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Longleaf Pine

Pinus palustris

Highly tolerant of fire once established. Shade tree. Woodland tree.

Rapid growth
Dark green leaves
Colorful new leafs
Requires shade when young
Majestic, sprawling canopy

Scrub Holly

Ilex opaca var. arenicola

Specimen plant. Slow growing.

Prominant gray-olive crownshaft
Colorful older leaves
Recently classified invasive
Unusually shaped, asymmetrical tree
Somewhat drought tolerant
Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor

Black Oak

Quercus velutina

Shade tree. Forest tree.

Unique flowers, with petals like banana peels
Not a true pine
Deciduous
Unique and prized
Wonderfully fragrant at night

Bahama Wild-coffee

Psychotria ligustrifolia

Specimen or hedge plant.

Extremely versatile
Distinctive-looking fruit with spiked exterior
Beautiful rounded canopy
Majestic and graceful

Loblolly-bay

Gordonia lasianthus

Makes a good specimen tree or a cluster of in wet areas along margins of lakes and ponds. This tree is columnar in form and can make a formal-looking plant near an entryway.

Heavy feeder
Attractive contrast between flowers and foliage
Beloved in South Florida

Pearl Berry

Vallesia antillana

It is listed as endangered by the state of Florida and as critically imperiled in South Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation. Specimen shrub. Foliage is shiny, attractive. Grown mostly for its interesting, translucent fruits.

Lush, dense shade tree
Beloved in South Florida
Deciduous
Highly wind tolerant
Highly salt tolerant
Underutilized