So many trees are available for
landscaping Florida homes that
selection of trees for specific pur-
poses is sometimes a problem. The


 Area of
Adaptation*


Common Name

 Flowering Trees

African tulip-tree
Cassia
Flowering dogwood
Goldenrain-tree
Jacaranda
Jerusalem-thorn
Orchid-tree
Redbud
Royal poinciana
Southern magnolia


Trees with Showy or Unusual Fruit


Annatto
Avocado
Brazilian pepper-tree
Carambola
Citrus
Fig
Goldenrain-tree
Holly
Mango
Monkey-apple


 C-S
 C-S
 C-S
 S
N-C-S
 C-S
N-C-S


S
S
S


Trees with Foliage Color Change


Button-mangrove
Flowering dogwood
Fringe-tree
Goldenrain-tree
Loblolly bay
Red maple
River birch
Sweet gum
Tulip-tree


N-C


N-C
N-C-S
N-C
N-C-S
N


N
N


 Trees for Coastal Planting

Australian-pine
Black olive
Button-mangrove


* N=Northern; C=Central; S=Southern


following list contains some of the
best trees available for the listed
purpose:


Area of
Adaptation


Common Name


Trees for Coastal Planting


 S Fig
 S Loquat
N-C Mahoe
N-C-S Mahogany
 C-S Pine
N-C-S Monkey-apple
 C-S Red maple
N-C Sea-grape


 C-S
N-C-S
 S
 S
N-C-S
 S
N-C-S


Trees for Windbreaks


Arizona cypress
Australian-pine
Cajeput-tree
Cypress-pine
Eucalyptus
Pongam
Southern red-cedar


 C-S
 C-S
N-C-S
 C-S
 S


Trees Grown with Minimum Maintenance
Australian-pine C-S
Black olive S
Brazilian pepper-tree C-S
Cajeput-tree C-S
Dahoon holly N-C-S
Flonwring donwood N-C


S Gumbo-limbo
 Oaks


Pines
Southern red-cedar


Fast Growing Trees


-C-S Australian-pine
-C Eucalyptus
 Laurel oak
 Mahoe
 Pines
 C-S Siberian elm
 S Silk-oak
 S Sissoo


Sweet gum
Sycamore


 S
N-C-S
N-C-S
N-C



 C-S
 C-S
N-C-S
 S
N-C-S
N-C
 C-S
 C-S
N-C-S
N-C-S


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