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
Current through Register 1518, March 29, 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.
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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Shade Trees |
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Acer rubrum |
Red Maple |
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Acer saccharinum |
Silver Maple |
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Acer saccharum |
Sugar Maple |
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Betula lenta |
Sweet Birch |
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Betula lutea |
Yellow Birch |
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Carya cordiformis+ |
Bitternut Hickory+ |
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Carya glabra+ |
Pignut Hickory+ |
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Carya ovata+ |
Shagbark Hickory+ |
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Fagus grandifolia |
American Beech |
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Fraxinus americana |
White Ash |
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Patmore' |
Patmore Green Ash |
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Juglans cinerea+ |
Butternut+ |
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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba' |
Seedless Sweetgum |
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Liriodendron tulipifera |
Tulip Tree |
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Nyssa sylvatica |
Black Tupelo |
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Platanus occidentalis |
American Planetree |
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Populus grandidentata |
Bigtooth Aspen |
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Populus tremuloides |
Quaking Aspen |
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Prunus americana |
American Plum |
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Prunus serotina |
Black Cherry |
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Quercus alba+ |
White Oak+ |
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Quercus bicolor+ |
Swamp White Oak+ |
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Quercus borealis+ |
Northern Red Oak+ |
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Quercus coccinea+ |
Scarlet Oak+ |
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Quercus palustris+ |
Pin Oak+ |
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Quercus prinus+ |
Chestnut Oak+ |
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Quercus velutina+ |
Black Oak+ |
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Salix babylonica |
Weeping Willow |
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Salix nigra |
Black Willow |
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Sassafras albidum |
Common Sassafras |
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Tilia americana 'Redmond' |
Redmond Linden |
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Ulmus americana, disease-resist. var. |
American Elm |
+ These trees are recommended for planting on portions of the site away from walks or roads.
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Ornamental Trees |
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Alnus rugosa |
Hazel Alder |
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Amelanchier canadensis |
Shadblow Serviceberry |
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Amelanchier laevis |
Allegany Serviceberry |
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Betula nigra |
River Birch |
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Betula papyrifera |
Paper Birch |
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Betula populifolia |
Gray Birch |
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Carpinus caroliniana |
American Hornbeam |
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Cercis canadensis |
Eastern Redbud |
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Cornus alternifolia |
Pagoda Dogwood |
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Cornus florida ^ |
Flowering Dogwood ^ |
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Crataegus punctata |
Dotted Hawthorn |
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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.
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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Groundcovers |
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Cornus canadensis |
Bunchberry Dogwood |
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Epigaea repens |
Trailing Arbutus |
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Gaultheria procumbens |
Checkerberry Wintergreen |
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Maianthemum canadense |
Canada Mayflower |
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Mitchella repens |
Partridgeberry |
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Vaccinium angustifolium |
Lowbush Blueberry |
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Vaccinium macrocarpum |
Cranberry |
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Meadow Grasses/Wildflowers |
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Rebel II Tall Fescue |
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Palmer II Perr. Ryegrass |
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Jamestown Chewings Fescue |
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Indian Grass |
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Blackwell Switchgrass |
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Big Bluestem |
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Little Bluestem |
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Blue Joint Reedgrass |
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Antennaria alpina |
Alpine Pussy-Toes |
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Aristida dichotoma |
Poverty Grass |
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Aster linariifolius |
Bristly Aster |
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Bulbostylis capillaris |
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Eragrostis spectabilis |
Purple Lovegrass |
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Houstonia caerulea |
Bluets |
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Juncus bufonius |
Toad Rush |
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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.
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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Shade Trees |
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Acer campestre |
Hedge Maple |
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Acer saccharinum* |
Silver Maple* |
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Aesculus hippocastanum |
Horse-chestnut |
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Betula lenta* |
Sweet Birch* |
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Betula lutea* |
Yellow Birch* |
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Fraxinus americana* |
White Ash* |
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Gleditsia triacanthos inermis |
Thornless Honeylocust |
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Nyssa sylvatica* |
Black Tupelo* |
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Prunus serotina* |
Black Cherry* |
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Quercus alba*+ |
White Oak*+ |
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Quercus borealis*+ |
Northern Red Oak*+ |
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Quercus macrocarpa+ |
Bur Oak+ |
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Quercus robur+ |
English Oak+ |
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Ulmus glabra |
Wych Elm |
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Ulmus pumila |
Chinese Elm |
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Ornamental Trees |
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Amelanchier canadensis* |
Shadblow Serviceberry* |
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Betula papyrifera* |
Paper Birch* |
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Betula populifolia* |
Gray Birch* |
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Prunus pennsylvanica* |
Pin Cherry* |
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Prunus virginiana* |
Common Chokecherry* |
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Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat' |
Aristocrat Pear |
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Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford' |
Bradford Pear |
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Rhus copallina* |
Flameleaf Sumac* |
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Salix discolor* |
Pussy Willow* |
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Salix bebbiana* |
Bebb Willow* |
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Sorbus decora |
Showy Mountain Ash |
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Evergreen Trees |
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Juniperus virginiana* |
Eastern Red Cedar* |
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Picea pungens 'glauca' |
Blue Colorado Spruce |
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Pinus nigra |
Austrian Pine |
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Pinus ponderosa |
Ponderosa Pine |
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Pinus rigida* |
Pitch pine* |
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Pinus thunbergii |
Japanese Black Pine |
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Deciduous Shrubs |
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi* |
Bearberry* |
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Aronia melanocarpa* |
Black Chokeberry* |
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Aronia prunifolia* |
Purplefruit Chokeberry* |
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Hippophae rhamnoides |
Common Seabuckthorn |
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Lindera benzoin* |
Common Spicebush* |
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Myrica pennsylvanica* |
Northern Bayberry* |
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Rhus glabra* |
Smooth Sumac* |
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Rhus typhina* |
Staghorn Sumac* |
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Salix humilis* |
Prairie Willow* |
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Salix lucida* |
Shining Willow* |
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Shepherdia argentea |
Buffaloberry |
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Tamarix ramosissima |
Five Stamen Tamarisk |
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Vaccinium corymbosum* |
Highbush Blueberry* |
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Vaccinium stamineum* |
Common Deerberry* |
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Viburnum cassinoides* |
Witherod Viburnum* |
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Viburnum dentatum* |
Arrowwood Viburnum* |
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Evergreen Shrubs |
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Pinus mugo mugo |
Japanese Black Pine |
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Taxus canadensis* |
Canada Yew* |
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Groundcovers |
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Epigaea repens* |
Trailing Arbutus* |
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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.
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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Shade Trees |
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Acer campestre'Queen Elizabeth' |
Queen Elizabeth Hedge Maple |
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Acer freeman'Celebration'* |
Celebration Maple |
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Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset'* |
Red Sunset Red Maple* |
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Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain'* |
Sugar Maple* |
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Acer tartaricum |
Tartarian Maple |
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Carpinus betulus fastigiata |
Pyramidal European Hornbeam |
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Celtis occidentalis 'Prairie Pride' |
Prairie Pride Hackberry |
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Cladastris lutea |
Yellowwood |
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Corylus colurna |
Turkish Hazelnut |
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Eucommia ulmoides |
Hardy Rubber Tree |
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Fraxinus excelsior 'Hessei' |
Hesse European Ash |
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Summit'* |
Summit Ash* |
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Gingko biloba |
Maidenhair Tree |
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Gleditsia triacanthos inermis |
Thornless Honeylocust |
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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Moraine'* |
Moraine Sweet Gum* |
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Maclura pomifera inermis 'Park' |
Park Osage Orange |
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Nyssa sylvatica* |
Black Tupelo* |
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Platanus acerifolia 'Bloodgood' |
London Plane Tree 'Bloodgood' |
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Quercus borealis*+ |
Northern Red Oak*+ |
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Sophora japonica 'Regent' |
Regent Scholartree |
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Tilia cordata |
European Littleleaf Linden |
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Zelkova serrata 'Village Green' |
Village Green Zelkova |
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Ornamental Trees |
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Betula nigra 'Heritage'* |
Heritage Birch* |
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Cercidiphyllum japonicum |
Katsura Tree |
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Chionanthus virginicus |
Fringe Tree |
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Cornus kousa 'Summer Stars' |
Summer Stars Dogwood |
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Crataegus phaenopyrum |
Washington Hawthorn |
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Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'* |
Winter Red Winterberry* |
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Magnolia stellata 'Gallaxy' |
Galaxy Magnolia |
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Ostrya virginiana* |
Hop Hornbeam* |
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Oxydendron arboreum |
Sourwood |
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Prunus sargentii |
Sargent Cherry |
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Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat' |
Aristocrat Pear |
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Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford' |
Bradford Pear |
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Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk' |
Ivory Silk Tree Lilac |
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Deciduous Shrubs |
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Cornus sericea 'Kelseyi' |
Kelsey Dwarf Red Osier Dogwood |
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Ilex verticillata 'Nana'* |
Dwarf Winterberry* |
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Rhus aromatica 'Gro-low' |
Dwarf Fragrant Sumac |
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Vaccinium angustifolium* |
Lowbush Blueberry* |
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Groundcovers |
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Cotoneaster horizontalis |
Rockspray |
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Hedera helix 'Baltica' |
Baltic Ivy |
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Juniperus chinensis sargentii |
Sargent Juniper |
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Juniperus horizontalis varieties |
Creeping Juniper |
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Spiraea bumalda 'Anthony Waterer' |
Anthony Waterer Spirea |
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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.
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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Shade Trees |
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Acer ginnala |
Amur Maple |
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Acer platanoides |
Norway Maple |
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Acer pseudoplatanus |
Sycamore Maple |
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Populus alba |
White Cottonwood |
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Robinia pseudoacacia |
Black Locust |
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Deciduous Shrubs/Vines |
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Ampelopsis brevipedunculata |
Porcelain Berry |
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Berberis thunbergii |
Japanese Barberry |
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Berberis vulgaris |
Common Barberry |
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Celastrus orbiculata |
Oriental Bittersweet |
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Cynanchum louiseae |
Black Swallow-wort |
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Elaeagnus umbellata |
Autumn Olive |
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Elaeagnus angustifolia |
Russian Olive |
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Euonymus alatus |
Winged Euonymus |
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Euphorbia cyparissias |
Cypress Spurge |
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Hesperis natonalis |
Dame's Rocket |
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Ligustrum obtusifolium |
Blunt-leaver Privet |
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Ligustrum vulgare |
Privet |
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Lonicera japonica |
Japanese Honeysuckle |
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Lonicera maackii |
Amur Honeysuckle |
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Lonicera morrowii |
Morrow's Honeysuckle |
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Lonicera tatarica |
Tatarian Honeysuckle |
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Lonicera xbella |
Morrow's x Tatarian Honeysuckle |
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Polygonum cuspidatum |
Japanese Knotweed |
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Pueraria lobata |
Kudzu |
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Rhamnus cathartica |
Common Buckthorn |
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Rhamnus frangula |
Shining Buckthorn |
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Rosa multiflora |
Multiflora Rose |
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Meadow Grasses/Wildflowers |
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Achillea millefolium var. millefolium |
Common Yarrow |
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Aegopodium podagraria |
Goutweed |
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Alliaria petiolata |
Garlic Mustard |
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Cabomba caroliniana |
Fanwort |
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Centaurea maculosa |
Spotted Knapweed |
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Cirsium canadense |
Field or Canada Thistle |
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Coreopsis lanceolata |
Lance-leaved Coreopsis (Tickseed) |
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Cytisus scoparius |
Scotch Broom |
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Daucus carota |
Queen Anne's Lace |
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Egeria densa |
Giant Waterweek |
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Epilobium hirsutum |
Hairy Willow-herb |
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Euphorbia cyparissias |
Cypress Spurge |
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Galium mollugo |
Field Madder |
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Glaucium flavum |
Sea Poppy |
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Glechoma hederacea |
Gill-over-the-ground (Ground Ivy) |
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Holcus lanatus |
Velvet Grass |
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Hypericum perforatum |
Common St. John's Wort |
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Iris pseudacorus |
Yellow Iris |
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Linaria vulgaris |
Butter and Eggs |
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Lysimachia nummularia |
Moneywort |
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Lythrum salicaria |
Purple Loosestrife |
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Myosotis scorpioides |
True Forget-me-not |
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Myriophyllum heterophyllum |
Variable Water-milfoil |
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Myriophyllum spicatum |
Spiked Water-milfoil |
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Najas minor |
Lesser Naiad |
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Nasturtium officinale |
Watercress |
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Phalaris arundinace |
Reed Canary Grass |
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Phragmites australis |
Phragmites |
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Plantago lanceolata |
Ribgrass (Lance-leaved Plantain) |
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Poa compressa |
Canada Bluegrass |
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Potamogeton crispus |
Curly or Crisped Pondweed |
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Ranunculus acris |
Tall Buttercup |
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Ranunculus bulbosus |
Bulbous Buttercup |
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Ranunculus repens |
Creeping Buttercup |
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Ribes rubrum |
Garden Red Currant |
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Rumex acetosella |
Sheep Sorrel |
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Rumex crispus |
Curled Dock |
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Rumex obtusifolius |
Bitter or Broad-leaved Dock |
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Solanum dulcamara |
Bittersweet Nightshade |
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Trapa natans |
Water Chestnut |
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Tussilago farfara |
Coltsfoot |
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Verbascum thapsus |
Flannel-leaved Mullein |
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Lawn Grasses |
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Agrostis gigantea |
Redtop, Upland Bentgrass |
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Festuca longifolia |
Hard Fescue |
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Festuca ovina |
Sheep Fescue |
(5) List V: Street Trees.
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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Acer rubrum |
Red Maple |
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Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain' |
Sugar Maple 'Green Mountain' |
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Cladrastis lutea |
'Yellowwood' |
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Fraxinus americana 'Summit' |
'Summit' White Ash |
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Fraxinus pensylvanica 'Patmore' |
Green Ash 'Patmore' |
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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundifolia' |
Seedless Sweet Gum |
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Liriodendron tulipfera |
Tulip Tree |
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Nyssa sylvatica |
Tupelo |
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Quercus alba* |
White Oak |
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Quercus bicolor* |
Swamp White Oak |
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Quercus palustris* |
Pin Oak |
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Quercus rubra* |
Red Oak |
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Tilia americana 'Redmond' |
Redmond American Linden |
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Ulmus american (disease resistant) |
American Elm |
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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Quercus alba |
White Oak |
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Quercus bicolor |
Swamp White Oak |
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Quercus palustris |
Pin Oak |
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Quercus rubra |
Red Oak |
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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Acer platenoides |
Norway Maple |
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Ginko biloba-male |
Maidenhair Tree |
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Gleditsia triacanthos |
Honeylocust |
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Platanus acerifolia 'Bloodgood' |
London Plane 'Bloodgood' |
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Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford' |
Bradford Pear or 'Aristocrat' |
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Tilia cordata |
European Littleleaf Linden* |
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(*except on streets with on-street parking) |
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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:
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Groundcover Herbs |
Edible-fruiting Groundcovers |
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Basil Rosemary Thyme Mint Sage Parsley |
Strawberry Low-bush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolia) Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) Mountain cranberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) |
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Foliage Crops |
Vegetable Producing |
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Swiss chard Rhubarb Kale Lettuces Asparagus Beets Onions Purple cabbage |
Chili peppers Tomatoes Eggplant Brussels sprouts |
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Fruit-bearing Trees |
Nut-bearing Trees |
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Apple Pear Cherry Peach Plum |
Walnut Filbert |
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Traditional Landscaping Plants that Also Bear Fruit. |
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Shadbush (Amelanchier) Grape, blueberry (Vaccinium) Flowering crabapple (Malus) Mountain ash (Sorbus) Aronia and elderberry (Sambucus) |
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*Ensure minimal use of non-organic, chemical fertilizers and pesticides is factored in to maintenance plans for edible landscape plantings.
