§160-154

The following trees and shrubs are suitable for use in the Galax area: Large trees (mature height 35 feet or greater and 35 feet spacing): Willow oak, Sugar maple, Red maple, Scarlet oak, Pin oak, Southern magnolia, London plane tree, River birch, Japanese zelkova, Tulip poplar, Black gum, Littleleaf linden, White oak, Japanese scholartree, Gingko, English oak, Japanese katsuratree, Schumard oak, Chinese elm. Medium trees (mature height 25 to 35 feet and 30 feet spacing): Mountain silverbell, Sourwood, Thornless honeylocust, Eastern redbud, Mountain ash, Yoshino cherry, Golden rain tree, Saucer magnolia, Weeping cherry, Kwansan cherry, Yellowood, Ironwood, Pistachio, Redwood linden, American holly. Small trees (mature height less than 25 feet and 25 feet spacing): Japanese maple, Japanese dogwood, Flowering dogwood, Smoketree, Crepe myrtle, Crabapple, Amur maple, Russian olive, Wax myrtle, Star magnolia. Shrubs (mature height approximately 36 inches): Evergreen: Warty barberry, Dwarf burford holly, Japanese holly, Azalea, Mugo pine, Juniper, Euonymous, Leatherleaf viburnum. Deciduous: Forsythia, Dwarf burning bush, Thunberg spirea, Viburnum, Oakleaf hydrangea, Japanese flowering quince, Potentilla, Ornamental grass varieties, Oregon holly grape, Red chokeberry, Nandina, Dwarf nandina. Screening plants (installation height six feet): American holly, Burford holly, Nellie Stevens holly, Wax myrtle, Hetz juniper, Arborvitae, Eastern red cedar, Japanese black pine.

All areas of a developed lot not occupied by buildings, structures, pedestrian and vehicle circulation ways, off-street parking and outside storage shall be appropriately improved with ground cover, trees, shrubbery or mulch.