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 1525, July 5, 2024
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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