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Ilex opaca
Both male and female plants required for pollination and seed set.
Specimen tree. Screen.
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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, Sharp spines (teeth) on leaves.
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Wildlife, Fruits are eaten by birds.
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Habitat, Upland woods, second bottom but will not tolerate long flooding. Often an understory plant.
Documented in Lee County in a site likely to be natural.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Bees pollinate flowers.
- Fruit eaten by birds
- Does best in warmer areas of South Florida
- Moderately slow growth
Reynosia septentrionalis
Wood is dense (hard).
Listed as Threatened by the FDACS.
Screen plant. Specimen shrub or small tree -- you can choose based on how you opt to prune (
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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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Wildlife, Cover and food primarily for birds.
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Habitat, Coastal hammocks.
- Prefers acidic soil
- Requires high humidity
- Magnificent
- Stunning and colorful while in bloom
- Unusual deep green leaves with bronze underside
- Striking silhouette
Tradescantia roseolens
The cells of the stamen hairs of some Tradescantia are colored blue, but when exposed to sources of ionizing radiation such as gamma rays, the cells m
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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, May cause allergic reaction in dogs and cats characterized by red itchy skin.
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Wildlife, Attracts pollinators.
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Habitat, Sandhill, scrub and disturbed areas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
- Massive stature when mature
- Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
- Fast growth
- Unique swollen blue-green to silver trunk
- Moderately slow growth
- Requires protection from strong winds
Morus rubra
Wind pollinated. Dioecious. According to Huegel (2010), the flowers attract insects.
Plant tree in areas where fallen fruit will not be an issue.
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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, Fallen fruits are messy.
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Wildlife, Fruits are very popular with birds and mammals and some reptiles (for example, Eastern box turtle )
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Habitat, Upper floodplains, hammocks, mesic forests..
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Smaller stature
- Imposing stature
- Highly nutritious fruit
Viburnum obovatum
The name Walter's viburnum honors Thomas Walter (1740-89), English-born planter of South Carolina, who described this species in his Flora Caroliniana
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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 and other wildlife consume the fruit.
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Habitat, Riverine forests, swamp borders, hydric hammocks. Also cultivated as an ornamental.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host for the spring azure butterfly (Celastrina ladon).
Both native and non-native vibu
- Unusual stilt roots
- Slender profile
- Requires protection from strong winds
- Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads
- Excellent hedge choice
Quercus nigra
The wood is weak.
Shade tree. Semi-evergreen with leaves falling just before new leaves emerge.
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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, Acorns can be a maintenance problem.
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Wildlife, Provides cover for and nesting areas for birds and squirrels
The acorns are used by squirrels, turkeys, and deer
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Habitat, Floodplains, seep slopes, mesic secondary woods. May invade flatwoods if there is fire exclusion.
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Did You Know?, Larval host plant for Horace's dusky wing (Erynnis horactius), red-banded hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) and white-M hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album) b
- Attractive symmetrical appearance
- Does poorly in very wet soil
- Can be grown indoors
- Showy clusters orange-yellow fruits in spring
- Ideal with Mediterranean architecture
