Code of Massachusetts Regulations
974 CMR - DEVENS ENTERPRISE COMMISSION
Title 974 CMR 3.00 - Site Plan Approval
Section 3.07 - Appendix A: Plant Lists and Figures

Universal Citation: 974 MA Code of Regs 974.3

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) List I: Native Plants. This is a list of plants known to be native to this Massachusetts region . Other plants may exist and may be acceptable once their appropriateness to the list is demonstrated by the Applicant.

Botanical Name

Common Name

Shade Trees

Acer rubrum

Red Maple

Acer saccharinum

Silver Maple

Acer saccharum

Sugar Maple

Betula lenta

Sweet Birch

Betula lutea

Yellow Birch

Carya cordiformis+

Bitternut Hickory+

Carya glabra+

Pignut Hickory+

Carya ovata+

Shagbark Hickory+

Fagus grandifolia

American Beech

Fraxinus americana

White Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Patmore'

Patmore Green Ash

Juglans cinerea+

Butternut+

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba'

Seedless Sweetgum

Liriodendron tulipifera

Tulip Tree

Nyssa sylvatica

Black Tupelo

Platanus occidentalis

American Planetree

Populus grandidentata

Bigtooth Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Quaking Aspen

Prunus americana

American Plum

Prunus serotina

Black Cherry

Quercus alba+

White Oak+

Quercus bicolor+

Swamp White Oak+

Quercus borealis+

Northern Red Oak+

Quercus coccinea+

Scarlet Oak+

Quercus palustris+

Pin Oak+

Quercus prinus+

Chestnut Oak+

Quercus velutina+

Black Oak+

Salix babylonica

Weeping Willow

Salix nigra

Black Willow

Sassafras albidum

Common Sassafras

Tilia americana 'Redmond'

Redmond Linden

Ulmus americana, disease-resist. var.

American Elm

+ These trees are recommended for planting on portions of the site away from walks or roads.

Ornamental Trees

Alnus rugosa

Hazel Alder

Amelanchier canadensis

Shadblow Serviceberry

Amelanchier laevis

Allegany Serviceberry

Betula nigra

River Birch

Betula papyrifera

Paper Birch

Betula populifolia

Gray Birch

Carpinus caroliniana

American Hornbeam

Cercis canadensis

Eastern Redbud

Cornus alternifolia

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus florida ^

Flowering Dogwood ^

Crataegus punctata

Dotted Hawthorn

Hamamelis virginiana

Common Witchhazel

^ Cornus florida has been adversely affected by an anthracnose epidemic in the Northeast US for the past 20 years or so. Anthracnose spreads rapidly to other Flowering Dogwoods. Before using, check with local agricultural extensions for the status of anthracnose.

Botanical Name

Common Name

Groundcovers

Cornus canadensis

Bunchberry Dogwood

Epigaea repens

Trailing Arbutus

Gaultheria procumbens

Checkerberry Wintergreen

Maianthemum canadense

Canada Mayflower

Mitchella repens

Partridgeberry

Vaccinium angustifolium

Lowbush Blueberry

Vaccinium macrocarpum

Cranberry

Meadow Grasses/Wildflowers

Rebel II Tall Fescue

Palmer II Perr. Ryegrass

Jamestown Chewings Fescue

Indian Grass

Blackwell Switchgrass

Big Bluestem

Little Bluestem

Blue Joint Reedgrass

Antennaria alpina

Alpine Pussy-Toes

Aristida dichotoma

Poverty Grass

Aster linariifolius

Bristly Aster

Bulbostylis capillaris

Eragrostis spectabilis

Purple Lovegrass

Houstonia caerulea

Bluets

Juncus bufonius

Toad Rush

Senecio aureus

Golden Ragwort

(2) List II: Salt Tolerant Plants. This is a list of plants known to be tolerant of salt from road deicing in this Massachusetts region. Other plants may exist and may be acceptable once their appropriateness to the list is demonstrated by the Applicant.

Botanical Name

Common Name

Shade Trees

Acer campestre

Hedge Maple

Acer saccharinum*

Silver Maple*

Aesculus hippocastanum

Horse-chestnut

Betula lenta*

Sweet Birch*

Betula lutea*

Yellow Birch*

Fraxinus americana*

White Ash*

Gleditsia triacanthos inermis

Thornless Honeylocust

Nyssa sylvatica*

Black Tupelo*

Prunus serotina*

Black Cherry*

Quercus alba*+

White Oak*+

Quercus borealis*+

Northern Red Oak*+

Quercus macrocarpa+

Bur Oak+

Quercus robur+

English Oak+

Ulmus glabra

Wych Elm

Ulmus pumila

Chinese Elm

Ornamental Trees

Amelanchier canadensis*

Shadblow Serviceberry*

Betula papyrifera*

Paper Birch*

Betula populifolia*

Gray Birch*

Prunus pennsylvanica*

Pin Cherry*

Prunus virginiana*

Common Chokecherry*

Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat'

Aristocrat Pear

Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'

Bradford Pear

Rhus copallina*

Flameleaf Sumac*

Salix discolor*

Pussy Willow*

Salix bebbiana*

Bebb Willow*

Sorbus decora

Showy Mountain Ash

Evergreen Trees

Juniperus virginiana*

Eastern Red Cedar*

Picea pungens 'glauca'

Blue Colorado Spruce

Pinus nigra

Austrian Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus rigida*

Pitch pine*

Pinus thunbergii

Japanese Black Pine

Deciduous Shrubs

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi*

Bearberry*

Aronia melanocarpa*

Black Chokeberry*

Aronia prunifolia*

Purplefruit Chokeberry*

Hippophae rhamnoides

Common Seabuckthorn

Lindera benzoin*

Common Spicebush*

Myrica pennsylvanica*

Northern Bayberry*

Rhus glabra*

Smooth Sumac*

Rhus typhina*

Staghorn Sumac*

Salix humilis*

Prairie Willow*

Salix lucida*

Shining Willow*

Shepherdia argentea

Buffaloberry

Tamarix ramosissima

Five Stamen Tamarisk

Vaccinium corymbosum*

Highbush Blueberry*

Vaccinium stamineum*

Common Deerberry*

Viburnum cassinoides*

Witherod Viburnum*

Viburnum dentatum*

Arrowwood Viburnum*

Evergreen Shrubs

Pinus mugo mugo

Japanese Black Pine

Taxus canadensis*

Canada Yew*

Groundcovers

Epigaea repens*

Trailing Arbutus*

Vaccinium angustifolium*

Lowbush Blueberry*

* Native Plants

+ These trees are recommended for planting on portions of the site away from walks or roads.

(3) List III: Plants That Withstand Urban Conditions. This is a list of plants known to be appropriate to urban planting situations in this Massachusetts region. Other plants may exist and may be acceptable once their appropriateness to the list is demonstrated by the Applicant.

Botanical Name

Common Name

Shade Trees

Acer campestre'Queen Elizabeth'

Queen Elizabeth Hedge Maple

Acer freeman'Celebration'*

Celebration Maple

Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset'*

Red Sunset Red Maple*

Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain'*

Sugar Maple*

Acer tartaricum

Tartarian Maple

Carpinus betulus fastigiata

Pyramidal European Hornbeam

Celtis occidentalis 'Prairie Pride'

Prairie Pride Hackberry

Cladastris lutea

Yellowwood

Corylus colurna

Turkish Hazelnut

Eucommia ulmoides

Hardy Rubber Tree

Fraxinus excelsior 'Hessei'

Hesse European Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Summit'*

Summit Ash*

Gingko biloba

Maidenhair Tree

Gleditsia triacanthos inermis

Thornless Honeylocust

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Moraine'*

Moraine Sweet Gum*

Maclura pomifera inermis 'Park'

Park Osage Orange

Nyssa sylvatica*

Black Tupelo*

Platanus acerifolia 'Bloodgood'

London Plane Tree 'Bloodgood'

Quercus borealis*+

Northern Red Oak*+

Sophora japonica 'Regent'

Regent Scholartree

Tilia cordata

European Littleleaf Linden

Zelkova serrata 'Village Green'

Village Green Zelkova

Ornamental Trees

Betula nigra 'Heritage'*

Heritage Birch*

Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Katsura Tree

Chionanthus virginicus

Fringe Tree

Cornus kousa 'Summer Stars'

Summer Stars Dogwood

Crataegus phaenopyrum

Washington Hawthorn

Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'*

Winter Red Winterberry*

Magnolia stellata 'Gallaxy'

Galaxy Magnolia

Ostrya virginiana*

Hop Hornbeam*

Oxydendron arboreum

Sourwood

Prunus sargentii

Sargent Cherry

Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat'

Aristocrat Pear

Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'

Bradford Pear

Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk'

Ivory Silk Tree Lilac

Deciduous Shrubs

Cornus sericea 'Kelseyi'

Kelsey Dwarf Red Osier Dogwood

Ilex verticillata 'Nana'*

Dwarf Winterberry*

Rhus aromatica 'Gro-low'

Dwarf Fragrant Sumac

Vaccinium angustifolium*

Lowbush Blueberry*

Groundcovers

Cotoneaster horizontalis

Rockspray

Hedera helix 'Baltica'

Baltic Ivy

Juniperus chinensis sargentii

Sargent Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis varieties

Creeping Juniper

Spiraea bumalda 'Anthony Waterer'

Anthony Waterer Spirea

Vinca minor

Periwinkle

* Native Plants

+ These plants are recommended for planting on portions of the site away from walks or roads.

(4) List IV: Invasive Plants. Partial list of plants known to be invasive in Massachusetts. For a complete list of invasive and potentially invasive species, refer to the Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE). Species on these lists are prohibited from being planted in Devens.

Botanical Name

Common Name

Shade Trees

Acer ginnala

Amur Maple

Acer platanoides

Norway Maple

Acer pseudoplatanus

Sycamore Maple

Populus alba

White Cottonwood

Robinia pseudoacacia

Black Locust

Deciduous Shrubs/Vines

Ampelopsis brevipedunculata

Porcelain Berry

Berberis thunbergii

Japanese Barberry

Berberis vulgaris

Common Barberry

Celastrus orbiculata

Oriental Bittersweet

Cynanchum louiseae

Black Swallow-wort

Elaeagnus umbellata

Autumn Olive

Elaeagnus angustifolia

Russian Olive

Euonymus alatus

Winged Euonymus

Euphorbia cyparissias

Cypress Spurge

Hesperis natonalis

Dame's Rocket

Ligustrum obtusifolium

Blunt-leaver Privet

Ligustrum vulgare

Privet

Lonicera japonica

Japanese Honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii

Amur Honeysuckle

Lonicera morrowii

Morrow's Honeysuckle

Lonicera tatarica

Tatarian Honeysuckle

Lonicera xbella

Morrow's x Tatarian Honeysuckle

Polygonum cuspidatum

Japanese Knotweed

Pueraria lobata

Kudzu

Rhamnus cathartica

Common Buckthorn

Rhamnus frangula

Shining Buckthorn

Rosa multiflora

Multiflora Rose

Meadow Grasses/Wildflowers

Achillea millefolium var. millefolium

Common Yarrow

Aegopodium podagraria

Goutweed

Alliaria petiolata

Garlic Mustard

Cabomba caroliniana

Fanwort

Centaurea maculosa

Spotted Knapweed

Cirsium canadense

Field or Canada Thistle

Coreopsis lanceolata

Lance-leaved Coreopsis (Tickseed)

Cytisus scoparius

Scotch Broom

Daucus carota

Queen Anne's Lace

Egeria densa

Giant Waterweek

Epilobium hirsutum

Hairy Willow-herb

Euphorbia cyparissias

Cypress Spurge

Galium mollugo

Field Madder

Glaucium flavum

Sea Poppy

Glechoma hederacea

Gill-over-the-ground (Ground Ivy)

Holcus lanatus

Velvet Grass

Hypericum perforatum

Common St. John's Wort

Iris pseudacorus

Yellow Iris

Linaria vulgaris

Butter and Eggs

Lysimachia nummularia

Moneywort

Lythrum salicaria

Purple Loosestrife

Myosotis scorpioides

True Forget-me-not

Myriophyllum heterophyllum

Variable Water-milfoil

Myriophyllum spicatum

Spiked Water-milfoil

Najas minor

Lesser Naiad

Nasturtium officinale

Watercress

Phalaris arundinace

Reed Canary Grass

Phragmites australis

Phragmites

Plantago lanceolata

Ribgrass (Lance-leaved Plantain)

Poa compressa

Canada Bluegrass

Potamogeton crispus

Curly or Crisped Pondweed

Ranunculus acris

Tall Buttercup

Ranunculus bulbosus

Bulbous Buttercup

Ranunculus repens

Creeping Buttercup

Ribes rubrum

Garden Red Currant

Rumex acetosella

Sheep Sorrel

Rumex crispus

Curled Dock

Rumex obtusifolius

Bitter or Broad-leaved Dock

Solanum dulcamara

Bittersweet Nightshade

Trapa natans

Water Chestnut

Tussilago farfara

Coltsfoot

Verbascum thapsus

Flannel-leaved Mullein

Lawn Grasses

Agrostis gigantea

Redtop, Upland Bentgrass

Festuca longifolia

Hard Fescue

Festuca ovina

Sheep Fescue

(5) List V: Street Trees.

(a) Shade trees that are particularly useful as street trees.

Botanical Name

Common Name

Acer rubrum

Red Maple

Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain'

Sugar Maple 'Green Mountain'

Cladrastis lutea

'Yellowwood'

Fraxinus americana 'Summit'

'Summit' White Ash

Fraxinus pensylvanica 'Patmore'

Green Ash 'Patmore'

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundifolia'

Seedless Sweet Gum

Liriodendron tulipfera

Tulip Tree

Nyssa sylvatica

Tupelo

Quercus alba*

White Oak

Quercus bicolor*

Swamp White Oak

Quercus palustris*

Pin Oak

Quercus rubra*

Red Oak

Tilia americana 'Redmond'

Redmond American Linden

Ulmus american (disease resistant)

American Elm

(b) Street trees where no sidewalk or trail is located within the Right-of-way, all of the above species are recommended in addition to the following:

Botanical Name

Common Name

Quercus alba

White Oak

Quercus bicolor

Swamp White Oak

Quercus palustris

Pin Oak

Quercus rubra

Red Oak

(c) Urban Conditions. In Village Growth I and II, ITC, BCS, and within the Historic District overlay, where development density and/or intensity of use may be higher, the following list of non-native urban-tolerant plant material is recommended in addition to 974 CMR 3.07(5): List V: (a).

Botanical Name

Common Name

Acer platenoides

Norway Maple

Ginko biloba-male

Maidenhair Tree

Gleditsia triacanthos

Honeylocust

Platanus acerifolia 'Bloodgood'

London Plane 'Bloodgood'

Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'

Bradford Pear or 'Aristocrat'

Tilia cordata

European Littleleaf Linden*

(*except on streets with on-street parking)

Zelcova serrata 'Village Green'

'Village Green' Zelcova

(6) List VI: Edible Landscape Plantings.* To promote locally grown foods, the following plants are recommended to satisfy landscaping requirements for commercial/industrial lots, residential parks, community gardens, and individual residential lots:

Groundcover Herbs

Edible-fruiting Groundcovers

Basil

Rosemary

Thyme

Mint

Sage

Parsley

Strawberry

Low-bush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolia)

Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)

Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)

Mountain cranberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)

Foliage Crops

Vegetable Producing

Swiss chard

Rhubarb

Kale

Lettuces

Asparagus

Beets

Onions

Purple cabbage

Chili peppers

Tomatoes

Eggplant

Brussels sprouts

Fruit-bearing Trees

Nut-bearing Trees

Apple

Pear

Cherry

Peach

Plum

Walnut Filbert

Traditional Landscaping Plants that Also Bear Fruit.

Shadbush (Amelanchier)

Grape, blueberry (Vaccinium)

Flowering crabapple (Malus)

Mountain ash (Sorbus)

Aronia and elderberry (Sambucus)

*Ensure minimal use of non-organic, chemical fertilizers and pesticides is factored in to maintenance plans for edible landscape plantings.

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