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