Cordia sebestena. Boraginaceae. Geiger-Tree. Southern area.
 Evergreen. Native.
 Geiger-tree is a small, slender trunked, round-topped tree with
 stout branches that normally attains a height of 25 feet in southern
 Florida. The large, 4- to 6-inch deep green leaves are alternate, simple,
 ovate, downy above and smooth beneath. Orange flowers 11 inches
 in diameter and borne in flat-topped, terminal clusters, are in evidence
 most of the year. A smooth, white ovate fruit matures throughout
 the year.
 In home landscapes, geiger-tree can be used as a framing or
 patio tree, or a free-standing specimen, and may also be included in
 shrubbery borders. It serves well as a street tree if lower branches
 are removed. Geiger-tree is recommended for seaside use since it is
 tolerant of salt spray and brackish soil. Trees will also tolerate light,
 sandy alkaline soils and rock and marl. Insect and disease pests are
 not known to be a problem.

 Cornus florida. Cornaceae. Dogwood or Flowering Dogwood.
Central and Northern areas. Deciduous. Native.
 Dogwood rarely grows more than 40 feet tall and usually much
less. Its branches are more or less in whorls and extend at right
angles from the trunk. Leaves are simple, opposite, ovate, up to 6
inches long, dull green in color except during fall months when they
turn yellow or red. The true flowers are inconspicuous, but are sub-
tended by 4 white bracts which form a corolla-like cup 3 to 4 inches
across (Fig. 24). Flowering season is during February and March.
Small l/-inch long scarlet fruits in tight clusters appear during fall
months and remain attached during most of the winter.
 Flowering dogwood grows as far south as Orange County; how-
ever, in areas south of Gainesville it flowers sparingly except following
cold winters. Red-flowered and pink-flowered varieties grow poorly
and rarely bloom in Florida, even in northern sections. Dogwood is
highly recommended for landscape use throughout its adapted area.
Best usage is as a framing tree, free-standing specimen in formal
or informal gardens, patio tree, or for inclusion in the shrubbery
border where it serves as a background plant for flower effect. Dog-
wood also serves well as a street tree and for use in park plantings.
A number of insect pests attack dogwood, including borers, club-gall,
midge and scales. Diseases found on dogwood include powdery mildew,
various leaf and flower spots and decay organisms.

 Cupressus spp. Pinaceae. Cypress. Northern area. Evergreen.
 A large number of Cupressus species can be found in the United
States, but the only 3 which find limited use in Florida are Arizona
cypress, Portuguese cypress and Italian cypress. All are evergreens,
cultivated for their graceful habit and dark green or glaucous foliage.
 Arizona cypress, Cupressus arizonica, native to Western United
States, is a large tree growing to 50 feet, with horizontal branches,