Architectural Reference
Approved Tree List
Whitfield at Ridgewalk HOA — Recommended Approved Front Tree List (updated March 25, 2021).
Small Ornamental Trees
Rose of Sharon
10-12 ft- Ardens
- Blue Chiffon
- Blue Satin
- Blushing Bride
- Diana
- Pink Giant
Dogwood
12-20 ft- Kousa
- any flowering variety
Crape Myrtle
8-25 ft- Acoma
- Early Bird
- Siren Red
- Tonto
- Velma's Delight
- Zuni
- Pink Velour
Saucer Magnolia
18-25 ft
Fringe Tree
10-15 ft- Pest-free varieties
Wisteria
12-16 ft- Blue
Carolina Silverbell
20-35 ft- Non-shrub varieties
Japanese Maple
10-20 ft- Bloodgood (not dwarf variety)
- Emperor I
- Fireglow
- Garnet
Chaste Tree
8-12 ft- Delta Blues
Cherry
12-25 ft- O'Kame (non-fruit)
- Akebono-Daybreak
- Cascade Snow
Redbud
10-30 ft depending on variety- Western — 12-15 ft
- Hearts of Gold — 20-25 ft
- Tennessee Pink — 10-12 ft
- Eastern — 20-30 ft
- Chinese — 10-12 ft
- Ace of Hearts — 10-15 ft
- Merlot — 10-12 ft
- Judas (big canopy) — 20-25 ft
Large Trees
Oak
50-80 ft- Spanish
- Chestnut
- Overcup
- Post
Maple
50-80 ft- Full Moon
- Silver
Note: Large trees are required to be pruned a minimum of 10 feet off the ground in the yard, or 15 feet if overhanging the street. Pruning and thinning is required to maintain a healthy tree and will be monitored by the Community.
Photos show one representative example per tree type and are sourced from the NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox under their Creative Commons licenses; the pictured cultivar may differ slightly in bloom color or form from the exact variety listed.
Photo credits
- Rose of Sharon: Jim Robbins, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 — NC State Extension Plant Toolbox
- Dogwood: Dietmut Teijgeman-Hansen, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 — NC State Extension Plant Toolbox
- Crape Myrtle: Jim Robbins, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 — NC State Extension Plant Toolbox
- Saucer Magnolia: Bagemet, CC BY-SA 4.0 — NC State Extension Plant Toolbox
- Fringe Tree: Jim Robbins, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 — NC State Extension Plant Toolbox
- Wisteria: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0 — NC State Extension Plant Toolbox
- Carolina Silverbell: Jim Robbins, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 — NC State Extension Plant Toolbox
- Japanese Maple: Jim Robbins, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 — NC State Extension Plant Toolbox
- Chaste Tree: Elizabeth, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 — NC State Extension Plant Toolbox
- Cherry: Jim Robbins, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 — NC State Extension Plant Toolbox
- Redbud: Dcrjsr, CC BY 3.0 — NC State Extension Plant Toolbox
- Oak: Douglas Goldman, USDA, CC BY-NC 4.0 — NC State Extension Plant Toolbox
- Maple: Darkone, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 — NC State Extension Plant Toolbox