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Common
Name

Scientific
Name

Natural
Height
in Feet

Growth
Rate

Drought
Tolerance

Salt
Tolerance

Plant
Type

Light
Requirement

Region

Native

TREES

Bald cypress

Taxodium distichum

60-100

M

M

D

N,C,S

Bottlebrush

Callistemon rigidus

15-25

M

M

E

N,C,S

-

Cabbage palm

Sabal palmetto

20-50

S

H

P

N,C,S

Canary Island date palm

Phoenix canariensis

to 60

S

M

P

N,C,S

-

Chickasaw plum

Prunus angustifolia

25

M

M

D

N,C

Crape myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

5-20

M

-

D

N,C,S

-

Elm, dwarf

Ulmus parvifolia

to 25

F

M

D

N,C

-

Elm, winged

Ulmus alata

50

M

-

D

N,C

Hickory, pignut

Carya glabra

80-120

M

-

D

N,C

Holly, East Palatka

Ilex attenuata cv. Palatka

30-50

S

S

E

N,C

Holly, yaupon

Ilex vomitoria

to 25

F

H

E

N,C

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

20-25

F

H

D

N,C,S

-

Lady palm

Rhapis excelsa

10

S

-

P

C,S

-

Loquat

Eriobotrya japonica

20

M

M

E

N,C,S

-

Oak, laurel

Quercus hemisphaerica

75

F

M

E

N,C,S

Oak, live

Quercus virginiana

60-80

M

H

E

N,C,S

Oak, myrtle

Quercus myrtifolia

10-25

S

H

E

N,C,S

Oak, Shumard

Quercus shumardii

85

F

-

D

N,C,S

Pindo palm

Butia capitata

10-20

S

M

P

N,C

-

Pine, longleaf

Pinus palustris

to 100

M

-

E

N,C,S

Pine, sand

Pinus clausa

to 60

M

M

E

N,C,S

Pine, slash

Pinus elliottii

to 100

F

H

E

N,C,S

Redbay

Persea borbonia

to 50

M

M

E

N,C

Redbud

Cersis canadensis

20-30

M

-

D

N,C

Simpson stopper

Myrcianthes fragrans

10-20

M

H

D

C,S

Southern red cedar

Juniperus silicicola

to 40

M

H

E

N,C

Sugarberry

Celtis laevigata

60-80

M

-

D

N,C

Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

60-80

F

M

D

N,C

Tough bumelia

Bumelia tenax

to 25

M

H

E

N,C,S

Washington palm

Washingtonia robusta

50-80

F

M

P

N,C,S

-

Windmill palm

Trachycarpus fortunei

20-40

S

M

P

C,S

-


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