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TOWN OF MINDEN Tree Species List for Landscaping Adjacent to Town Sidewalks, Streets, and Utilities The Town of Minden requests that all new tree planting within the Town limits adhere to the following recommended tree species lists. While these are not the only trees available for use in our climate, they will require less long- term maintenance as well as provide shade and visual continuity throughout the town. The emphasis in this selection is on canopy trees; however, smaller and narrower species are provided for small-scale planting areas. See list C. Following the lists are descriptions of the individual trees. Other residential tree planting selections not included in this list must be planted at a minimum of five feet from any public paved area. Street trees shall be a minimum 2” caliper size. Tree locations and sizes shall conform to the Douglas County Code requirements (Vol. II, Landscape Standards, 20.694): Street trees shall be set back a minimum of ten feet from water and sewer lines, 30 feet from an intersection, and ten feet from any driveway, hydrant, or street sign. Trees which grow to more than 20 feet in height may not be planted under overhead utility lines. List A: Street Trees for the Older Part of Town These trees shall be utilized in planting strips between the sidewalk and gutter on streets between 1st and 10th Streets, County Road, and Highway 395. These trees are appropriate for most residential street planting areas minimum 5 feet wide and continuous in length. Acer x freemanii ‘Jeffersred’ (Autumn Blaze Maple) Acer saccharum ‘Green Mountain’ (Green Mt. Maple) Fraxinus amerivana ‘Junginger’ (Autumn Purple Ash) Fraxinus lanceolate ‘Bergeson’ (Green Ash) Platanus acerifolia ‘Bloodgood’ (London Plane Tree) Pyrus calleryana ‘Aristocrat’ or ‘Redspire’ (Flowering Pears) Quercus rubra (Northern Red Oak) Tilia cordata ‘Greenspire’ (Greenspire Linden) Tilia cordata ‘Glenleven’ (Glenleven Linden) TREE SPECIES LIST FOR TOWN OF MINDEN PAGE 1 of 7 ---PAGE BREAK--- List B: Canopy Trees for Streetscapes Outside the Town Core (In Addition to List A) Most new residential streets in Minden’s periphery will be subject to wind and exposure until housing and vegetation fully develops. Many trees that would survive in the future cannot easily withstand the initial exposure. Use Maples with caution. Acer platanoides ‘Columnarbroad’ (Parkway Maple) Fraxinus ‘Cimmzam’ (Cimmaron Ash) Fraxinus ‘Patmore’ (Patmore Ash) Fraxinus ‘Urbanite’ (Urbanite Ash) Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Skycole’ (Skyline Honeylocust) Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Impcole’ (Imperial Honeylocust) Malus ‘Prairifire,’ ‘Robinson.’ And ‘Spring Snow’ (Crabapples) Quercus bicolor (Swamp White Oak) Prunus virginiana ‘Canada Red’ (Chokecherry) List C: Small Scale Trees These small-scale trees are recommended for planters 4 feet or less in width, for areas where space is constrained, or where overhead conditions exist and the planting of full-size canopy trees would not be appropriate. Acer grandidentatum ‘Schmidt’ (Rocky Mt. Glow Maple) Acer ginnala ‘Flame’ (single trunk Amur Maple) Acer tataricum (Tatarian Maple) Crataegus crus-galli “Inermis’ (Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn) Malus ‘Golden Raindrops,’ ‘Red Barron,’ or ‘Red Jewel’ (Crabapple Species) Pyrus calleryana ‘Capital’ or ‘Chanticleer’ (Columnar Flowering Pears) Sorbus aucuparia ‘Michred’ (Cardinal Royal Mt. Ash) Tilia cordata ‘Corinthian’ or ‘Swedish Upright’ (Linden varieties) TREE SPECIES LIST FOR TOWN OF MINDEN PAGE 2 of 7 ---PAGE BREAK--- Town of Minden Owner Requirements for the Design and Landscaping of Town Maintained Parkways The following guidelines have been developed to help owners plan for the appropriate planting of parkways in Minden. The parkway area is defined as the linear planter between the sidewalk and curb and gutter. These requirements have been developed to assist the Town in their care-taking of public parkways, to enhance driver and pedestrian safety, to protect utilities (overhead and underground), and to conform to the criteria set forth by Douglas County for street tree and shrub planting. 1. All trees planted shall be selected from the Town of Minden’s most current list of approved trees. Other trees will be considered if requested; however, any exceptions must be approved in writing by the Town Board. 2. Tree Locations: a. Shall conform to the Douglas County Code requirements (Vol. II, Landscape Standards, 20.694): Street trees must be set back a minimum of ten feet from water and sewer lines, 30 feet from an intersection, and ten feet from any driveway, hydrant, or street sign. Trees which grow to more than 20 feet in height may not be planted under overhead utility lines. b. Exceptions to these code requirements shall be made on a case by case basis as needed between 1st and 10th Streets, County Road, and Highway 395 (the historical part of Minden). 3. All landscaping within the traffic safety site area must provide unobstructed cross-visibility at a level between three feet and eight feet in height. The site safety area is the triangular area defined by “a line joining points on the curb or edge of a roadway 45 feet from the point of intersection of the extended curb lines of edges of roadway.” In this area no “shrubbery, mounds of earth, or other visual obstruction over 30 inches in height above the nearest street curb elevation shall be erected, placed, planted, or allowed to grow” (Vol. II, Property Development Standards, 20.690). 4. Pedestrian access through planted parkways from parked cars to the sidewalk should be planned for. 5. Lawns are encouraged in the primary downtown area between 1st and 10th Streets. 6. Xeriscape and rock groundcover is not recommended in the primary downtown area where older homes exist. The selection of traditional shrubbery, such as Spiraea, is encouraged over desert- like plantings. 7. Vegetable gardening will not be accepted in the parkway areas. 8. The height of shrubbery shall be 36 inches or less on average. 9. Shrubbery with distinctive thorns is discouraged in Town-maintained parkways. 10. All trees in lawn areas should maintain an area clear of lawn around the base of the tree trunks so that mowers and weed-eaters do not damage the bark. TREE SPECIES LIST FOR TOWN OF MINDEN PAGE 3 of 7 ---PAGE BREAK--- Town of Minden Tree Species Descriptions for Parkway Areas Trees are labeled first with their scientific or botanical names, which can be used to locate additional information in references such as the Sunset Western Garden Book, or plant catalogues. Common names follow in parentheses. Descriptions have been provided from tree grower catalogues. Size and height information is typically for older, mature trees. One can expect up to 20% less size and height in Nevada due to the dry climate and short growing season. List A: Street Trees for the Older Part of Town Acer x freemanii ‘Jeffersred’ (Autumn Blaze Maple) Height: 50’ Spread: 40’ Shape: Upright branching, broadly oval Foliage: Medium green Features: Brilliant orange-red, long lasting fall color Acer saccharum ‘Green Mountain’ (Green Mt. Maple) Height: 45’ Spread: 35’ Shape: Broadly oval Foliage: Dark green, leathery Features: Reddish-orange to red fall color Fraxinus Americana ‘Junginger’ (Autumn Purple Ash) Height: 50’ Spread: 40’ Shape: Rounded Foliage: Green, heavily textured Features: Fall colors of various hues of reddish-purple Fraxinus lanceolata ‘Bergeson’ (Green Ash) Height: 50’ Spread: 35’ Shape: Upright oval shape Foliage: Glossy, dark green Features: Fast growing, yellow fall color Pyrus calleryana ‘Aristocrat’ (Flowering Pear) Height: 40’ Spread 28’ Shape: Pyramidal, with open spreading branches; open, informal appearance Foliage: Narrow, dark green, glossy Features: White spring flower, deep red, long lasting fall color Pyrus calleryana ‘Redspire’ (Flowering Pear) Height: 35’ Spread 25’ Shape: Pyramidal, dense and symmetrical; formal appearance Foliage: Medium green and glossy Features: White spring flowers, yellow to red fall color Quercus rubra (Northern Red Oak) Height: 50’ Spread: 45’ TREE SPECIES LIST FOR TOWN OF MINDEN PAGE 4 of 7 ---PAGE BREAK--- Shape: Rounded Foliage: Dark green Features: Red fall color, acorns Tilia cordata ‘Greenspire’ (Greenspire Linden) Height: 40’ Spread: 30’ Shapre: Pyramidal, symmetrical; strong central leader and uniform branching Foliage: Dark green Features: Yellowish fall color Tilia cordata ‘Glenleven’ (Glenleven Linden) Height: 45’ Spread: 30’ Shape: Pyramidal Foliage: Medium green Features: Yellowish fall color List B: Canopy Trees for Streetscapes Outside the Town Core (in Addition to List A) Acer platanoides ‘Columnarbroad’ (Parkway Maple) Height: 40’ Spread: 25’ Shape: Oval, with strong central leader and consistent branching Foliage: Dark green Features: Yellow fall color Fraxinus ‘Cimmzam’ (Cimmaron Ash) Height: 50’ Spread: 30’ Shape: Upright oval Foliage: Glossy, dark green Features: Brick red to orange red fall color Fraxinus ‘Patmore’ (Patmore Ash) Height: 45’ Spread: 35’ Shape: Symmetrical, upright branches Foliage: Dark green, glossy Features: Yellow fall color Fraxinus ‘Urbanite’ (Urbanite Ash) Height: 50’ Spread: 40’ Shape: Broadly pyramidal Foliage: Lustrous green, thick and leathery Features: Deep bronze fall color Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Skycole’ (Skyline Honeylocust) Height: 45’ Spread: 35’ Shape: Broadly pyramidal Foliage: Fine textured, medium green Features: Golden yellow fall color, loses leaves early in the fall; good for light shade Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Impcole’ (Imperial Honeylocust) Height: 35’ Spread 35’ Shape: Rounded, most compact and formal of the Honeylocusts TREE SPECIES LIST FOR TOWN OF MINDEN PAGE 5 of 7 ---PAGE BREAK--- Foliage: Fine textured, medium green Features: Yellow fall color; horizontal spreading branch pattern Malus ‘Prairifire’ (Crabapples) Height: 20’ Spread: 20’ Shape: Upright, spreading, rounded Foliage: Purple, becoming reddish-green Features: Bright, pinkish red flower, long lasting; 3/8” dark red berry; reddish bark Malus ‘Robinson’ Height: 25’ Spread: 25’ Shape: Upright spreading, rounded Foliage: Bronze green Features: Deep pink flower, 2/8” red fruit; fastest growing Crabapple Malus ‘Spring Snow’ Height: 25’ Spread: 22’ Shape: Dense, oval to round Foliage: Medium green Features: White spring flowers; no fruit Platanus x acerifolia ‘Bloodgood’ (London Plane Tree) Height: 50’ Spread: 40’ Shape: Broadly pyramidal Foliage: Medium to dark green, maple-like Features: Yellow fall color, mottled bark Quercus bicolor (Swamp White Oak) Height: 45’ Spread: 45’ Shape: Rounded, open Foliage: Green, with wavy margins Features: Yellow brown to reddish, acorns Prunus virginiana ‘Canada Red’ (Canada Red Chokecherry) Height: 25’ Spread: 20’ Shape: Upright, spreading, rounded Foliage: Leaves emerge green and turn purple in summer Features: Small white fowers in long clusters; tend to sucker at the base of the trunk List C: Small Scale Trees Acer grandidentatum ‘Schmidt’ (Rocky Mt. Glow Maple) Height: 25’ Spread: 15’ Shape: Oval Foliage: Dark green Features: Yellow to red; slow growing Acer ginnala ‘Flame’ (Flame Amur Maple) Height: 20’ Spread: 20’ Shape: Round with spreading low branches Foliage: Medium green, fine textured TREE SPECIES LIST FOR TOWN OF MINDEN PAGE 6 of 7 ---PAGE BREAK--- Features: Brilliant orange-red to deep-red fall color; one of the hardiest trees available Acer tataricum (Tatarian Maple) Height: 25’ Spread: 20’ Shape: Oval to rounded, often low branched Foliage: Medium green Features: Yellow to orange-red fall color; attractive red seeds add summer color; similar to Amur Maple but leaves are larger and more rounded. Crataegus crus-galli ‘Inermis’ (Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn) Height: 25’ Spread: 25’ Shape: Rounded, spreading Foliage: Leathery, deep green, glossy Features: Small white flowers; orange or rusty fall color; 3/8” persistent, dark red fruit Malus transitoria ‘Schmidtcutleaf’ (Golden Raindrops Crabapple) Height: 20’ Spread: 15’ Shape: Upright, vase-shaped; delicate appearance – slender limbs Foliage: Green, deeply cut Features: White flowers; tiny golden yellow ¼” fruit Malus ‘Red Baron’ (Red Barron Crabapple) Height: 18’ Spread: 8’ Shape: Narrow, columnar Foliage:Purple, fading to bronze-green Features: Dark red flower; red ½” fruit Malus ‘Jewelcole’ (Red Jewel Crabapple) Height: 15’ Spread: 12’ Shape: Upright, pyramidal Foliage: Green Features: White flower; ½” red, very persistent fruit Pyrus calleryana ‘Capital’ (Flowering Pear) Height: 35’ Spread: 12’ Shape: Columnar Foliage: Medium green, glossy Features: White flower clusters; reddish-purple fall color Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’ Height: 40’ Spread: 15’ Shape: Upright, narrowly pyramidal Foliage: Green, glossy Features: White flower clusters; reddish fall color Sorbus aucuparia ‘Michred’ (Cardinal Royal Mt. Ash) Height: 35’ Spread: 20’ Shape: Upright, narrow oval Foliage: Green Features: White, flat-topped flower cluster; rusty fall color; bright orange-red fruit TREE SPECIES LIST FOR TOWN OF MINDEN PAGE 7 of 7