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Figure 8.10 and Tables 8.2 through 8.5

23 CA ADC § 131 Fig.-Tbls.Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

Barclays California Code of Regulations

Title 23. Waters

Division 1. Central Valley Flood Protection Board (Refs & Annos)

Chapter 1. Organization, Powers and Standards

Article 8. Standards

23 CCR § 131 Fig.-Tbls.

Figure 8.10 and Tables 8.2 through 8.5

Currentness

Table 8.2

Partial List of Trees Suitable for Oversize Levees

Alder, white	Alnus rhombifolia
Box Elder	Acer negundo
California pepper tree (male only)	Schinus molle
Carob tree (male only)	Ceratonia siliqua
China-berry	Melia azedarach
Chinese pistache	Pistacia chinensis
Coast beefwood	Casuarina stricta
Common catalpa	Catalpa bignonioides
Crape myrtle	Lagerstroemia indica
Dogwood, giant	Cornus controversa
Dogwood, Western	Cornus nuttallii
Fremont cottonwood (male only)	Populus fremontii
Goldenrain tree	Koelreuteria paniculata
Hackberry, Chinese	Celtis sinenis
Hackberry, common	Celtis occidentalis
Hackberry, European	Celtis australis
Maidenhair tree (male only)	Gingko biloba
Mayten tree	Maytenus boaria
Montezuma cypress	Taxodium mucrontum
Oak	Ouercus spp.^*
Pagoda tree	Sophora japonica
Redbud, western	Cercis occidentalis
Redbud, eastern	Cercis canadensis
Sawleaf zelkova	Zelkova serrata
Silk tree	Albizia julibrissin
Strawberry tree	Arbutus unedo or Arbutus “marina”
Tallow tree	Sapium sebiferum
Tupelo	Nyssa sylvatica

* spp. = species

Table 8.3

Partial List of Trees Unsuitable on Levees

Acacia, Bailey	Acacia baileyana
Acacia, kangaroo thorn	Acacia armata
Almond	Prunus dulcis
Apple, crabapple	Malus spp.^*
Apricot	Prunus armeniaca
Ash, Arizona	Fraxinus velutina
Ash, flowering	Fraxinus ornus
Ash, Modesto	Fraxinum velutina “Modesto”
Blue gum	Eucalyptus globulus
Cedar^**	Cedrus spp.^*
Cherry	Prunus ayium
Chinese jujube	Zizyphus jujube
Chinese wingnut	Pterocarya stenoptera
Citrus	Citrus spp.^*
Coast redwood	Sequoia sempervirens
Colorado spruce	Picea pungens
Cypress^**	Cupressus spp.^*
Date palm	Phoenix spp.^*
Elm	Ulmus spp.^*
Fan palm	Washingtonia spp.^*
Fig	Ficus carica
Fir^**	Abies spp.^*
Giant sequoia	Sequoiadendron giganteum
Grape	Vitis spp.^*
Hawthorn	Crataegus spp.^*
Incense cedar**	Calocedrus decurrens
Locust	Robinia spp.^*
Loquat	Eriobotrya spp.^*
Olive	Olea europaea
Osage orange	Maclura pomifera
Peach and nectarine	Prunus perica
Pecan	Carya illinoinensis
Persimmon	Diospyros spp.^*
Pine^**	Pinus spp.^*
Plum and prune	Prunus domestica, salicina
Pomegranate	Punica granatum
Quince	Cydonia oblonga
Russian olive	Elaegnus augustifolia
Salt Cedar	Tamarisk gallica
Tree of heaven	Ailanthus altissima
Walnut	Juglans spp.^*

* spp. = species

** Conifers whose normal mature height is 50 feet or less may be considered desirable under maintenance conditions that (1) protect the tree from drought, and (2) will assure proper pruning of the lower branches.

Table 8.4

Partial List of Ground Covers Suitable on Levees

Aaron's Beard^**	Hypericum calycinum
Alyssum	Alyssum spp.^*
Basket-of-gold	Aurinia saxatile
Bermuda Grass	Cynodon dactylon “tifgreen” Cynodon dactylon “coastal” Cynodon dactylon “Tufcote”
Blue-eyed grass	Sisyrinchium bellum
California Poppy	Eschscholzia californica
Cape weed	Arctotheca calendula
Creeping wild rye^**	Elymus triticoides
English Ivy, miniature^**	Hedera helix, hahni
Garden lippia	Phyla nodiflora Lippia nodiflora
Gazania, trailing^**	Gazania spp.^*
Green carpet	Herniaria glabra
Lupine, dwarf	Lupinus bicolor
Mexican evening primrose^**	Oenothera berlandieri
Palestine orchardgrass	Dactylis glomerotoa “Palestine”
Salt grass	Distichlis spicata
Spring Cinquefoil	Potentilla tabernaemontanii
Stonecrop	Sedum spp.^*
Trailing African daisy	Osteospermum fruticosum
Verbena	Verbena peruviana
Yellow-eyed grass	Sisyrinchium californicum

* spp. = species

** These species have specific requirements for being cut back or otherwise maintained on a regular basis depending on the species.

Table 8.5

Partial List of Ground Covers and Miscellaneous Species Unsuitable on Levees

Bamboo	Bambusa spp.^*
Blackberry/Raspberry	Rubus spp.^*
Broom	Cytisus spp.^*
Cactus	Cactaceae spp.^*
Century Plant	Agave americana
False Bamboo, Common Reed	Phragmites communis
Freeway Iceplant	Carpobrotus spp.^*
Grape	Vitus spp.^*
Honeysuckle	Lonicera spp.^*
Horsetail	Equisetum hyemale
Ice Plant, Rosea	Drosanthemum floribundum
Ice Plant, trailing	Lampranthus, spectabulis
Ivy, Algerian	Hedera canariensis
Ivy, Persian	Hedera colchica
Ivy, English	Hederal helix
except miniature or
dwarf varieties
Pampas grass	Cortaderia selloana
Periwinkle	Vinca spp.^*
Perla Grass	Phalaris tuberosa var. hirtiglumis
Rose	Rosa spp.^*

* spp. = species

This database is current through 8/30/24 Register 2024, No. 35.

Cal. Admin. Code tit. 23, § 131 Fig.-Tbls., 23 CA ADC § 131 Fig.-Tbls.

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