grows to a height of 80 feet and is found in the southern area.
 Both mahoes frequently show minor element deficiency symptoms
of the foliage. Scale insects may also attack this tree, but usually
do not cause serious problems.

 Ilex spp. Aquifoliaceae. Holly. Southern, Central and Northern
areas. Evergreen. Native.
 Among Florida's 13 native Ilex species, 6 attain sufficient size to
rank as trees. Of these 6, only 2, American and dahoon holly, are used
extensively in ornamental plantings. These species seem best adapted
to northern sections of Florida although dahoon holly is found in
extreme south Florida.
 Holly is used for Christmas decorations, and this has threatened
destruction of American holly in some areas.
 Male and female hollies are necessary to have fruiting plants;
however, only female trees bear fruit. Normally, in Florida, female
hollies in ornamental plantings are close enough to native male plants
to be pollinated. Male flowers have short pistils and prominent, well-
developed stamens and anthers, while female flowers have prominent
pistils or stigmas, but short stamens, and anthers are absent or not
well-developed.
 American holly, Ilex opaca, is largest of the species and reaches
 a height of 50 feet or more. Leaves are leathery, deep green on upper
 surfaces, varying from elliptic to obovate-oblong in shape, 2 to 4
 inches long and have spiny margins. Older leaves drop in the spring
 as new foliage appears. Fruits, dull red and about 1/4-inch in diameter,
 are borne profusely on female trees and persist for several months.
 Dahoon holly, Ilex cassine, is a small tree growing to 40 feet in
 height and commonly found in rich, moist soils. Leaves are leathery,
 2 to 4 inches long, oblong to oblanceolate and without spines. Red
 fruits, mostly 1/4-inch in diameter, are produced in profusion (Fig. 33).
 From a landscape standpoint, hollies are widely used as accent
 and specimen plants in formal areas and for screen plantings, because
 of their showy winter fruiting habit. These hollies will also serve as
 framing and street trees. Both American and dahoon holly are moder-
 ately salt tolerant, with the latter being the most tolerant of the two
 listed. They are considered low maintenance trees as they are rela-
 tively free of insect and disease pests. However, new terminal growth
 may be attacked by an insect known as a spittlebug, and older foliage
 may be attacked by scale.

 Jacaranda acutifolia. Bignoniaceae. Jacaranda. Southern and
 warmer parts of Central areas. Semi-evergreen. Brazil.
 Jacaranda is a large, fast-growing, spreading tree, attaining a
 height of 40 to 50 feet in sandy, well-drained soil. Leaves are bipin-
 nately compound and 6 to 18 inches long, each having 16 or more