Southwest Florida Tree List

The Southwest Florida region includes the following counties: Charlotte, Glades, Lee, Hendry and Collier, and includes USDA hardiness zones 9B and 10A. 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 Southwest 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 'Spartan' (Spartan Juniper) Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa' (Torulosa Juniper)

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) Tabebuia umbellata (Yellow Trumpet Tree) Ternstroemia gymnanthera (Cleyera) 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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