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Scientific name Common Name(s) Large Trees Region Native or NI Growth Height Spread Soil pH, text. Soil Moisture/ Drought Light Range/ Optimum Salt Comments Acer barbatum Florida Maple, Southern Sugar Maple N 8b- 9a FL M-F 25-60 25-40 Any High L-N also known as Acer saccharum ssp. floridanum; green flowers in spring; watch for aphids and cottony maple scale Acer rubrum Red Maple Betula nigra River Birch Bucida buceras Black Olive, Oxhorn Bucida, Gregorywood Carya spp. Hickories, Pecan Conocarpus erectus Buttonwood, Silver Buttonwood Ficus aurea Strangler Fig NCS 8-10 NC 8-9a S 10b- 11 NC 8b- 9a S 10b- 11 S 10b- 11 FL FL OK/ C FL FL FL Fast 35-80 25-35 Fast 40-50 25-35 M-F 45-60 35-50 Med. varies varies Med. 5-50 15-20 Fast 40-60 30-50 Any Any Any Any Any Any Medium Low High High High High 6 L-N L-N H L-N H M red flowers in winter-spring; red fall foliage; watch for aphids, cottony maple scale, gall mites; shallowrooted; good for wet sites; medium-low wind resistance needs soil space for root expansion; grows best with high soil moisture; chlorosis develops in alkaline soil; tolerates periodic flooding but not long periods of drought; medium-high wind resistance white flowers, spring; messy fruit, leaves; med-low wind resistance; pest sensitive; pruning first 20 yrs; invasive assessment: N,C ok; caution–manage to prevent escape in S (incomplete data) edible fruit (C. illinoinensis ); white/yellow flowers, spring; tolerates occasionally wet soil; wind resistance high for C. floridana , med-high for C. glabra and C. tomentosa , low for C. illinoensis white/cream flowers in spring; silver leaved form more susceptible to sooty mold and insect problems; do not plant in marl soil; high wind resistance; wildlife value (cover/nesting) not for small areas; spreading canopy shades parks, large yards; may start as epiphyte, killing host tree (often encircling cabbage palm); fallen fruits may be messy; medium-low wind resistance
Fraxinus americana White Ash N 8 FL Med. 50-80 50-80 Any Medium L-N tolerates occasionally wet soil; does not tolerate compacted soil; watch for ash borer, cankers, leaf spots, dieback when stressed; medium-high wind resistance Fraxinus caroliniana Pop Ash, Carolina Ash, Water Ash NC 8-9 FL Med. 30-50 20-35 Any Medium L-N good plant for retention ponds, swales and canal banks; tolerates wet conditions Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash NC 8-9 FL Fast 50-100 30-70 Any Medium L-N tolerates wet conditions; good for shaded areas; medium-low wind resistance Gordonia lasianthus Loblolly Bay NC 8-9 FL Slow 30-60 20-30 C/L Low L-N white flowers in spring-summer; good restoration tree; good for retention pond edges; do not plant in alkaline soils Halesia spp. Silverbell, Halesia NC 8-9 FL/ NN M-F 15-60 15-30 S/L Low L-N flowers variable, usually white in early spring; winged seeds used by some wildlife; region depends on species Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar NC 8-9 FL Fast 50 25 Any High H very similar to Juniperus silicicola but branches straighter Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum NC 8-9 FL Med. 40-100 40-60 Any High M many cultivars; some wildlife value (seeds of limited use to some birds and mammals); medium-high wind resistance Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree, Yellow Poplar Fast N 8-9A FL 80-100 40-80 Any Medium 7 L-N yellow/orange flowers, spring-summer; watch for borers/aphids/leaf spots/root and stem rot; newly transplanted trees susceptible to leaf yellowing and drop w/o enough moisture; low wind resistance
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A Guide to Florida-Friendly Landsca
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TABLE OF CONTENTS About the FYN Pro
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This FYN handbook provides helpful
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Florida Neighborhoods: Connecting O
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Creating Your Florida-Friendly Yard
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drawing. If you have a sprinkler sy
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Don’t forget to list other landsc
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Florida Yard Tip: Site Analysis To
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Soil Know-How In much of Florida,
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Plant Sorting: To Keep or Not to Ke
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Landscape Design Landscape design c
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Proper Tree Planting Once you deter
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special strapping mechanisms constr
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SAMPLE Watering Schedule To establi
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■ Follow an Integrated Pest Manag
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RIGHT PLANT, RIGHT PLACE Have you e
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Plant Selection Choosing plants is
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Florida Yard Tip:
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■ ■ ■ ■ Visit the library o
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FYN Glossary Box Swale: A swale is
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WATER EFFICIENTLY 12LANDSCAPING PRI
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■ Experiment with gradual reducti
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Florida Yard Tip:
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with appropriate drought-tolerant p
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FERTILIZE APPROPRIATELY At the most
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How much phosphorus and potassium s
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4. Refer to Table 3 (below) to find
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How do I water-in fertilizer? Most
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Fertilizing Palms Palms have differ
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Mulch A mulch layer around trees, s
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Page 71: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Keeping you
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Page 78 and 79: Other controls: Spray with horticul
Page 80 and 81: What About Plant Diseases? Many org
Page 82 and 83: RECYCLE Landscape maintenance activ
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Page 86 and 87: What does heading back do? Produces
Page 88 and 89: Florida Yard Tip: Reduce Your Pruni
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Page 92 and 93: ■ ■ ■ Always bury kitchen was
Page 94 and 95: REDUCE STORMWATER RUNOFF Since the
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Page 98 and 99: Table 6. Comparison of Surfaces for
Page 100 and 101: PROTECT THE WATERFRONT Waterfront p
Page 102 and 103: Those Marvelous Mangroves Beauty, w
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Page 106 and 107: Seasonal Ponds A common pond type
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