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LARGE TREES<br />

Scientific<br />

Common<br />

Reg/Native<br />

G, H, S<br />

Soil pH, Txt<br />

Soil Mst, Drgt<br />

Light/Best<br />

Salt<br />

Litchi chinensis<br />

Lychee<br />

Fast<br />

S 10a-11 No<br />

S 10b-11 Yes N C 8-9 Yes N C 8-9 Yes<br />

20-30 20-30 Fast 40-60 30-45 40-80 15-40 40-60 20-50<br />

Any<br />

Any<br />

Any<br />

Any<br />

Medium<br />

L-N<br />

Lysiloma latisiliquum<br />

Wild Tamarind,<br />

Bahama Lysiloma<br />

High<br />

H<br />

Magnolia grandiflora and cvs.<br />

Southern Magnolia<br />

Medium<br />

H<br />

Magnolia virginiana and cvs.<br />

Sweet Bay Magnolia<br />

None<br />

L-N<br />

Wildlife<br />

small, yellow, early spring<br />

flowers; edible fruit in June<br />

and July; susceptible to scales<br />

small, white/pink, spring<br />

through summer flowers;<br />

medium to high wind<br />

resistance<br />

white/cream, fragrant, summer<br />

flowers; attractive red seeds<br />

provide food for wildlife; tolerates<br />

occasionally wet soil; high wind<br />

resistance; leaves and fruit<br />

require frequent cleanup; attractive<br />

pyramidal growth habit;<br />

susceptible to scale<br />

white, spring flowers; small red<br />

seeds provide food for wildlife;<br />

medium-high wind resistance<br />

Scientific<br />

Common<br />

Nyssa sylvatica<br />

Tupelo, Black Gum<br />

Persea americana<br />

Avocado<br />

Pinus clausa<br />

Sand Pine<br />

Pinus elliottii var. densa<br />

Southern Slash Pine<br />

Reg/Native<br />

G, H, S<br />

Soil pH, Txt<br />

Soil Mst, Drgt<br />

Light/Best<br />

Salt<br />

N<br />

8b-9a Yes C S 9b-11 No N C S 8-10b Yes C S 9-11 Yes<br />

Slow 65-75 25-35 Fast 35-40 25-35 Slow 25-40 15-25 Fast 75-100 35-50<br />

Any<br />

Any<br />

Any<br />

Any<br />

High<br />

Medium<br />

High<br />

High<br />

M<br />

L-N<br />

H<br />

H<br />

Wildlife<br />

showy fall color; white,<br />

inconspicuous spring flowers;<br />

medium to high wind resistance<br />

many cultivars for edible fruit;<br />

low wind resistance; susceptible<br />

to pests<br />

flammable - in wildfire prone<br />

areas, plant minimum 30' from<br />

buildings; trunk is rarely<br />

straight; makes a nice accent in<br />

a large scale landscape; seeds<br />

provide food for wildlife<br />

flammable - in wildfire prone<br />

areas, plant minimum 30' from<br />

buildings; medium to low wind<br />

resistance; seeds provide food for<br />

wildlife; tolerates occasionally wet<br />

soil; declines if roots and surrounding<br />

areas are compacted or disturbed;<br />

susceptible to pests<br />

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