Uncommon trees in Florida
USDA hardiness zones 8A through 9B

Dr. Edward F. Gilman, professor,
Environmental Horticulture Department
University of Florida
egilman@ufl.edu

Thanks to the Florida Urban Forestry Council and the FDACS Division of Forestry for partial funding for this page.

Small trees (less than 30 feet)	Medium sized trees (25 to 40 feet)	Large maturing trees (more than 40 feet)
Aesculus pavia 5A-9A Arbutus unedo 8B-11 Camellia oleifera 6A-9A Castanea pumila 6A-9A Cercis reniformis 'Oklahoma' 7B-9A Chilopsis linearis 7A-11 Chionanthus retusus 5B-9A Chionanthus virginicus 4A-9A X Chitalpa tashkentensis 7B-11 Cordia boissieri 9A-11 Cocculus laurifolius 9A-11 Eriobotrya deflexa 9B-11 Ilex X 'Emily Brunner' 7A-9A Ilex X 'Ginny Brunner' 7A-9A Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii' 7A-9A(B?) Ilex latifolia 7A-9A Lagerstroemia X 'Acoma' 7A-9A Lagerstroemia X 'Tuskegee', 'Muskogee' 'Natchez' 7A-10A Loropetalum chinensis and cv 7A-10A Osmanthus americanus 5B-9B Prunus X incamp 'Okame' 6B-9A Rhodoleia championii 8B-11 Stewartia malacodendron 7B-9A Tabebuia chrysotricha 8B-11 Tabebuia impetiginosa 9B-11 Ternstroemia gymnanthera 7A-10A Viburnum awabuki (8B) 9A-11 Viburnum obovatum	Acer buergerianum 5A-9A Betula nigra 'BNMTF'(Dura-HeatTM) 4A-9A Bumelia tenax and B. lanuginosa 6-9B Calodendrum capense 9B-11 Carpinus caroliniana 3A-9A Cryptomeria japonica 'Yoshino' 6A-9A Cupressus glabra or C. arizonica 'Blue Ice', 'Carolina Saphire' 7-9A(B?) Elaeocarpus dentatus 9B(A?)-11 Eucalyptus ficifolia 9B-11 Franklinia (Gordonia) lasianthus 7A-9B Geijera parviflora 9A-11 Hovenia dulcis 5-10A Ilex cassine 7A-10B Ilex X attenuata 'Fosteri #2' 6A-9A (Sphaeropsis sensitive) Ilex X attenuata 'Savannah' 6A-9B (Sphaeropsis sensitive) Juniperus silicicola 8A-10A Lagerestroemia x 'Natchez' 6B-10A Lagerstroemia fauriei 6B-10A Lagerstroemia fauriei 'Fantasy' 6B-10A Lagerstroemia fauriei 'Townhouse' 6B-10A Magnolia grandiflora 'MGTIG' GreenbackTM 7A-10A?; 'Hasse' (or AltaTM) 7A-9B(10A?); 'Little Gem','Plantation' 7A-9B? Magnolia virginiana 5A-10A Ostrya virginiana 3B-9A Pinus glabra 8A-9A Pinus pinea 7A-11 Podocarpus gracilior 9A-11 l Podocarpus macrophyllus 8B-11 Podocarpus nagi 9A-11 Quercus incana 8A-10A Quercus stellata 5-9A(B?) Tristania conferta 9B-11	Acer buergerianum 5A-9A Betula nigra 'BNMTF'(Dura-HeatTM) 4A-9A Bumelia tenax and B. lanuginosa 6-9B Calodendrum capense 9B-11 Carpinus caroliniana 3A-9A Cryptomeria japonica 'Yoshino' 6A-9A Cupressus glabra or C. arizonica 'Blue Ice', 'Carolina Saphire' 7-9A(B?) Elaeocarpus dentatus 9B(A?)-11 Eucalyptus ficifolia 9B-11 Franklinia (Gordonia) lasianthus 7A-9B Geijera parviflora 9A-11 Hovenia dulcis 5-10A Ilex cassine 7A-10B Ilex X attenuata 'Fosteri #2' 6A-9A (Sphaeropsis sensitive) Ilex X attenuata 'Savannah' 6A-9B (Sphaeropsis sensitive) Juniperus silicicola 8A-10A Lagerestroemia x 'Natchez' 6B-10A Lagerstroemia fauriei 6B-10A Lagerstroemia fauriei 'Fantasy' 6B-10A Lagerstroemia fauriei 'Townhouse' 6B-10A Magnolia grandiflora 'MGTIG' GreenbackTM 7A-10A?; 'Hasse' (or AltaTM) 7A-9B(10A?); 'Little Gem', 'Brackens Brown Beauty' 6B-10A; 'Plantation' 7A-9B? Magnolia virginiana 5A-10A Ostrya virginiana 3B-9A Persea borbonia and P. palustris 7B-11 Pinus glabra 8A-9A Pinus pinea 7A-11 Podocarpus gracilior 9A-11 Podocarpus macrophyllus 8B-11 Podocarpus nagi 9A-11 Quercus alba 8A-10A Quercus austrina 8A-10A Quercus falcata 8A-10A Quercus falcata var. pagodeofolia "Cherrybark red oak" 8A-10A Quercus incana 8A-10A Quercus marilandica 8A-10A Quercus michauxii 8A-10A Quercus stellata 5-9A(B?) Tristania conferta 9B-11