View Master Plan Plant List - Merritt Parkway Conservancy
View Master Plan Plant List - Merritt Parkway Conservancy
View Master Plan Plant List - Merritt Parkway Conservancy
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Evergreen Trees<br />
<strong>Merritt</strong> <strong>Parkway</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>t <strong>List</strong><br />
Botanical Name Common Name<br />
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar<br />
Picea abies Norway Spruce<br />
Pinus nigra Austrian Pine<br />
Pinus stobus White Pine<br />
*Thuja occidentalis ‘Nigra’ Dark Green American Arborvitae<br />
Deciduous Trees<br />
Botanical Name Common Name<br />
Acer rubrum Red Maple<br />
Acer saccharum Sugar Maple<br />
Carpinus caroliniana American Hornbeam<br />
Fagus americana American Beech<br />
*Fraxinus americana ‘Autumn Purple’ White Ash<br />
*Fraxinus penssylvanica ‘Summit’ Summit Ash<br />
*Gleditsia triacanthos inermis Thornless Honey Locust varieties<br />
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum<br />
Liriodendron tulipifera TulipTree<br />
**Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum<br />
*Platanus acerifolia London <strong>Plan</strong>etree<br />
Quercus alba White Oak<br />
Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak<br />
Quercus palustris Pin Oak<br />
Quercus rubra Red Oak<br />
*Tilia species Linden varieties<br />
Ulmus americana ‘Pioneer’ Pioneer Elm<br />
Ulmus americana ‘Princeton’ Princeton Elm<br />
*Ulmus carpinifolia ‘Holmstead’ Holmstead Elm<br />
Ornamental Trees<br />
Botanical Name Common Name<br />
**Amelanchier canadensis Shadblow<br />
** Amelanchier laevis Allegheny Serviceberry<br />
*Betula nigra River Birch<br />
*Betula papyrifera Paper Birch<br />
Betula populifolia Gray Birch<br />
*Cornus atternifolia Pagoda Dogwood<br />
*Cornus kousa Kousa Dogwood<br />
**Crataequs crusgalli Cockspur Hawthorn<br />
**Hamamelis virginiana Common Witch Hazel<br />
**Prunus serotina Black Cherry<br />
Narrow Leaf and Broadleaf Evergreens<br />
Botanical Name Common Name<br />
*Euonymous fortune ‘Green Lane’ Green Lane Wintercreeper<br />
Juniperus communis depressa Oldfield Common Juniper
Juniperus communis ‘Hornibrookii’ Hornbrook Juniper<br />
*Juniperus pfitzeriana ‘Compacta’ Compact Pfitzer Juniper<br />
Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel<br />
*Rhododendron catawbiense Catawba Rhododendron<br />
*Rhododendron ‘Wilsoni’ Wilson Rhododendron<br />
Rhododendron maximum Rosebay Rhododendron<br />
*Rhododendron periclymenoides Pinxterbloom Azalea<br />
*Rhododendron vaseyi Pinkshell Azalea<br />
*Rhododendron viscosum Swamp Azalea<br />
Deciduous Shrubs<br />
Botanical Name Common Name<br />
Comptonia peregrina Sweetfern<br />
*Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood<br />
Ilex verticillata Winterberry<br />
Myrica pensylvanica Bayberry<br />
*Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-Low’ Fragrant Sumac<br />
*Rosa rugosa Beach Rose<br />
*Rosa ‘Sea Foam’ Sea Foam Rose<br />
Sambucus canadensis American Elder<br />
Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush Blueberry<br />
*Viburnum cassinoides Whiterod Viburnum<br />
*Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood<br />
*Viburnum tomentosum ‘Mariesii’ Mariesii Doublefile Viburnum<br />
*Viburnum trilobum American Highbush Cranberry<br />
Climbing Vines and Ground Covers<br />
Botanical Name Common Name<br />
Hedera helix ‘Baltica’ Baltic Ivy<br />
Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’ Hall’s Honeysuckle<br />
Pachysandra terminalis Pachysandra<br />
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper<br />
*Parthenocissus tricuspidata ‘Veitchii’ Boston Ivy<br />
*Vinca minor ‘Bowles’ Bowles myrtle<br />
Lawn and Meadow Grasses<br />
<strong>Plan</strong>t Type Specific Variety<br />
Alkaligrass variety: Salty<br />
Fine Fescue variety: Reliant<br />
Jamestown II<br />
Kentucky Bluegrass variety: Baron<br />
Ram I<br />
Sydsport<br />
Perennial Ryegrass variety: Repell II<br />
Palmer II<br />
*Poa trivialis variety: Laser<br />
*Tall Fescue variety: Rebel 3D<br />
Tribute
Wild Flowers<br />
Botanical Name Common Name<br />
Achillea millefolium White Yarrow<br />
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Ox-Eye Daisy<br />
Coreopsis lanceolata Lance-leaf coreopsis<br />
Eupatorium purpueum Joe Pye Weed<br />
Hemerocallis species Daylily<br />
Myosotis sylvatica Forget-Me-Not<br />
Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan<br />
Vernonia noveboracensis Ironweed<br />
Viola cornuta Johnny Jump-Up<br />
* Asterisked items are species that have been modified from the original plant list<br />
** Double asterisked items are new genus introduced
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