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Hog Plum

Prunus umbellata

Specimen tree, street or parking lot tree.

Striking symmetrical appearance
Uncommon edible fruit
Cold tolerant
Showy creamy white flowers
Prominant olive crownshaft, slightly buldging
Swollen, succulent branches

Walter's Groundcherry

Physalis walteri

Based on BONAP maps and the ISB website, the range of Physalis walteri likely includes the entire peninsula of Florida but becomes restricted to areas close to the coast in much of the panhandle and along the east coast north of the peninsula. Mostly planted for interest in the husked fruits

Highly salt tolerant
Unique and prized
Underutilized
Available multi-stalked

Water Oak

Quercus nigra

The wood is weak. Shade tree. Semi-evergreen with leaves falling just before new leaves emerge.

Attractive symmetrical appearance
Does poorly in very wet soil
Can be grown indoors
Showy clusters orange-yellow fruits in spring
Ideal with Mediterranean architecture