San Marcos Design Manual (March 16, 2021)
D A PP E ND I X
Planting Guidelines
medium / shade trees Species
Scientific name Growth Water
Soil
Light
Planting area
vulnerable
large parking islands, median or highway strips large parking islands, medium planting strips
Oak, Shumard
Quercus shumardi
fast
well drained, alkaline, acidic
minor
Oak, Texas Red
Quercus texana
moderate
alkaline soils
medium
Oak, Vasey or Shin, Scrub Oak, Mexican white oak
Quercus pungens var vasyana
moderate
well drained, alkaline
N/A
minor
Quercus polymorpha moderate
variety of soils
N/A
minor
Magnolia soulangenana
medium to large planting spaces
Saucer Magnolia
moderate
acidic, well drained
minor
Shoestring acacia Acacia stenophylla moderate
N/A
minor
medlium sized parking islands, medium strip planting large to medium parking islands,planting strips planting strips, medium to large parking islands large parking islands, planting strips
Southern Sugar Maple
Acer barbatum fast
deep, moist, alkaline soil
medium
Texas Ash
Faxinus albicans
fast
deep, moist, well draining
minor
Texas Sabal Palm Sabal texana
slow
poorly drained, alkaline
minor
Thornless Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos form imeris
fast
well drained, alkaline
sensitive
medium parking islands, planting strips
Western Soapberry Sapindus drummondii moderate
deep, moist, well draining
minor
Wild Olive (Texas or Mexican Olive)
Cordia boissieri
fast
well drained, alkaline
N/A
sensitive
large to medium parking islands,planting strips
Wright Acacia
Acacia wrightii
slow
well drained, alkaline
minor
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Amended: March 16, 2021 San Marcos Design Manual
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