Approved Tree Species to Replant
Shade and Accent Trees
USDA Zones 9B and 10A
Category |
Growth Form |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
USDA Zone 9B |
Shade Trees |
|
Trees - Large |
Red Maple |
Acer rubrum |
|
Trees - Large |
River Birch |
Betula nigra |
|
Trees - Large |
Hickories |
Carya spp. |
|
Trees - Large |
Floss Silk Tree |
Chorisia speciosa |
|
Trees - Large |
White Ash |
Fraxinus americana |
|
Trees - Large |
Pop Ash |
Fraxinus caroliniana |
|
Trees - Large |
Green Ash |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
|
Trees - Large |
Loblolly Bay |
Gordonia lasianthus |
|
Trees - Large |
Red Cedar |
Juniperus virginiana |
|
Trees - Large |
Sweetgum |
Liquidambar styraciflua |
|
Trees - Large |
Tulip Poplar |
Liriodendron tulipifera |
|
Trees - Large |
Southern Magnolia |
Magnolia grandiflora |
|
Trees - Large |
Sweet Bay Magnolia |
Magnolia virginiana |
|
Trees - Large |
Avocado |
Persea americana |
|
Trees - Large |
Sand Pine |
Pinus clausa |
|
Trees - Large |
Southern Slash Pine |
Pinus elliottii var. densa |
|
Trees - Large |
Longleaf Pine |
Pinus palustris |
|
Trees - Large |
Loblolly Pine |
Pinus taeda |
|
Trees - Large |
Sycamore |
Platanus occidentalis |
|
Trees - Large |
White Oak |
Quercus alba |
|
Trees - Large |
Bluff Oak |
Quercus austrina |
|
Trees - Large |
Southern Red Oak |
Quercus falcata |
|
Trees - Large |
Swamp Chestnut Oak |
Quercus michauxii |
|
Trees - Large |
Live Oak |
Quercus virginiana |
|
Trees - Large |
Paradise Tree |
Simarouba glauca |
|
Trees - Large |
Pond Cypress |
Taxodium spp. |
|
Trees - Large |
Winged Elm |
Ulmus alata |
|
Trees - Large |
American Elm |
Ulmus americana |
|
Trees - Large |
Cedar Elm |
Ulmus crassifolia |
|
Trees - Large |
Chinese Elm |
Ulmus parvifolia |
Accent Trees |
|
Trees - Medium |
Black Mangrove |
Avicennia germinans |
|
Trees - Medium |
Satinleaf |
Chrysophyllum oliviforme |
|
Trees - Medium |
Hawthorn |
Crataegus spp. |
|
Trees - Medium |
Arizona Cypress |
Cupressus arizonica var. arizonica |
|
Trees - Medium |
Japanese Blueberry |
Elaeocarpus decipens |
|
Trees - Medium |
Dahoon Holly |
Ilex cassine |
|
Trees - Medium |
American Holly |
Ilex opaca |
|
Trees - Medium |
Round Holly |
Ilex rotunda |
|
Trees - Medium |
East Palatka Holly |
Ilex x attenuata |
|
Trees - Medium |
Southern Red Cedar |
Juniperus silicicola |
|
Trees - Medium |
Crape Myrtle |
Lagerstroemia indica |
|
Trees - Medium |
Red Bay |
Persea borbonia |
|
Trees - Medium |
Swamp Bay |
Persea palustris |
|
Trees - Medium |
Weeping Fern Pine |
Podocarpus gracilior |
|
Trees - Medium |
Hercules' Club |
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis |
|
Trees - Small |
Devil's Walkingstick |
Aralia spinosa |
|
Trees - Small |
Formosa Palm |
Arenga engleri |
|
Trees - Small |
Groundsel Bush |
Baccharis halimifolia |
|
Trees - Small |
Pindo Palm |
Butia capitata |
|
Trees - Small |
Powderpuff |
Calliandra spp. |
|
Trees - Small |
Bottlebrush |
Callistemon spp. |
|
Trees - Small |
Camellia |
Camellia japonica |
|
Trees - Small |
Sasanqua |
Camellia sasanqua |
|
Trees - Small |
Buttonbush |
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
|
Trees - Small |
Japanese Plum Yew |
Cephalotaxus harringtonia |
|
Trees - Small |
Chinese Fringe Tree |
Chionanthus retusus |
|
Trees - Small |
Fringetree |
Chionanthus virginicus |
|
Trees - Small |
Fiddlewood |
Citharexylum spinosum |
|
Trees - Small |
Seagrape |
Coccoloba uvifera |
|
Trees - Small |
White Geiger |
Cordia boissieri |
|
Trees - Small |
Swamp Dogwood |
Cornus foemina |
|
Trees - Small |
Titi |
Cyrilla racemiflora |
|
Trees - Small |
Hopbush |
Dodonaea viscosa |
|
Trees - Small |
Loquat |
Eriobotrya japonica |
|
Trees - Small |
Stoppers |
Eugenia spp. |
|
Trees - Small |
Florida Privet |
Forestiera segregata |
|
Trees - Small |
Chinese Holly |
Ilex cornuta |
|
Trees - Small |
Gallberry |
Ilex glabra |
|
Trees - Small |
Yaupon Holly |
Ilex vomitoria |
|
Trees - Small |
Mary Nell Holly |
Ilex x 'Mary Nell' |
|
Trees - Small |
Nellie R. Stevens Holly |
Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' |
|
Trees - Small |
Star Anise |
Illicium spp. |
|
Trees - Small |
Peregrina |
Jatropha integerrima |
|
Trees - Small |
Banana Shrub |
Magnolia figo |
|
Trees - Small |
Saucer Magnolia |
Magnolia x soulangiana |
|
Trees - Small |
Banana |
Musa spp. |
|
Trees - Small |
Simpson's Stopper |
Myrcianthes fragrans |
|
Trees - Small |
Wax Myrtle |
Myrica cerifera |
|
Trees - Small |
Olive |
Olea europa |
|
Trees - Small |
Wild Olive |
Osmanthus americanus |
|
Trees - Small |
Podocarpus |
Podocarpus macrophyllus |
|
Trees - Small |
Chickasaw Plum |
Prunus angustifolia |
|
Trees - Small |
Taiwan Cherry |
Prunus campanulata |
|
Trees - Small |
Flatwoods Plum |
Prunus umbellata |
|
Trees - Small |
Sand Live Oak |
Quercus geminata |
|
Trees - Small |
Indian Hawthorn |
Raphiolepis spp. |
|
Trees - Small |
Buckthorn |
Sideroxylon spp. |
|
Trees - Small |
Yellow Elder |
Tecoma stans |
|
Trees - Small |
Walter's viburnum |
Viburnum obovatum |
|
Trees - Small |
Sweet viburnum |
Viburnum odoratissimum |
|
Trees - Small |
Awabuki viburnum |
Viburnum odoratissimum var. Awabuki |
|
Trees - Small |
Rusty Blackhaw |
Viburnum
rufidulum |
USDA Zone 10A |
Shade Trees |
|
Trees - Large |
Black Olive |
Bucida buceras |
|
Trees - Large |
Floss Silk Tree |
Chorisia speciosa |
|
Trees - Large |
Tulip Poplar |
Liriodendron tulipifera |
|
Trees - Large |
Lychee |
Litchi chinensis |
|
Trees - Large |
Wild Tamarind |
Lysiloma latisiliquum |
|
Trees - Large |
Avocado |
Persea americana |
|
Trees - Large |
Sand Pine |
Pinus clausa |
|
Trees - Large |
Southern Slash Pine |
Pinus elliottii var. densa |
|
Trees - Large |
Longleaf Pine |
Pinus palustris |
|
Trees - Large |
Jamaican Dogwood |
Piscidia piscipula |
|
Trees - Large |
Swamp Chestnut Oak |
Quercus michauxii |
|
Trees - Large |
Live Oak |
Quercus virginiana |
|
Trees - Large |
Paradise Tree |
Simarouba glauca |
|
Trees - Large |
West Indian Mahogany |
Swietenia mahagoni |
|
Trees - Large |
Pond Cypress |
Taxodium spp. |
Accent trees |
|
Trees - Medium |
Black Mangrove |
Avicennia germinans |
|
Trees - Medium |
Gumbo Limbo |
Bursera simaruba |
|
Trees - Medium |
Poinciana |
Caesalpinia spp. |
|
Trees - Medium |
Golden Shower |
Cassia fistula |
|
Trees - Medium |
Satinleaf |
Chrysophyllum oliviforme |
|
Trees - Medium |
Pigeonplum |
Coccoloba diversifolia |
|
Trees - Medium |
Japanese Blueberry |
Elaeocarpus decipens |
|
Trees - Medium |
Shortleaf Fig |
Ficus citrifolia |
|
Trees - Medium |
Dahoon Holly |
Ilex cassine |
|
Trees - Medium |
American Holly |
Ilex opaca |
|
Trees - Medium |
Round Holly |
Ilex rotunda |
|
Trees - Medium |
East Palatka Holly |
Ilex x attenuata |
|
Trees - Medium |
Southern Red Cedar |
Juniperus silicicola |
|
Trees - Medium |
Crape Myrtle |
Lagerstroemia indica |
|
Trees - Medium |
Red Bay |
Persea borbonia |
|
Trees - Medium |
Swamp Bay |
Persea palustris |
|
Trees - Medium |
Weeping Fern Pine |
Podocarpus gracilior |
|
Trees - Medium |
Red Mangrove |
Rhizophora mangle |
|
Trees - Small |
Formosa Palm |
Arenga engleri |
|
Trees - Small |
Groundsel Bush |
Baccharis halimifolia |
|
Trees - Small |
Pindo Palm |
Butia capitata |
|
Trees - Small |
Powderpuff |
Calliandra spp. |
|
Trees - Small |
Bottlebrush |
Callistemon spp. |
|
Trees - Small |
Jamaica Caper Tree |
Capparis cynophallophora |
|
Trees - Small |
Buttonbush |
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
|
Trees - Small |
Fiddlewood |
Citharexylum spinosum |
|
Trees - Small |
Seagrape |
Coccoloba uvifera |
|
Trees - Small |
White Geiger |
Cordia boissieri |
|
Trees - Small |
Titi |
Cyrilla racemiflora |
|
Trees - Small |
Hopbush |
Dodonaea viscosa |
|
Trees - Small |
Loquat |
Eriobotrya japonica |
|
Trees - Small |
Stoppers |
Eugenia spp. |
|
Trees - Small |
Florida Privet |
Forestiera segregata |
|
Trees - Small |
Gallberry |
Ilex glabra |
|
Trees - Small |
Yaupon Holly |
Ilex vomitoria |
|
Trees - Small |
Peregrina |
Jatropha integerrima |
|
Trees - Small |
Banana Shrub |
Magnolia figo |
|
Trees - Small |
Banana |
Musa spp. |
|
Trees - Small |
Simpson's Stopper |
Myrcianthes fragrans |
|
Trees - Small |
Wax Myrtle |
Myrica cerifera |
|
Trees - Small |
Olive |
Olea europa |
|
Trees - Small |
Frangipani |
Plumeria rubra |
|
Trees - Small |
Podocarpus |
Podocarpus macrophyllus |
|
Trees - Small |
Sand Live Oak |
Quercus geminata |
|
Trees - Small |
Desert Cassia |
Senna polyphylla |
|
Trees - Small |
Necklace Pod |
Sophora tomentosa |
|
Trees - Small |
Yellow Elder |
Tecoma stans |
|
Trees - Small |
Walter's viburnum |
Viburnum obovatum |
|
Trees - Small |
Sweet viburnum |
Viburnum odoratissimum |
|
Trees - Small |
Awabuki viburnum |
Viburnum odoratissimum var. Awabuki |
Palms and Palm-Like Plants
USDA Zones 9B and 10A
NOTE: All palms must have minimum 12 foot clear trunk to credit as tree replacement
Category |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Potential to meet 12 foot clear trunk requirement? |
Palms Zone 9B |
|
Paurotis Palm |
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii |
Y |
|
Formosa Palm |
Arenga engleri |
|
|
Bismarck Palm |
Bismarckia nobilis |
Y |
|
Pindo Palm |
Butia capitata |
Y |
|
Fishtail Palm |
Caryota mitis |
Y |
|
Bamboo Cycad |
Ceratozamia hildae |
|
|
Cycad |
Ceratozamia kuesteriana |
|
|
European Fan Palm |
Chamaerops humilis |
|
|
Yellow Butterfly Palm |
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens |
Y |
|
Dioon |
Dioon edule |
|
|
Date Palms |
Phoenix spp. |
depends on species |
|
Needle Palm |
Rhapidophyllum hystrix |
|
|
Lady Palm |
Rhapis excelsa |
|
|
Slender Lady Palm |
Rhapis humilis |
|
|
Scrub Palmetto |
Sabal etonia |
|
|
Dwarf Palmetto |
Sabal minor |
|
|
Cabbage Palm |
Sabal palmetto |
Y |
|
Saw Palmetto |
Serenoa repens |
|
|
Windmill Palm |
Trachycarpus fortunei |
Y |
|
Cardboard Plant |
Zamia furfuracea |
|
|
Coontie |
Zamia pumila |
|
Palms Zone 10A |
|
Paurotis Palm |
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii |
Y |
|
Formosa Palm |
Arenga engleri |
|
|
Bismarck Palm |
Bismarckia nobilis |
Y |
|
Pindo Palm |
Butia capitata |
Y |
|
Fishtail Palm |
Caryota mitis |
Y |
|
Bamboo Cycad |
Ceratozamia hildae |
|
|
Cycad |
Ceratozamia kuesteriana |
|
|
European Fan Palm |
Chamaerops humilis |
|
|
Yellow Butterfly Palm |
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens |
Y |
|
Dioon |
Dioon edule |
|
|
Kentia Palm |
Howea forsterana |
Y |
|
Ruffled Fan Palm |
Licuala grandis |
|
|
Ponytail Palm |
Nolina recurvata |
Y |
|
Date Palms |
Phoenix spp. |
depends on species |
|
Buccaneer Palm |
Pseudophoenix sargentii |
Y |
|
Macarthur Palm |
Ptychosperma macarthurii |
Y |
|
Majesty Palm |
Ravenea rivularis |
Y |
|
Needle Palm |
Rhapidophyllum hystrix |
|
|
Lady Palm |
Rhapis excelsa |
|
|
Slender Lady Palm |
Rhapis humilis |
|
|
Royal Palm |
Roystonea regia |
Y |
|
Scrub Palmetto |
Sabal etonia |
|
|
Dwarf Palmetto |
Sabal minor |
|
|
Cabbage Palm |
Sabal palmetto |
Y |
|
Saw Palmetto |
Serenoa repens |
|
|
Windmill Palm |
Trachycarpus fortunei |
Y |
|
Foxtail Palm |
Wodyetia bifurcata |
Y |
|
Cardboard Plant |
Zamia furfuracea |
|
|
Coontie |
Zamia pumila |
|