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