San Marcos Design Manual (March 16, 2021)
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Planting Guidelines
Division 1: LANDSCAPING / MITIGATION TREES small / understory / ornamental trees Species
Scientific name Growth Water
Soil
Light
Planting area
vulnerable
container, parking islands, narrow median strips
American Smoketree Crotinus obovatus
slow
shallow, alkaline
minor
Anachaco Orchid Tree
Bauhinia lunarioides fast
alkaline soils
south side of buildings
minor
container,planting strips or parking lot islands container,planting strips or parking lot islands
Blackbrush acacia Acacia rigidula
slow
well drained, alkaline
minor
Bluewood Condalia Condalia hookeri
slow
well drained, alkaline
minor
Carolina Buckthorn Frangula caroliniana moderate
well drained, alkaline
N/A
medium
Cherry-Laurel
Prunus caroliniana moderate
well drained, alkaline, acidic
medium planting strips
medium
Chihuahuan orchid tree
Bauhinua lunarioides moderate
N/A
minor
Chilean mesquite Prosopsis chilensis fast
N/A
minor
Chinese Fringe Tree (male)
Chionanthus retusus moderate
N/A
medium
Lagerstroemia, indica "Acoma" Lagerstroemia, indica "Cherokee" Lagerstroemia, indica "Hopi" Lagerstroemia, indica "Kiowa" Lagerstroemia, indica "Natchez" Lagerstroemia, indica "Zuni"
container, parking islands, narrow median strips container, parking islands, narrow median strips
Crapemyrtle, Acoma
moderate
alkaline, well drained
minor
Crapemyrtle, Cherokee'
moderate
well drained, alkaline, acidic
medium
Crapemyrtle, Hopi
moderate
N/A
minor
Crapemyrtle, Kiowa
moderate
N/A
minor
medium to large parking islands,median strips
Crapemyrtle, Natchez
moderate
well drained, alkaline, acidic
minor
Crapemyrtle, Zuni
moderate
well drained, alkaline, acidic
N/A
minor
Desert Willow
Chilopsis linearis
fast
alkaline soils
containers, planting strips minor
Eastern Persimmon Diospyros virginiana moderate
moist, well draining
N/A
medium
Eve's Necklace
Styphnolobium affine moderate
moist, well draining
N/A
minor
Evergreen Sumac Rhus virens
moderate
well drained, alkaline
N/A
minor
container,planting strips or parking lot islands
Flame Leaf Sumac Rhus lanceolata
moderate
well drained, alkaline, acidic
minor
Fragrant Ash
Fraxinus cuspidata moderate
deep, moist, well draining
N/A
medium
median strip planting,parking lot planting
Fragrant Tea Olive Osmanthus x fortunei slow
well drained, acidic
minor
Golden leadball tree Leucaena retusa
moderate
well drained, alkaline
N/A
minor
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San Marcos Design Manual Amended: March 16, 2021
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