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SMALL TREES<br />

Scientific<br />

Common<br />

Ilex glabra<br />

Gallberry<br />

Ilex vomitoria and cvs.<br />

Yaupon Holly<br />

Illicium spp.<br />

Star Anise<br />

Jatropha integerrima<br />

Peregrina<br />

Reg/Native<br />

G, H, S<br />

Soil pH, Txt<br />

Soil Mst, Drgt<br />

Light/Best<br />

Salt<br />

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

Slow 6-8 8-10<br />

15-30 6-20 10-15 6-15 8-15 5-10<br />

Any<br />

Any<br />

Any<br />

Any<br />

Medium<br />

High<br />

Medium<br />

High<br />

M<br />

H<br />

L-N<br />

L-N<br />

Wildlife<br />

flammable plant - in wildfire<br />

prone areas, plant minimum<br />

30' from buildings; white,<br />

spring flowers; black fruit provides<br />

food for wildlife in late<br />

fall and winter; good for wetland/pine<br />

areas; high wind<br />

flammable, in wildfire prone areas,<br />

plant minimum 30' from buildings;<br />

white, spring through summer flowers;<br />

red fruit on female plants provides<br />

food for wildlife in late fall and<br />

winter; ‘Pendula’ - FNGLA <strong>Plant</strong> of<br />

the Year, 2005; high wind resistance;<br />

can sucker to produce a thicket<br />

evergreen, yellowish–white or<br />

greenish–white flowers<br />

scarlet, year-round flowers;<br />

poisonous; susceptible to pests<br />

and disease; sensitive to frost<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 />

Ligustrum japonicum and cvs.<br />

Ligustrum,<br />

Japanese Privet<br />

N<br />

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

8-12 15-25 20-25 15-25 10-20 6-15 Fast 7-30 10-15<br />

Any<br />

Any<br />

Any<br />

Any<br />

Medium<br />

H<br />

Magnolia Xsoulangiana<br />

and cvs.<br />

Saucer Magnolia<br />

Low<br />

L-N<br />

Magnolia figo<br />

Banana Shrub<br />

Medium<br />

U<br />

Musa spp.<br />

Banana<br />

Low<br />

L-N<br />

Wildlife<br />

white, summer flowers; susceptible<br />

to pests and diseases; used<br />

as hedge; thins at bottom unless<br />

in full sun<br />

many cultivars; pink/white/<br />

lavender, fragrant, winter<br />

through spring flowers;<br />

susceptible to pests; medium<br />

to high wind resistance<br />

also known as Michelia figo;<br />

light-yellow, spring through early<br />

summer flowers; fragrance similar<br />

to ripening cantaloupes or<br />

bananas; generally used as<br />

specimen plant; susceptible to<br />

scale and mushroom root rot<br />

edible fruit; showy purple<br />

or orange flowers; needs<br />

regular watering; susceptible<br />

to disease, pests, and frost<br />

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