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<br />Recommended Trees and Plants <br />La Porte, Texas <br /> <br />The following trees shall be approved as new plantings for streets, public right-of-ways, city <br />parks, public and private property, and parking lots etc. All plants shall be grown in accordance <br />with good horticulture practices and under climatic conditions similar to those of the site. Plants <br />shall be typical of their species or variety and have normal habits of growth. The following list is <br />not all inclusive. However, if a particular tree/shrub is desired, a letter of acceptance to the <br />designated officer is required. <br /> <br />D-Deciduous (sheds leaves annually) Ifplaced on the south and west walls will <br />reduce indoor temperature in summer by shading the roof and walls. In winter, these trees allow <br />sunlight through to help heat the house. <br /> <br />E-Evergreen (have green leaves through out the year) These trees can create a wind break if placed <br />on the northwest side of the building. <br /> <br />Shade Trees and Street Trees <br /> <br />Common Name <br /> <br />Botanical Name <br /> <br />Live Oak <br />Southern Red Oak <br />Post Oak <br />Chinquapin Oak <br />Overcup Oak <br />Shumard Red Oak <br />Bur Oak <br />Swamp Chestnut Oak <br />Sawtooth Oak <br />Nuttal Oak <br />Monterrey Oak <br />Water Oak <br />White Oak <br />Willow Oak <br />Pecan <br />Anacua <br />Bald Cypress <br />Cedar Elm <br />Drake Elm <br />Canary Island Date Palm <br />Black Gum <br />Sweetgum <br />Sabal Palm <br />California Fan Palm <br />Chinese Pistachio <br />Bloodgood London Planetree <br />Black Hickory <br />Sweetbay Magnolia <br />Winged Elm <br /> <br />D <br />D <br />D <br />D <br />D <br />D <br />D <br />D <br />D <br />D <br />D <br />D <br />D <br />D <br />D <br />E <br />D <br />D <br />D <br />E <br />D <br />D <br />E <br />E <br />D <br />D <br />D <br />D <br />D <br /> <br />Quercus virginiana <br />Quercus falcata <br />Quercus stellata <br />Quercus muhlenbergil <br />Quercus lyrata <br />Quercus Shumardii <br />Quercus macrocarpa <br />Quercus michhauxii <br />Quercus acutseima <br />Quercus nutallii <br />Quercus polymorphe <br />Quercus nigra <br />Quercus alba <br />Quercus phellos <br />Carya illinoensis <br />Ehretia anacua <br />Taxodium distichum <br />Ulmus crassifolia <br />Ulmus parvifolia drakii <br />Phoenix canariensis <br />Nyssa sylvatica <br />Liquidambar styraciflua <br />Sabal sp. <br />Washingtonia filifera <br />Pistacia chinensis <br />Platanus hybrida <br />Carya texana <br />Magnolia virginiana <br />Ulmus alata <br /> <br />EXHIBIT C <br />