San Marcos Design Manual (March 16, 2021)

D A PP E ND I X

Planting Guidelines

small / understory / ornamental trees Species

Scientific name Growth Water

Soil

Light

Planting area

vulnerable

Guajillo

Acacia berlandieri

slow

well drained, alkaline

N/A

minor

Jerusalem Thorn "retama"

Parkinsonia aculeata fast

well drained, alkaline

N/A

minor

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Mexican Buckeye Ungnadia speciosa moderate

shallow, alkaline

minor

Mexican Plum Prunus mexicana

moderate

deep, moist, well draining

minor

Redbud, Mexican or Texas

Cercis canadensis var. mexicana or texana

Slow

shallow, alkaline

medium

Palo Verde, Texas Parkinsonia texana fast

well drained, alkaline

minor

Palm, Windmill

Trachycarpus fortnei slow

deep, moist, well draining

N/A

minor

Peach, Flowering Prunus persica

moderate

deep, moist, well draining

N/A

medium

Pomegrante

Punica granatum moderate

well drained, deep soil

N/A

minor

Possumhaw

Ilex decidua

slow

moist, well draining

medium planting strips

minor

Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

slow

variety of soils

N/A

minor

Roughleaf Dogwood Cornus drummondii fast

moist, well draining

N/A

minor

container,medium to large planting strips container,planting strips or parking lot islands container,planting strips or parking lot islands

Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum slow

well drained, deep soil

medium

Garrya ovata spp. Lindheimeri

Silktassel, Mexican

moderate

shallow, alkaline, well drained

minor

Sweet Acacia

Acacia farnesiana

slow

well drained, alkaline, acidic

minor

Tenaza

Havardia pallens

slow

well drained, alkaline

N/A

minor

Texas Ebony

Ebenopsis ebano slow

well drained, alkaline

N/A

minor

Texas kidneywood Eysenhardtia texana moderate

well drained, alkaline

N/A

minor

Texas Mountain Laurel

container,large to medium parking islands and strips

Sophora secundiflora slow

shallow, alkaline

minor

Texas Persimmon Diospyros texana

slow

deep, moist, well draining

N/A

minor

Texas Pistache

Pistache texana

moderate

well drained, alkaline

N/A

minor

Twisted acacia

Acacia shaffneri

slow

well drained, alkaline

N/A

minor

container,medium to large planting islands or strips container,large to medium parking islands and strips

Waxmyrtle

Morella cerifera

fast

well drained, alkaline, acidic

medium

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

moderate

well drained, alkaline, acidic

minor

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Amended: March 16, 2021 San Marcos Design Manual