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Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum

Specimen tree. Red to yellow in the fall.

Prized scent, used in commercial perfumes
Does best in cooler areas of South Florida
Unique, fern-like leaves

Guiana Plum

Drypetes lateriflora

It is listed as Threatened by the state of Florida. Naturalistic landscapes.

Unique flowers, with petals like banana peels
Unique swollen blue-green to silver trunk
Easy/Carefree native

Pineland Hibiscus

Hibiscus aculeatus

Tolerates winter flooding. This is a wetland plant. It is rarely grown, but it has potential in appropriate sites. Wet wildflower garden. For appearance, cut back to the ground in winter.

Can be trimmed into manicured shapes
Unusually shaped, asymmetrical tree
Fragrant clusters of flowers in fall
Cold tolerant
Wide umbrella-shaped canopy
Not recommended

Yellow Haw

Crataegus flava

Specimen plant, screen plantings, sometimes with unusual or weeping form.

Elegant appearance
Tall and stately
Showy reddish peeling bark
Stately and uncommon
Lovely dark green, shiny leaves