PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT (MARCH 2024)
PLANT NAME CHARACTER USE
Public Realm Setback Realm Private Realm
Where to use Min. Pkwy Where to use Min. Stbk Where to use Botanical Name Co mmon Name
Height (feet)
Spread (feet)
Evergreen
Deciduous
Drought Tolerant
Slow growing
Approved City Street Tree
Freeway Interchange
Harbor Blvd. street tree
Katella Ave. street tree
Street Tree: other tree
8 ft Parkways
6 ft Parkways
5 ft sidewalk cut outs
Central Core: Harbor Blvd
Central Core: Katella Ave
Entries
Screening
>10-20 ft setbacks
20-30 ft setbacks
> 30 ft setbacks
Parking areas
General landscaping
Focal points
Afrocarpus gracilior African Fern Pine 65 35 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Cinnamomum camphora Camphor Tree 50 60 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 24 Eucalyptus spp. Eucalyptus 55 40 ● ● ● 15
Ficus macrophylla Moreton Bay Fig 75 100 ● ● ● ● 24
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree 60 40 ● ● ● ● 15
Magnolia grandiflora 'Russet' Southern Magnolia 60 30 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Platanus racemosa California Sycamore 60 60 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Quercus rugosa Netleaf Oak 80 40 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 24
Quercus virginiana Southern Live Oak 80 100 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 24 Ulmus parvifolia * Chinese Elm 60 70 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Arbutus spp. Strawberry Tree 35 30 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 24 Bauhinia variegata Mountain Ebony 35 35 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Brachychiton x 'Majestic Beauty'* Bottle Tree 35 35 ● ● ● ● ● 15 Corymbia ficifolia Red Flowering Gum 40 40 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Elaeocarpus spp. Japanese Blueberry Tree 45 25 ● ● ● ● ● 15 Erythrina falcata Coral Tree 35 35 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Ficus microcarpa* Weeping Indian Laurel 40 40 ● ● ● ● ● 24 Ficus rubiginosa* Rustyleaf Fig 40 50 ● ● ● ● ● 24
Handroanthus avellanedae Pink lapacho 35 35 ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Jacaranda mimosifolia Jacaranda 40 30 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 24 Koelreuteria bipinnata Chinese Flame Tree 35 30 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Laurus nobilis Sweet Bay 40 30 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15
Lophostemon confertus Brisbane Box 50 40 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 Lyonothamnus floribundus aspleniifolius Catalina Ironwood 40 20 ● ● ● ● ● 5 Pistacia chinensis Chinese Pistache 40 35 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Podocarpus henkelii Long Leafed Yellowood 35 25 ● ● ● ● ● 15 Quercus spp. Oak 50 50 ● ● ● ● 24
Quercus canbyi Sierra oak 60 40 ● ● ● ● ● ● 24
Tree Selection Matrix
Planning Standard Detail No. 10
MEDIUM CANOPY TREES
Minimum size at installation
LARGE CANOPY TREES
PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT (MARCH 2024)
PLANT NAME CHARACTER USE
Public Realm Setback Realm Private Realm
Where to use Min. Pkwy Where to use Min. Stbk Where to use Botanical Name Common Name
Height (feet)
Spread (feet)
Evergreen
Deciduous
Drought Tolerant
Slow growing
Approved City Street Tree
Freeway Interchange
Harbor Blvd. street tree
Katella Ave. street tree
Street Tree: other tree
8 ft Parkways
6 ft Parkways
5 ft sidewalk cut outs
Central Core: Harbor Blvd
Central Core: Katella Ave
Entries
Screening
>10-20 ft setbacks
20-30 ft setbacks
> 30 ft setbacks
Parking areas
General landscaping
Focal points
Minimum size at installation
Quercus engelmanii Engelmann oak 65 120 ● ● ● ● 24
Quercus gravesii Chisos Red oak 40 40 ● ● ● ● 24
Quercus ilex Holly oak 60 60 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 24
Quercus laceyi Lacey oak 35 35 ● ● ● ● ● 24
Quercus polymorpha Mexican White oak 60 40 ● ● ● ● 24
Quercus suber Cork oak 70 70 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 24
Quercus tomentella Island oak 50 40 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 24
Schinus molle California Pepper 40 40 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Spathodea campanulata African Tulip Tree 40 35 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Tipuana tipu * Tipu Tree 40 50 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15
Ulmus parvifolia 'Dynasty' Dynasty Chinese Elm 50 50 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 24 Acacia pendula Weeping Myall 25 10 ● ● ● ● 15
Acacia saligna orange Wattle 25 20 ● ● ● 15
Acacia stenophylla Shoestring Acacia 25 20 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Acacia willardiana Palo Blanco 20 20 ● ● ● ● 15
Aesculus californica California Buckeye 20 15 ● ● ● ● ● 15 Agonis flexuosa 'Burgundy' Burgundy Willow Myrtle 25 25 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Butia capitata Pindo Palm 20 15 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● P
Callistemon x 'Cane's Hybrid' Cane's Bottlebrush 20 15 ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Callistemon citrinus Lemon Bottlebrush 20 15 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Cassia leptophylla Gold Medallion Tree 25 25 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Cercidium floridum Blue Palo Verde 30 20 ● ● ● ● ● 15
Cercidium x 'Desert Museum' Thornless Palo Verde 25 2 5 ● ● ● ● ● 15 Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' Purple Leaved Easte rn Redbud 20 25 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 24 Chamaerops humilis cerifera Blue Mediterranean Fan Palm 12 15 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Cotinus coggygria Smoke Tree 15 15 ● ● ● ● 15
Erythrina crista-galli Cockspur Coral Trew 20 20 ● ● ● ● ● 24 Erythrina x sykesii Coral Tree 20 20 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Geijera parviflora Australian Willow 25 20 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Handroanthus heptaphyllus Pink Trumpet Tree 30 25 ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Hakea drupacea Sweet Hakea 20 20 ● ● ● ● 15
Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon 25 15 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15
SMALL CANOPY TREES
PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT (MARCH 2024)
PLANT NAME CHARACTER USE
Public Realm Setback Realm Private Realm
Where to use Min. Pkwy Where to use Min. Stbk Where to use Botanical Name Common Name
Height (feet)
Spread (feet)
Evergreen
Deciduous
Drought Tolerant
Slow growing
Approved City Street Tree
Freeway Interchange
Harbor Blvd. street tree
Katella Ave. street tree
Street Tree: other tree
8 ft Parkways
6 ft Parkways
5 ft sidewalk cut outs
Central Core: Harbor Blvd
Central Core: Katella Ave
Entries
Screening
>10-20 ft setbacks
20-30 ft setbacks
> 30 ft setbacks
Parking areas
General landscaping
Focal points
Minimum size at installation
Lagerstroemia x (Multi-trunk and Standard Form) Nati ve American Tribe Series Crape Myrtle 20 20 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Lagunaria patersonii Primrose Tree 30 20 ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' Dwarf Southern Ma gnolia 20 15 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Magnolia grandiflora 'St. Mary' Southern Magnolia 25 20 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Melaleuca spp. Honey Myrtle 25 25 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15
Melaleuca nesophila Pink Melaleuca 20 12 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 Metrosideros excelsa Lehua 30 30 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15
Olea europaea European olive 25 25 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15
Pittosporum napaulense Cape Pittosporum 20 20 ● ● ● ● ● 15 Rhamnus alaternus Italian Buckthorn 16 8 ● ● ● ● ● 15
Rhus integrifolia Lemonade Berry 10 15 ● ● ● ● 15
Rhus lancea African Sumac 25 30 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15
Sophora secundiflora Texas Mountain Laurel 25 15 ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Vachellia farnesiana Sweet Acacia 20 10 ● ● ● ● ● 15
X Chitalpa tashkentensis Chitalpa 25 25 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Afrocarpus gracilior African Fern Pine 65 35 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Calliandra haematocephala Pink Powderpuff 20 35 ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Callistemon x 'Cane's Hybrid' Cane's Bottlebrush 20 15 ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Callistemon citrinus Lemon Bottlebrush 20 15 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Cupressus forbesii Tecate Cypress 25 20 ● ● ● ● 15
Cupressus sempervirens 'Glauca' Blue Italian Cypress 60 10 ● ● ● ● ● 15 Cupressus sempervirens Italian Cypress 50 10 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Geijera parviflora Australian Willow 25 20 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Hakea drupacea Sweet Hakea 20 20 ● ● ● ● 15
Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon 25 15 ● ● ● ● ● ● 15
Melaleuca spp. Honey Myrtle 25 25 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15
Melaleuca nesophila Pink Melaleuca 20 12 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 Pinus brutia Calabrian Pine 40 30 ● ● ● ● ● 15
Pinus canariensis Canary Island Pine 75 20 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Pinus eldarica Afghan Pine 50 30 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15
Pinus halepensis Calabrian Pine 60 40 ● ● ● ● 24
Pinus pinea Italian Stone Pine 80 50 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 24
SCREENING TREES
PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT (MARCH 2024)
PLANT NAME CHARACTER USE
Public Realm Setback Realm Private Realm
Where to use Min. Pkwy Where to use Min. Stbk Where to use Botanical Name Common Name
Height (feet)
Spread (feet)
Evergreen
Deciduous
Drought Tolerant
Slow growing
Approved City Street Tree
Freeway Interchange
Harbor Blvd. street tree
Katella Ave. street tree
Street Tree: other tree
8 ft Parkways
6 ft Parkways
5 ft sidewalk cut outs
Central Core: Harbor Blvd
Central Core: Katella Ave
Entries
Screening
>10-20 ft setbacks
20-30 ft setbacks
> 30 ft setbacks
Parking areas
General landscaping
Focal points
Minimum size at installation
Pinus torreyana Torrey Pine 50 25 ● ● ● ● ● 24
Podocarpus henkelii Long Leafed Yellowood 35 25 ● ● ● ● ● 24 Rhamnus alaternus Italian Buckthorn 16 8 ● ● ● ● ● 24
Thuja orientalis oriental Arborvitae 50 15 ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 Archontophoenix cunninghamiana King Palm 80 15 ● ● ● ● ● ● P Bismarckia nobilis Bismarck Palm 50 10 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● P
Brahea armata Mexican Blue Palm 40 5 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● P
Brahea edulis Guadalupe Palm 30 10 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● P
Cupressus forbesii Tecate Cypress 25 20 ● ● ● ● 15
Cupressus sempervirens 'Glauca' Blue Italian Cypress 60 10 ● ● ● ● ● 15 Cupressus sempervirens Italian Cypress 50 10 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Ginkgo biloba Maidenhair Tree 50 20 ● ● ● ● ● ● 24
Juniperus chinensis 'Columnaris' Chinese Juniper 15 5 ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka' Hollywood Juniper 20 15 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Juniperus scopulorum 'Pathfinder' Pathfinder Junipe r 20 8 ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Juniperus s. 'Tolleson's Blue Weeping' Tolleson's Bl ue Weeping Juniper 20 12 ● ● ● ● ● 15 Melaleuca quinquenervia Cajeput Tree 40 15 ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Phoenix dactylifera 'Medjool' Date Palm 50 20 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● P Pinus brutia Calabrian Pine 40 30 ● ● ● ● ● 15
Pinus canariensis Canary Island Pine 75 20 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Pinus eldarica Afghan Pine 50 30 ● ● ● ● ● ● 15
Pinus halepensis Aleppo Pine 60 40 ● ● ● ● 24
Pinus pinea Italian Stone Pine 80 50 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 24 Pinus torreyana Torrey Pine 50 25 ● ● ● ● ● 24
Syagrus romanzoffiana Queen Palm 50 20 ● ● ● ● ● ● P
Sequoia sempervirens Redwood 75 25 ● ● ● 24
Thuja orientalis Oriental Arborvitae 50 15 ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 Umbellularia californica California Laurel 35 25 ● ● ● ● ● ● 15 Washingtonia filibusta Hybrid Fan Palm 40 10 ● ● ● ● P
Washingtonia filifera California Fan Palm 40 10 ● ● ● ● P Washingtonia robusta Mexican Fan Palm 60 10 ● ● ● ● ● ● P
VERTICAL AND PYRAMIDAL TREES
PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT (MARCH 2024)
PLANT NAME CHARACTER USE
Public Realm Setback Realm Private Realm
Where to use Min. Pkwy Where to use Min. Stbk Where to use Botanical Name Common Name
Height (feet)
Spread (feet)
Evergreen
Deciduous
Drought Tolerant
Slow growing
Approved City Street Tree
Freeway Interchange
Harbor Blvd. street tree
Katella Ave. street tree
Street Tree: other tree
8 ft Parkways
6 ft Parkways
5 ft sidewalk cut outs
Central Core: Harbor Blvd
Central Core: Katella Ave
Entries
Screening
>10-20 ft setbacks
20-30 ft setbacks
> 30 ft setbacks
Parking areas
General landscaping
Focal points
Minimum size at installation
Minimum Size (Setback and Private Realm only): 5= 5 gallon container; 15= 15 gallon container; 24= 24 inch box; P= palm sizes; minimum 20 ft trunk height in Public Realm.
Selection of all trees in Public Realm shall be subject to the City's approval.
File updated
March 2024
PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT (MARCH 2024)
Botanical Name Common Name
Freeway Interchange
Harbor Blvd
Katella Avenue
Walnut Avenue
Other streets
Medians
Parkway next to street
Parkway behind sidewalk
Corners of major street
Harbor Blvd front yard
Katella Ave front yard
Pedestrian area
Corners of major streets
Interior setbacks
Parking area
General landscaping
As specimen
Screen
Physical barrier
Clipped hedge
Loose hedge
Ground cover mass
Trellis or arbor
On walls and building faces
Minimum size at installation
Setting to be used
Water Use ( Low, Moderate, High)
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Abutilon palmeri Indian Mallow ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ● Acacia cognata 'Cousin Itt' River Wattle ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 P M ● Acacia spp. Acacia ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 P L ●
Acca sellowiana Pineapple Guava, Feijoa ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ● Adenanthos sericeus Woollybush ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ● ● ● Adenanthos x 'Cunninghamii' Albany Woollybush ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ● ● Adenatnthos cuneatus 'Coral Drift' Flame Bush ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 P L ● ● Aeonium spp. Aeonium ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ● Afrocarpus gracilior African Fern Pine ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M Agapanthus africanus Giant Agapanthus ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU M ● Agastache barberi Giant Hummingbird's Mint ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 P M ● ● ● Agastache rupestris Threadleaf Giant Hyssop ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 P M ● ● ● Agave spp. Agave ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L
Aloe spp. Aloe ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ● ● ● Alyogyne huegelii 'White Swan' White Australian Hibi scus ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 S/P L ● ● ● ● Anigozanthos spp. Kangaroo Paw ● ● ● ● ● 1 P M ● ● ●
Arbutus unedo 'Compacta' Dwarf Strawberry Tree ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ● Arctostaphylos spp. Manzanita ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ● ● Artemisia arborescens Large Wormwood ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 S/P L ● Artemisia californica 'Canyon Gray' Coastal Sagebush ● ● ● ● 1 S/P L ● Artemisia pycnocephala Sandhill Sage ● ● ● ● 1 P L ●
Artemisia x `Powis Castle` Powis Castle Artemisia ● ● ● 1 P M ● ● ● Asclepias curassavica Blood Flower ● ● ● ● ● 1 P L ● ● ● Asclepias subulata Rush Milkweed ● ● ● ● ● 1 P L ● ● ●
Asparagus densiflorus 'Myers' Myers Asparagus ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU M Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point' Coyote Brush ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 P L Bambusa spp. - clumping only Clumping Bamboo ● ● ● ● 1 PU M Banksia speciosa Showy Banksia ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ●
Banksia spinulosa Birthday Candles ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ●
Beschorneria yuccoides Amole ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU M ●
Bouteloua Gracilis Blue Grama ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ●
Brachyglottis x 'Silver Dormouse' Brachyglottis ● ● ● ● ● 1 P M ● Buddleja spp. Butterfly Bush ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU M ● ●
Bulbine frutescens 'Hallmark' Orange Stalked Bulbine ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 S/P L ● ● SHRUBS
Setback Realm Private Public Realm Bloom Season
HOW TO USE PLANT NAME WHERE TO USE
Planning Standard Detail No. 10
Shrub, Vine, and Ground Cover Matrix
PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT (MARCH 2024)
Botanical Name Common Name
Freeway Interchange
Harbor Blvd
Katella Avenue
Walnut Avenue
Other streets
Medians
Parkway next to street
Parkway behind sidewalk
Corners of major street
Harbor Blvd front yard
Katella Ave front yard
Pedestrian area
Corners of major streets
Interior setbacks
Parking area
General landscaping
As specimen
Screen
Physical barrier
Clipped hedge
Loose hedge
Ground cover mass
Trellis or arbor
On walls and building faces
Minimum size at installation
Setting to be used
Water Use ( Low, Moderate, High)
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Setback Realm Private Public Realm Bloom Season
HOW TO USE PLANT NAME WHERE TO USE
Calandrinia/Cistanthe spp. Calandrinia ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ● Calliandra californica Red Baja Fairy Duster ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ● ● ● Callistemon spp. Bottlebrush ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ● ● ● Calothamnus quadrifidus 'Seaside' Seaside One-sided Bottlebrush ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 S/P L ● ● Cassia splendida 'Golden' Golden Wonder Senna ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● Ceanothus spp. California Lilac ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 P L ● ● Centaurea gymnocarpa Velvet Centaurea ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 S/P L ● Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Dwarf Plumbago ● ● ● ● ● 4" P M ● ● Chamaerops humilis argentea Mediterranean Fan Palmit o ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L Chondropetalum tectorum Cape Rush ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ● Cistus spp. Rock Rose ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ●
Codiaeum spp. Croton ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU
Coprosma spp. Coprosma ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 P M
Cordyline spp. Palm Lily ● ● ● ● 5 PU M ●
Correa pulchella 'Pink Eyre' Pink Australian Fuchsia ● ● ● ● ● 1 P L ● ● Cotinus coggygria Smoke Tree ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ●
Convolvulus cneorum Silverbush ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 S/P L ● ● Cotyledon spp. Cotyledon ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ●
Crassula spp. Crassula ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ●
Cuphea hyssopifolia 'Dave Verity' Large Firecracker ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 S/P L ● ● ● ● Dasylirion spp. Grey Desert Spoon ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ●
Dendromecon harfordii Island Bush Poppy ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ● Dianella spp. Flax Lily ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ● Dietes iridioides African Lily ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 S/P L ● ● Dioon spp. Mexican Cycad ● ● ● ● 5 PU M
Dodonaea viscosa 'Purpurea' Purple Hopseed ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 S/P L Doryanthes palmeri Giant Spear Lily ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 S/P L ● Doryanthes salmeri Spear Lily ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ●
Echeveria spp. Echeveria ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ●
Echinocactus grusonii Golden Barrel Cactus ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 S/P L ● Echium candicans 'Rincon Blue' Periwinkle Blue Pride of Maderia ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 S/P L ● ● Epilobium canum Hummingbird Trumpet ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ● Eremophila glabra Emu Bush ● ● ● ● ● 1 P L ● ●
Eremophila maculata Spotted Emu Bush ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 P L ● ● Ericameria laricifolia Turpentine Bush ● ● ● ● ● 1 P L ● Eriogonum giganteum St. Catherine's Lace ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 P L ● ● ● Ficus nitida 'Green Gem' Green Gem Ficus ● ● ● ● ● 5 P M Fremontodendron x 'San Gabriel' San Gabriel Flannel Bush ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 S/P L ● ●
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Botanical Name Common Name
Freeway Interchange
Harbor Blvd
Katella Avenue
Walnut Avenue
Other streets
Medians
Parkway next to street
Parkway behind sidewalk
Corners of major street
Harbor Blvd front yard
Katella Ave front yard
Pedestrian area
Corners of major streets
Interior setbacks
Parking area
General landscaping
As specimen
Screen
Physical barrier
Clipped hedge
Loose hedge
Ground cover mass
Trellis or arbor
On walls and building faces
Minimum size at installation
Setting to be used
Water Use ( Low, Moderate, High)
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Setback Realm Private Public Realm Bloom Season
HOW TO USE PLANT NAME WHERE TO USE
Furcraea foetida 'Mediopicta' Furcraea ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L Galvezia speciosa Island Bush Snapdragon ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ● Grevillea spp. Grevillea ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ● ● ● Hamelia patens 'Sierra Red' Texas Firecracker Bush ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 P L ● Hebe spp. Hebe ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ●
Hemerocallis spp. Daylily ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU M ● ● Hesperaloe parviflora Red Yucca ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ● Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ●
Kalanchoe spp. Felt Plant ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 P L ● ●
Kniphofia x 'Echo Rojo' Echo Rojo Red Hot Poker ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 P L ● ● Laurus nobilis Sweet Bay ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ●
Lavandula spp. Lavender ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ● ● Lavatera assurgentiflora Mallow ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ● ● Leonotis leonurus Lion`s Tail ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ● ● Leptospermum scoparium 'Red Damask' New Zealand Tea Tree ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ● ● Leucadendron spp. Leucadendron ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ● Leucophyllum spp. Texas Ranger ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● Leucospermum spp. Pincushion ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M ● ●
Leymus spp. Wild Rye ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ●
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M ● ● Limonium perezii Sea Lavander ● ● ● ● ● ● 4" S/P L ● ● ● Lobelia laxiflora Mexican Lobelia ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 P L ● Lomandra ssp. Mat Rush ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU M ● Melaleuca nesophila Pink Melaleuca ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ● Metrosideros kermadecensis 'Tahiti' Dwarf Pohutukawa ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M ● Microlepia strigosa Lace Fern ● ● ● ● 1 P M
Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light' Morning Light S ilver Grass ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU M ● Muhlenbergia capillaris Pink Muhly ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● Muhlenbergia lindheimeri Lindheimer's Muhly ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ● Myrica californica Pacific Wax Myrtle ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● Myrtus communis 'Compacta' Dwarf Myrtle ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● Nolina/Beaucarnea spp. Nolina/Bottle Palm ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● Olea europaea 'Little Ollie' Little Ollie Dwarf Oliv e ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● Pennisetum spathiolatum Rye Puffs ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ●
Pennisetum x 'Fairy Tails' Evergreen Fountain Grass ● ● ● ● 1 PU M ● Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Little Spire' Little Spire Russian Sage ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 S/P L ● ● Philodendron evansii Philodendron ● ● ● ● 1 PU M
Philodendron selloum Philodendron ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU M
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Botanical Name Common Name
Freeway Interchange
Harbor Blvd
Katella Avenue
Walnut Avenue
Other streets
Medians
Parkway next to street
Parkway behind sidewalk
Corners of major street
Harbor Blvd front yard
Katella Ave front yard
Pedestrian area
Corners of major streets
Interior setbacks
Parking area
General landscaping
As specimen
Screen
Physical barrier
Clipped hedge
Loose hedge
Ground cover mass
Trellis or arbor
On walls and building faces
Minimum size at installation
Setting to be used
Water Use ( Low, Moderate, High)
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Setback Realm Private Public Realm Bloom Season
HOW TO USE PLANT NAME WHERE TO USE
Philodendron xanadu Winterborn Philodendron ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU M Phlomis spp. Jerusalem Sage ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ● Phormium tenax New Zealand Flax ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 P M ● Phygelius spp. Cape Fuchsia ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU M ●
Pittosporum spp. Pittosporum ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M ● Plumbago auriculata Cape Plumbago ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU M ● ● ● Plumbago capensis Plumbago ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ● ●
Podocarpus elongatus 'Icee Blue' Icee Blue Yellow Wo od ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M Podocarpus gracilior Fern Pine ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M Podocarpus henkelii Long-Leafed Yellow Wood ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M Polygala spp Milkwort ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M ● ● ● ●
Polystichum californicum California Fern ● ● ● ● ● 1 P M Prunus caroliniana Carolina Laurel Cherry ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M ● ● Punica granatum Pomegranate ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 S/P L ● ● Rhaphiolepis spp. Indian Hawthorn ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● Rhamnus alaternus Italian Buckthorn ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● Rhamnus californica California Coffee Berry ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● Rhus lentii Pink-Flowering Sumac ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● Ribes sanguineum Red Flowering Currant ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● Rosa spp. Rose ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ● ● Rosemarinus officinalis Rosemary ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 4" PU L ● ● Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue' Tuscan Blue Ros emary ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ● Russelia equisetiformis Firecracker Plant ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU M ● ● Salvia spp. Sage ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ● ●
Sambucus mexicana Mexican Elderberry ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 S/P M ● ● ● Sedum spp. Stonecrop ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ●
Senecio cylindricus Narrow Leaf Chalksticks ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 S/P L ● ● Senna bicapsularis Cassia ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ●
Strelitzia nicolai Giant Bird of Paradise ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 S/P M ● ● Strelitzia reginae Bird of Paradise ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M ● ● ● ● Syzygium paniculatum Australian Brush Cherry ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M ● ● Tecomaria spp. Cape Honeysuckle ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 P M ● ● Thevetia thevetioides Giant Thevetia ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU M ● ● ● Tibouchina urvilleana Princess Flower ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M ● ● ● Trachelospermum jasminoides Star Jasmine ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU M ● Verbena bonariensis Purpletop Vervain ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 S/P L ● ● ● Verbena lilacina Lilac Verbena ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 S/P L ● ● Verbena rigida 'Polaris Blue' Vervain ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 S/P L ● ●
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Botanical Name Common Name
Freeway Interchange
Harbor Blvd
Katella Avenue
Walnut Avenue
Other streets
Medians
Parkway next to street
Parkway behind sidewalk
Corners of major street
Harbor Blvd front yard
Katella Ave front yard
Pedestrian area
Corners of major streets
Interior setbacks
Parking area
General landscaping
As specimen
Screen
Physical barrier
Clipped hedge
Loose hedge
Ground cover mass
Trellis or arbor
On walls and building faces
Minimum size at installation
Setting to be used
Water Use ( Low, Moderate, High)
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Setback Realm Private Public Realm Bloom Season
HOW TO USE PLANT NAME WHERE TO USE
Viburnum tinus 'Dwarf' Laurestinus Viburnum ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 P M ● ● Vitex trifolia Purple Vitex ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ● ●
Westringia spp. Coast Rosemary ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ● ● ● Yucca spp. Yucca ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 S/P L ●
Bougainvillea spp. Bougainvillea ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ● ● Distictis buccinatoria Blood Red Trumpet Vine ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M ● ● Distictis laxiflora Trumpet Vine ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M ● ● Distictis x 'Rivers' Royal Trumpet Vine ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M ● ● Ficus pumila Creeping Fig ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M Hardenbergia violacea Lilac Vine ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ● Kennedia beckxiana Cape Arid Kennedia ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M ● Lonicera hildebrandiana Giant Burmese Honeysuckle ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M ● ● ● Lonicera hispidula California Honeysuckle ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ● Lonicera x heckrottii Goldflame Honeysuckle ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M ● ● ● Macfadyena unguis-cati Yellow Trumpet Vine ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M ● Mandevilla laxa Chilean Jasmine ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M ● Parthenocissus tricuspidata Japanese Creeper ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 4" PU M Pyracantha spp. Firethorn ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ●
Rosa floribunda Rose ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU L ● ● ● Tecoma stans Yellow Trumpet Vine ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 S/P L ● ● ● Wisteria floribunda Japanese Wisteria ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 PU M ● Aeonium spp. Aeonium ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 4" S/P L ● ●
Achillea spp. Yarrow ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 4" P L ● ●
Arctotis acaulis African Daisy ● ● ● ● 4" P L ● ● ●
Aristida purpurea Purple Threeawn ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ●
Armeria maritima Common Thrift ● ● ● ● 4" PU M ● ●
Bergenia crassifolia Siberian-Tea ● ● ● ● ● 4" PU M ●
Bougainvillea spp. Bougainvillea ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ● ● Bulbine frutescens Stalked Bulbine ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ●
Carex ssp. Sedge ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 4" PU M
Carissa macrocarpa 'Green Carpet' Green Carpet Natal Plum ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L ● ● ● ● Caylophus berlandieri Sundrops ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 S L ● ●
Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis 'Yankee Point' Y ankee Point California Lilac ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 S/P L ● ● Chrysanthemoides incana Vaalbietou ● ● ● ● ● 1 S/P L ● ● ● ● Erigeron karvinskianus 'Profusion' Santa Barbara Dai sy ● ● ● ● ● 4" PU L ● ● ● ● Eriogonum grande rubescens Red Buckwheat ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 P L ●
GROUND COVERS
VINE/ESPALIER
PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT (MARCH 2024)
Botanical Name Common Name
Freeway Interchange
Harbor Blvd
Katella Avenue
Walnut Avenue
Other streets
Medians
Parkway next to street
Parkway behind sidewalk
Corners of major street
Harbor Blvd front yard
Katella Ave front yard
Pedestrian area
Corners of major streets
Interior setbacks
Parking area
General landscaping
As specimen
Screen
Physical barrier
Clipped hedge
Loose hedge
Ground cover mass
Trellis or arbor
On walls and building faces
Minimum size at installation
Setting to be used
Water Use ( Low, Moderate, High)
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Setback Realm Private Public Realm Bloom Season
HOW TO USE PLANT NAME WHERE TO USE
Fragaria chiloensis Beach Strawberry ● ● ● ● ● 4" PU M ● ● Geranium spp. Geranium ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 4" PU M ● ● ●
Heuchera sanguinea Coral Bells ● ● ● ● 4" P M ● ●
Iris douglasiana Douglas Iris ● ● ● ● 1 P L ●
Iris x 'Pacific Coast Hybrid' Iris ● ● ● ● 1 P L ●
Juncus patens California Gray Rush ● ● ● ● ● ● 4" PU L ● ● ● Lantana spp. Lantana ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 S/P L ● ●
Limonium perezii Statice ● ● ● ● 4" P L ● ●
Myoporum parvifolium Myoporum ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 S/P L ● Portulacaria spp. Elephant Bush ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 4" PU L ● Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary ● ● ● ● ● 4" P L ● ●
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Huntington Carpet' Huntingto n Carpet Rosemary ● ● ● ● ● 5 S/P L ● ● Sansevieria spp. Snake Plant ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU L
Santolina spp. Lavender Cotton ● ● ● ● ● 4" P L ● ●
Senecio serpens Blue Chalksticks ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 4" P L ● Sesleria autumnalis Autumn Moor Grass ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 PU M ● Sisyrinchium spp. Blue-Eyed Grass ● ● ● 4" P L ●
Trachelospermum asiaticum Asian Jasmine ● ● ● ● ● ● 4" PU M ● ● Turf sod Drought Tolerant ● ● ● ● n/a P L
Vinca major Periwinkle ● ● ● ● ● 4" PU M ● ● ●
** File updated
March 2024
Minimum Size (Setback and Private Realm only): 4"=4" pot container, 1=1 gallon container, 5= 5 gallon container size in Public Realm.
All plants in Public Realm shall be subject to the City's approval.
Water Use Key:
L = Low
M = Moderate
H = High