Southeast Florida Tree List

The Southeast Florida region includes the following counties: Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami Dade and Monroe, which include USDA hardiness zones 9B, 10A, 10B and 11. Trees growing in our Gainesville plot that are also capable of growing in this region are listed below. Not all trees in this list will grow in all areas in Southeast Florida. This is not meant to be a complete list of small trees that are capable of growing in this region. Click on Urban Tree Selection in the contents to select more trees for this region.

Some trees on this list are too large for planting near power lines. Check details of each tree before planting near wires.

Acacia farnesiana (Sweet Acacia) Callistemon citrinus (Red Bottlebrush) Cornus foemina (Swamp Dogwood) Crataegus flava (Yellowleaf Hawthorn) Elaeocarpus decipens (Japanese Blueberry) Eriobotrya japonica (Loquat) Feijoa sellowiana (Pineapple Guava) Forestiera segregata (Florida Privet) Ilex cassine (Dahoon Holly) Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii' (Burford Holly) Ilex myrtifolia (Myrtle Holly) Ilex x 'Nellie R Stevens' (Nellie R Stevens Holly) Ilex vomitoria 'Dodds Cranberry' (Dodds Cranberry Yaupon Holly) Ilex vomitoria 'Pendula' (Weeping Yaupon Holly) Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa' (Torulosa Juniper) Lagerstroemia indica (Crapemyrtle) Ligustrum japonicum (Ligustrum) Loropetalum chinensis 'Zhuzhou' (Loropetalum)

Myrcianthes fragrans (Simpson's Stopper) Myrica cerifera (Southern Waxmyrtle) Osmanthus americanus (Devilwood) Pinus glabra (Spruce Pine) Planera aquatica (Water Elm) Podocarpus macrophyllus (Podocarpus) Prunus angustifolia (Chickasaw Plum) Prunus caroliniana (Cherry Laurel) Prunus umbellata (Flatwoods Plum) Sapindus saponaria (Florida Soapberry) Tabebuia chrysotricha (Golden Trumpet Tree) Tabebuia umbellata (Yellow Trumpet Tree) Ternstroemia gymnanthera (Cleyera) Vaccinium arboreum (Sparkleberry) Viburnum obovatum (Walters Viburnum) Vitex agnus-castus 'Shoals Creek' (Shoals Creek Chastetree) Click here for more small trees possibly suited for planting near power lines.

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