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Rosa carolina
Information on salt tolerance comes from northern nurseries and likely relates to tolerance of salt used for de-icing or roadways. The extent to whic
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
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Considertions, Thorny (well, you would expect that for a rose!)
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Wildlife, Fruits eaten by birds and small mammals.
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Habitat, Dry deciduous forests. Also cultivated.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Thorns
Attracts a variety of insects, especially important for native bees.
- Uncommon edible fruit
- Can be grown indoors
- Attractive dark green leaves
Viburnum acerifolium
Specimen shrub, woodland understory shrub, screen, shrub border, mass plantings
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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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Considertions, Clonal: sends out many suckers.
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Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife consume fruit.
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Habitat, Upland woods. Bluffs.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Larval host for the spring azure butterfly (Celastrina ladon).
Both native and non-native viburnums (Viburnum
- Can be trimmed into manicured shapes
- Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
- Narrow canopy
- Narrow crown
- Relatively uncommon in South Florida
- Pyramidal crown
Crataegus michauxii
Not much information is available on growing this species. Likely to be somewhat difficult to establish but very durable once established.
Specimen p
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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, Attracts pollinators, especially important for native bees. Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit. Larval food for hummingbird clearwing moth(Hem
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Habitat, Dry, sandy, well-drained sites including scrub and sandhill.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
- Not recommended
- Readily pruned into attractive shapes
- Showy creamy white flowers
- Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
- Majestic, sprawling canopy
Myrcia neopallens
Foliage may be fragrant.
Listed as Threatened by the state of Florida. Please acquire only from reputable suppliers with appropriate permits and lice
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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, Plants tend to have many stems, but can be pruned to a single trunk.
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Wildlife, Birds and consume the fruit.
Provides cover.
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Habitat, Coastal hammocks.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
- Striking silhouette
- Cold tolerant
- Attracts butterflies
- Highly nutritious fruit
Quercus shumardii
Shade tree. Relatively conical or oval in form. Straight trunk.
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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, Acorns used by mammals and birds.
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Habitat, Wet calcareous hammocks, wetland edges and floodplains. Sometimes in bluff microsites.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host for the white-m hairstreak and Horace's duskywing.
- Very fast growth rate
- Excellent choice for narrow spaces
- Huge extremely fragrant flowers
- Thrives only briefly, about 1 year
- Rapid growth
- Delicious edible fruit
Crataegus flava
Specimen plant, screen plantings, sometimes with unusual or weeping form.
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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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Considertions, Thorns.
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Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit.
Used as browse by deer and rabbits.
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Habitat, Dry sites. Open woods, mixed woods, sandy pinelands.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Thorns
Larval food for hummingbird clearwing moth(Hemaris thysbe), striped hairstreak butterfly(Satyrium liparops), and blinded sphinx
- Elegant appearance
- Tall and stately
- Showy reddish peeling bark
- Stately and uncommon
- Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
