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Chapman's Oak

Quercus chapmanii

This is a small clonal oak that can be used in a thicket as a screen.

Colorful fall foliage
Stunning during brief late spring bloom
Self-shedding fronds
Prominant olive crownshaft, slightly buldging

Swamp Bay

Persea palustris

This species and other members of the Lauraceae are being attacked by a serious, fatal disease. Do not plant this plant unless you are absolutely sure that it is not infected! If you have this plant in your landscape, retain it to supply larval food for the spicebush swallowtail and other butterflies.

Unusually shaped, asymmetrical tree
Symmetrical shape
Not a true pine

Red Chokeberry

Aronia arbutifolia

Often grows with ink berry and palmettos. Beautiful early spring-blooming shrub. Grow at edge of wooded areas or as a specimen.

Massive stature
Very rare
Stunning colorful foliage
Very full crown
Briefly bare for about a month in the winter

Shiny Blueberry

Vaccinium myrsinites

The range includes all of peninsular Florida and the southern parts of Georgia, and Alabama. Best used as a wildflower as it has a relatively short lifespan.

Dense, full crown
Does poorly oceanside
Raised diamond-shaped trunk pattern

Sea-oxeye Daisy

Borrichia frutescens

Natural range is restricted to coastal areas. Native borders, foundation plant, especially in salty environments. Can be trimmed.

Will not tolerate frost
Relatively uncommon in South Florida
Very full crown