunifoliaPurplefruit Chokeberry

Clethra alnifoliaSummersweet Clethra

Comptonia peregrinaSweetfern

Cornus alternifloraGreen-osier Dogwood

Cornus amomumSilky Dogwood

Cornus foeminaGray-stemmed Dogwood

Cornus racemosaGray Dogwood

Cornus rugosaRedleaf Dogwood

Gaylussacia spp.Huckleberry

Ilex verticillata Common Winterberry

Lindera benzoinCommon Spicebush

Myrica pennsylvanicaNorthern Bayberry

Rhododendron nudiflorumPinxterbloom Azalea

Rhododendron roseumRoseshell Azalea

Rhododendron viscosumSwamp Azalea

Rhus glabraSmooth Sumac

Rhus typhinaStaghorn Sumac

Rosa carolinaCarolina Rose

Rubus odoratusFragrant Thimbleberry

Salix humilisPrairie Willow

Salix lucidaShining Willow

Sambucus canadensis 'Maxima'American Elder

Sambucus pubensScarlet Elder

Spiraea tomentosaHardhack Spirea

Vaccinium corymbosumHighbush Blueberry

Vaccinium stamineumCommon Deerberry

Viburnum acerifoliumMapleleaf Viburnum

Viburnum alnifoliumHobblebush Viburnum

Viburnum cassinoidesWitherod Viburnum

Viburnum dentatumArrowwood Viburnum

Viburnum trilobumAmerican Cranberrybush Viburnum

Evergreen Shrubs Botanical NameCommon Name

Juniperus communis 'Compressa' Common Juniper

Kalmia angustifolia Sheeplaurel

Kalmia latifolia Mountainlaurel

Taxus canadensis Canada Yew

Groundcovers Botanical NameCommon Name

Cornus canadensis Bunchberry Dogwood

Epigaea repens Trailing Arbutus

Gaultheria procumbens Checkerberry Wintergreen

Maianthemum canadense Canada Mayflower

Mitchella repens Partridgeberry

Vaccinium angustifolium Lowbush Blueberry

Vaccinium macrocarpum Cranberry

Meadow Grasses/Wildflowers Botanical NameCommon Name

Rebel II Tall Fescue

Palmer II Perr. Ryegrass

Jamestown Chewings Fescue

Indian Grass

Blackwell Switchgrass

Big Bluestem

Little Bluestem

Blue Joint Reedgrass

Antennaria alpina Alpine Pussy-Toes

Aristida dichotoma Poverty Grass

Aster linariifolius Bristly Aster

Bulbostylis capillaris

Eragrostis spectabilis Purple Lovegrass

Houstonia caerulea Bluets

Juncus bufonius Toad Rush

Senecio aureus Golden Ragwort

3.07 (2) List II. Salt Tolerant Plants This is a list of plants known to be tolerant of salt from road deicing in this Massachusetts region. Other plants may exist and may be acceptable once their appropriateness to the list is demonstrated by the Applicant.

Shade Trees Botanical NameCommon Name

Acer campestreHedge Maple

Acer saccharinumSilver Maple

Aesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnut

Betula lentaSweet Birch

Betula luteaYellow Birch

Fraxinus americanaWhite Ash

Gleditsia triacanthos inermisThornless Honeylocust

Nyssa sylvaticaBlack Tupelo

Prunus serotinaBlack Cherry

Quercus alba*+White Oak*+

Quercus borealis*+Northern Red Oak*+

Quercus macrocarpa+Bur Oak+

Quercus robur+English Oak+

Ulmus glabraWych Elm

Ulmus pumilaChinese Elm

Ornamental Trees Botanical NameCommon Name

Amelanchier canadensisShadblow Serviceberry

Betula papyriferaPaper Birch

Betula populifoliaGray Birch

Prunus pennsylvanicaPin Cherry

Prunus virginianaCommon Chokecherry

Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat'Aristocrat Pear

Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'Bradford Pear

Rhus copallinaFlameleaf Sumac

Salix discolorPussy Willow

Salix bebbianaBebb Willow

Sorbus decoraShowy Mountain Ash

Evergreen Trees Botanical NameCommon Name

Juniperus virginianaEastern Red Cedar

Picea pungens 'glauca'Blue Colorado Spruce

Pinus nigraAustrian Pine

Pinus ponderosaPonderosa Pine

Pinus rigidaPitch pine

Pinus thunbergiiJapanese Black Pine

Deciduous Shrubs Botanical NameCommon Name

Arctostaphylos uva-ursiBearberry

Aronia melanocarpaBlack Chokeberry

Aronia prunifoliaPurplefruit Chokeberry

Hippophae rhamnoidesCommon Seabuckthorn

Lindera benzoinCommon Spicebush

Myrica pennsylvanicaNorthern Bayberry

Rhus glabraSmooth Sumac

Rhus typhinaStaghorn Sumac

Salix humilisPrairie Willow

Salix lucidaShining Willow

Shepherdia argenteaBuffaloberry

Tamarix ramosissimaFive Stamen Tamarisk

Vaccinium corymbosumHighbush Blueberry

Vaccinium stamineumCommon Deerberry

Viburnum cassinoidesWitherod Viburnum

Viburnum dentatumArrowwood Viburnum

Evergreen Shrubs Botanical NameCommon Name

Pinus mugo mugoJapanese Black Pine

Taxus canadensisCanada Yew

Groundcovers Botanical NameCommon Name

Epigaea repensTrailing Arbutus

Vaccinium angustifoliumLowbush Blueberry

• Native Plants

• These trees are recommended for planting on portions of the site away from walks or roads.

3.07 (3) List III. Plants That Withstand Urban Conditions

This is a list of plants known to be appropriate to urban planting situations in this Massachusetts region. Other plants may exist and may be acceptable once their appropriateness to the list is demonstrated by the Applicant.

Shade Trees Botanical NameCommon Name

Acer campestre 'Queen Elizabeth'Queen Elizabeth Hedge Maple

Acer freemani 'Celebration'Celebration Maple

Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset'Red Sunset Red Maple

Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain'Sugar Maple

Acer tartaricumTartarian Maple

Carpinus betulus fastigiataPyramidal European Hornbeam

Celtis occidentalis 'Prairie Pride'Prairie Pride Hackberry

Cladastris luteaYellowwood

Corylus colurnaTurkish Hazelnut

Eucommia ulmoidesHardy Rubber Tree

Fraxinus excelsior 'Hessei'Hesse European Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Summit'Summit Ash

Gingko bilobaMaidenhair Tree

Gleditsia triacanthos inermisThornless Honeylocust

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Moraine'Moraine Sweet Gum

Maclura pomifera inermis 'Park' Park Osage Orange

Nyssa sylvaticaBlack Tupelo

Platanus acerifolia 'Bloodgood' London Plane Tree 'Bloodgood'

Quercus borealis*+Northern Red Oak*+

Sophora japonica 'Regent'Regent Scholartree

Tilia cordataEuropean Littleleaf Linden

Zelkova serrata 'Village Green'Village Green Zelkova

Ornamental Trees Botanical NameCommon Name

Betula nigra 'Heritage'Heritage Birch

Cercidiphyllum japonicumKatsura Tree

Chionanthus virginicusFringe Tree

Cornus kousa 'Summer Stars'Summer Stars Dogwood

Crataegus phaenopyrumWashington Hawthorn

Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'Winter Red Winterberry

Magnolia stellata 'Gallaxy'Galaxy Magnolia

Ostrya virginianaHop Hornbeam

Oxydendron arboreumSourwood

Prunus sargentiiSargent Cherry

Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat'Aristocrat Pear

Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'Bradford Pear

Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk'Ivory Silk Tree Lilac

Deciduous Shrubs Botanical NameCommon Name

Cornus sericea 'Kelseyi'Kelsey Dwarf Red Osier Dogwood

Ilex verticillata 'Nana'Dwarf Winterberry

Rhus aromatica 'Gro-low'Dwarf Fragrant Sumac

Vaccinium angustifolium* Lowbush Blueberry*

Groundcovers Botanical NameCommon Name

Cotoneaster horizontalisRockspray

Hedera helix 'Baltica'Baltic Ivy

Juniperus chinensis sargentiiSargent Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis varietiesCreeping Juniper

Spiraea bumalda 'Anthony Waterer'Anthony Waterer Spirea

Vinca minorPeriwinkle

• Native Plants

• These plants are recommended for planting on portions of the site away from walks or roads.

3.07 (4) List IV. Invasive Plants

Below is a partial list of plants known to be invasive in Massachusetts. For a complete list of invasive and potentially invasive species, refer to the Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE). Species on these lists are prohibited from being planted in Devens.

Shade Trees Botanical NameCommon Name

Acer ginnalaAmur Maple

Acer platanoidesNorway Maple

Acer pseudoplatanusSycamore Maple

Populus albaWhite Cottonwood

Robinia pseudoacaciaBlack Locust

Deciduous Shrubs/Vines Botanical NameCommon Name

Ampelopsis brevipedunculataPorcelain Berry

Berberis thunbergiiJapanese Barberry

Berberis vulgarisCommon Barberry

Celastrus orbiculataOriental Bittersweet

Cynanchum louiseaeBlack Swallow-wort

Elaeagnus umbellataAutumn Olive

Elaeagnus angustifoliaRussian Olive

Euonymus alatusWinged Euonymus

Euphorbia cyparissiasCypress Spurge

Hesperis natonalisDame's Rocket

Ligustrum obtusifoliumBlunt-leaver Privet

Ligustrum vulgarePrivet

Lonicera japonicaJapanese Honeysuckle

Lonicera maackiiAmur Honeysuckle

Lonicera morrowiiMorrow's Honeysuckle

Lonicera tataricaTatarian Honeysuckle

Lonicera xbella Morrow's x Tatarian Honeysuckle

Polygonum cuspidatumJapanese Knotweed

Pueraria lobataKudzu

Rhamnus catharticaCommon Buckthorn

Rhamnus frangulaShining Buckthorn

Rosa multifloraMultiflora Rose

Meadow Grasses/Wildflowers Botanical NameCommon Name

Achillea millefolium var. millefoliumCommon Yarrow

Aegopodium podagrariaGoutweed

Alliaria petiolataGarlic Mustard

Cabomba carolinianaFanwort

Centaurea maculosaSpotted Knapweed

Cirsium canadenseField or Canada Thistle

Coreopsis lanceolataLance-leaved Coreopsis (Tickseed)

Cytisus scopariusScotch Broom

Daucus carotaQueen Anne's Lace

Egeria densaGiant Waterweek

Epilobium hirsutumHairy Willow-herb

Euphorbia cyparissiasCypress Spurge

Galium mollugoField Madder

Glaucium flavumSea Poppy

Glechoma hederaceaGill-over-the-ground (Ground Ivy)

Holcus lanatusVelvet Grass

Hypericum perforatumCommon St. John's Wort

Iris pseudacorusYellow Iris

Linaria vulgarisButter and Eggs

Lysimachia nummulariaMoneywort

Lythrum salicariaPurple Loosestrife

Myosotis scorpioidesTrue Forget-me-not

Myriophyllum heterophyllumVariable Water-milfoil

Myriophyllum spicatumSpiked Water-milfoil

Najas minorLesser Naiad

Nasturtium officinaleWatercress

Phalaris arundinaceReed Canary Grass

Phragmites australisPhragmites

Plantago lanceolataRibgrass (Lance-leaved Plantain)

Poa compressaCanada Bluegrass

Potamogeton crispusCurly or Crisped Pondweed

Ranunculus acrisTall Buttercup

Ranunculus bulbosusBulbous Buttercup

Ranunculus repensCreeping Buttercup

Ribes rubrumGarden Red Currant

Rumex acetosellaSheep Sorrel

Rumex crispusCurled Dock

Rumex obtusifoliusBitter or Broad-leaved Dock

Solanum dulcamaraBittersweet Nightshade

Trapa natansWater Chestnut

Tussilago farfaraColtsfoot

Verbascum thapsusFlannel-leaved Mullein

Lawn Grasses Botanical NameCommon Name

Agrostis giganteaRedtop, Upland Bentgrass

Festuca longifoliaHard Fescue

Festuca ovinaSheep Fescue

3.07 (5) List V. Street Trees

a. Street trees. The following are shade trees that are particularly useful as street trees.

Botanical NameCommon Name

Acer rubrumRed Maple

Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain'Sugar Maple 'Green Mountain'

Cladrastis lutea'Yellowwood'

Fraxinus americana 'Summit''Summit' White Ash

Fraxinus pensylvanica 'Patmore'Green Ash 'Patmore'

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundifolia'Seedless Sweet Gum

Liriodendron tulipferaTulip Tree

Nyssa sylvaticaTupelo

Quercus alba*White Oak

Quercus bicolor*Swamp White Oak

Quercus palustris*Pin Oak

Quercus rubra*Red Oak

Tilia americana 'Redmond'Redmond American Linden

Ulmus american (disease resistant)American Elm

b. Street trees where no sidewalk or trail is located within the right-of-way - all of the above species are recommended in addition to the following:

Botanical NameCommon Name

Quercus albaWhite Oak

Quercus bicolorSwamp White Oak

Quercus palustrisPin Oak

Quercus rubraRed Oak

c. Urban conditions.

In Village Growth I and II, ITC, BCS, and within the Historic District overlay, where development density and/or intensity of use may be higher, the following list of non-native urban-tolerant plant material is recommended in addition to list a.

Botanical NameCommon Name

Acer platenoidesNorway Maple

Ginko biloba-maleMaidenhair Tree

Gleditsia triacanthosHoneylocust

Platanus acerifolia 'Bloodgood'London Plane Trees 'Bloodgood'

Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'Bradford or Aristocrat Pear or 'Aristocrat'

Tilia cordataEuropean Littleleaf Linden (except on streets with on-street parking)

Zelcova serrata 'Village Green''Village Green' Zelcova

3.07 (6) Edible Landscape Plantings* To promote locally grown foods, the following plants are recommended to satisfy landscaping requirements for commercial/industrial lots, residential parks, community gardens, and individual residential lots:

Groundcover HerbsEdible-Fruiting Groundcovers

BasilStrawberry

RosemaryLow-bush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolia)

ThymeBunchberry (Cornus canadensis)

MintWintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)

Sage Mountain cranberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)

Parsley

Foliage CropsVegetable Producing

Swiss chardChili peppers

RhubarbTomatoes

KaleEggplant

LettucesBrussels sprouts

Asparagus

Beets

Onions

Purple cabbage

Fruit-Bearing TreesNut-Bearing Trees

AppleWalnut

PearFilbert

Cherry

Peach

Plum

Traditional Landscaping Plants That Also Bear Fruit

Shadbush (Amelanchier)

Grape, blueberry (Vaccinium)

Flowering crabapple (Malus)

Mountain ash (Sorbus)

Aronia and elderberry (Sambucus)

• Ensure minimal use of non-organic, chemical fertilizers and pesticides is factored in to maintenance plans for edible landscape plantings.