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Scientific name<br />
Common Name(s)<br />
Region<br />
Native<br />
or NI<br />
Growth<br />
Height<br />
Spread<br />
Soil<br />
pH,<br />
text.<br />
Soil<br />
Moisture/<br />
Drought<br />
Light Range/<br />
Optimum<br />
Salt<br />
Comments<br />
Rhizophora mangle<br />
Red Mangrove<br />
S<br />
10-<br />
11<br />
FL<br />
Med.<br />
20-40<br />
30-40<br />
<br />
Any<br />
Medium<br />
H<br />
yellow flowers all year<br />
Tabebuia chrysotricha<br />
Yellow Trumpet Tree,<br />
Golden Trumpet Tree<br />
CS<br />
9B-<br />
11<br />
OK<br />
Fast<br />
25-35<br />
25-35<br />
<br />
Any<br />
Medium<br />
M<br />
yellow flowers in spring; medium-low wind<br />
resistance<br />
Tabebuia heterophylla<br />
Pink Trumpet Tree<br />
CS<br />
9B-<br />
11<br />
OK<br />
Med.<br />
20-30<br />
15-25<br />
<br />
Any<br />
High<br />
M-H<br />
pink/white flowers in spring <strong>to</strong> summer; medium-low<br />
wind resistance; watch for holopothrips<br />
Tabebuia impetiginosa<br />
Purple Trumpet Tree<br />
CS<br />
9b-<br />
11<br />
OK<br />
Slow<br />
12-18<br />
10-15<br />
<br />
Any<br />
High<br />
M<br />
showy, pinkish-purple flowers in spring; medium-low<br />
wind resistance<br />
Small Trees<br />
Acacia farnesiana<br />
Sweet Acacia<br />
CS<br />
9-11<br />
FL<br />
S-M<br />
10-25<br />
15-25<br />
<br />
S/C<br />
High<br />
M<br />
also known as Acacia smallii; yellow flowers all yr.,<br />
esp. spring;thorny;<strong>to</strong>lerates occasionally wet<br />
soil;provides seeds/cover for birds;good nectar plant<br />
for beneficial insects;don't plant next <strong>to</strong> sidewalk<br />
Aesculus pavia<br />
Red Buckeye, <strong>Florida</strong><br />
Buckeye<br />
N<br />
8-9a<br />
FL<br />
Med.<br />
15-20<br />
15-25<br />
<br />
Any<br />
Medium<br />
M<br />
red flowers in spring; <strong>to</strong>lerates occasionally wet soil<br />
Aralia spinosa<br />
Devil's Walkingstick<br />
NC<br />
8-9a<br />
FL<br />
Med.<br />
10-25<br />
6-10<br />
<br />
Any<br />
Medium<br />
L-N<br />
also known as Angelica spinosa; small white flowers<br />
in spring-summer; purplish berries widely used by<br />
wildlife; spiny stems; <strong>to</strong>lerates occasionally wet soil<br />
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