J. - Recommended plant materials.

Landscaping plans and plantings installed within the city should generally aspire to follow the example of trees and plants native to Virginia and the Martinsville region, as well as those landscape patterns established in the city in the past.

1.

Landscape designers shall make every effort to utilize natural materials, trees, shrubs, and other plants native to Virginia, and to create landscapes that minimize the need for maintenance and irrigation. Non-native species are not recommended.

2.

For the purposes of meeting the city's landscape ordinance goals, the following plant and tree species are suggested as a guide to landscape architects and landscape designers. This list is intended as a suggestion only. Tree selection in and maintenance of areas frequented by pedestrians should take into consideration the potential safety hazard created by leaf matter.

Final plant suggestions should be made by property owners in consultation with qualified landscape professionals, and should consider specific site conditions, disease resistance, and other qualities to ensure healthy and beautiful landscapes.

a.

Street and shade trees: Green Ash, Red Maple, Norway Maple, Sugar Maple, Red Oak, Willow Oak, Japanese Pagoda Tree, Silver Linden, Zelkova, Yellowwood, Bald Cypress.

b.

Ornamental or flowering trees: Amur Maple, Dogwood (Kousa), Washington Hawthorn, Plum, Serviceberry, Redbud, Callery Pear, Crepe Myrtle, Gingko Tree, Crab Apple.

c.

Evergreen or flowering shrubs: English Yew, Japanese Yew, Azalea, Chinese Holly, Rhododendren, Abelia, Cotoneaster, Forsythia, Viburnum, Winged Euonymus, Flowering Quince, Shadbow.

d.

Buffering/screening: Austrian Pine, Norway Spruce, American Holly, Arborvitae, Foster Holly, White Pine.