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Ficus citrifolia
Use as a specimen tree. May be large. May produce aerial roots, but less frequently than F. aurea.
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
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Wildlife, Many birds and other wildlife consume the fruit and find cover in this plant.
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Habitat, Dry-moist sites. Tropical hammocks.
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Did You Know?, Interesting bark, Interesting foliage
Larval host for ruddy daggerwing (Marpesia petreus) butterflies, Edwards' wasp (Lymire edwardsii) and fig sphin
- Extremely popular
- Available single or multi-stalked
- Requires ample space and light
- Does best in cooler areas of South Florida
- Wide umbrella-shaped canopy
Hamamelis virginiana
Specimen or background plant. It is unusual in that it blooms in the fall.
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
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Wildlife, The fruit is eaten by bobwhite, white-tailed deer, rabbit and beaver
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Habitat, Dry mesic deciduous forests, bluffs, hammocks, sinks, floodplains, creek swamps.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Pollinated by moths that are active on cooler nights consistent with the season of flower for witch hazel.
- Massive stature
- Rare, despite being a South Florida native
- Striking symmetrical appearance
- Attractive light to medium green crownshaft
Ilex vomitoria
Many cultivars have been developed or found in the wild ranging from weeping forms to little round balls ('Shillings').
To get fruits, both a male and
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Tolerance, Tolerant of inundation with brackish water
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (
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Considertions, Tends to produce suckers, which can be removed if you wish to have a specimen tree. It's dioecious; so make sure you have at least one male plant in t
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Wildlife, Fruits are eaten by birds.
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Habitat, Coastal scrub, coastal dunes, coastal flatwoods, river swamps, scrub, secondary woods, pine-oak-hickory woods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Bees pollinate flowers.
- Unique purple-brown crownshaft
- Moderately salt tolerant
- Not a true pine
- Slender trunk, 4" in diameter
- Elegant appearance
Sorghastrum nutans
This was one of the important grasses of the mid-western prairies. Survives occasional flooding and repeated burning.
Plant in the rear of a wildflow
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
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Wildlife, Birds eat seeds.
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Habitat, Flatwoods, sandhills.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Larval host for pepper and salt skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon).
- Rapid growth
- Decorative diamond-shaped trunk pattern
- Unique swollen blue-green to silver trunk
- Drought tolerant
Schaefferia frutescens
Understory tree. Can be trimmed to keep sized as a shrub. Accent shrub or can be trained as a hedge.
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray wo
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Considertions, Slow growing.
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Wildlife, Birds eat the fruit.
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Habitat, Tropical rockland hammock (borders), coastal berm.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits
Insect pollinated.
- Unique, fern-like leaves
- Rare and unique
- Narrow crown
- Attractive glossy leaves
