Nature in the City

SUN- TREES
Common name Botanical name	Native	Shape	Height	Flower/Fruit
American Holly Ilex opaca (or x attenuata); Includes cultivars 'East Palatka', 'Savannah', 'Howard', etc.	X	Thick crown and pyramidal form	30 feet	Small white flowers and red berries
American Olive Osmanthus americanus	X	Rounded spread form	15-25 feet	Creamy white flowers and dark bluish purple fruits
Chickasaw Plum Prunus angustifolia	X	Spreading irregular form	25 feet	White flowers and bright yellow to red round fruits
Chinese Fan Palm Livistonia chinensis		Fountain-like, bending downward	25 feet	Olive-shaped fruits
SUN- TREES
Common name Botanical name	Native	Shape	Height	Flower/Fruit
Common Persimmon Diospyros virginiana	X	Oval round crown	35-40 feet	White flowers and edible yellowish to orange berries
Crape Myrtle Lagestroemia indica		Single-trunk-open and rounded form, multi-trunk, vase shaped	15-25 feet	Clusters of big showy white, pink, purple and red flowers, and brown woody capsules of fruit
Drake Elm Ulmus parvifolia 'Drake'		Spreading to weeping form	40 to 50 feet	Oval-shaped fruit
European Fan Palm Chamaerops humulis		Fan-shaped	15 feet	Small globular berries, reddish or yellowish in color
Fringe-tree Chionanthus virginicus	X	Narrow and oblong crown	20-30 feet	White flowers in loose clusters and black-blue fruits
SUN- TREES
Common name Botanical name	Native	Shape	Height	Flower/Fruit
Indian Wild Date Palm Phoenix sylvestris		Cluster at the top and gracefully curve down	25-45 feet	Yellow flowers
Japanese Persimmon Diospyros kaki		Globe Shaped	30 feet	Small beige flowers and deep orange tomato-like fruits
Japanese Privet Ligustrum japonicum		Dense, open form usually pruned or shaped	15 feet	Clusters of cream white flowers and black berries
Laurel Oak Quercus laurifolia	X	Dense, upright haystack crown	40-60 feet	Light brown oval acorns
SUN- TREES
Common name Botanical name	Native	Shape	Height	Flower/Fruit
Live Oak Quercus virginiana	X	Short, massive, very wide spread with horizontal branches	50 feet	Black, eliptical acorns
Loblolly Pine Pinus taeda	X	Pyramidal form	100 feet	Buff rust brown cylindrical cones
Myrtle Oak Quercus myrtifolia	X	Contorted form	35 feet	Brown egg-shaped acorns
Queen Sago Cycas circinalis		Feather-like leaves in a rosette crown	20 feet	Velvety flower brown cone in the center and orange-colored fruits the size of bantam eggs
Shumard Red Oak Quercus schumardii	X	Pyramidal, wide spreading form	60-80 feet	Brown ovate acorns
SUN- TREES
Common name Botanical name	Native	Shape	Height	Flower/Fruit
Slash Pine Pinus elliottii	X	Tall, slender, spreading at top with horizontal branches	To 100 feet	Brown egg-shaped cones
Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora	X	Broad, pyramidal and symmetrical form	60-80 feet	White bowl-shaped flowers
Southern Red Cedar Juniperus silicicola	X	narrow or spreading crown, lower branches drooping, sometimes forming thickets	30 feet	Blue-green cones
Southern Red Oak Quercus falcata	X	Open, rounded crown	50-80 feet	Orange-brown oval cones
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis	X	Irregular and spreading form	80 feet	Round seed ball fruits
Turkey Oak Quercus laevis	X	Irregular spreading crown	20-30 feet	Reddish-brown acorns
SUN- TREES
Common name Botanical name	Native	Shape	Height	Flower/Fruit
Wax Myrtle Myrica cerifera	X	Crooked, gray branches support a well-balanced crown	25 feet	Grayish-green waxy berries
Winged Elm Ulmus alata	X	Rounded crown	30-40 feet	Clusters of small reddish flowers and reddish fruits
Yaupon Holly Ilex vomitoria	X	Pyramidal open form	15-20 feet	Small white flowers and small red berries
SHADE- TREES
Common name Botanical name	Native	Shape	Height	Flower/Fruit
American Holly Ilex opaca (or x attenuata); Includes cultivars 'East Palatka', 'Savannah', 'Howard', etc.	X	Thick crown and pyramidal form	30 feet	Small white flowers and red berries
American Olive Osmanthus americanus	X	Rounded spread form	15-25 feet	Creamy white flowers and dark bluish purple fruits
Cardboard Palm Zamia furfuracea		Clump-shaped forming a rosette	2-4 feet	Male/female cones, when ripe the female cone breaks to reveal red seeds
Chickasaw Plum Prunus angustifolia	X	Spreading irregular form	25 feet	White flowers and bright yellow to red round fruits
SHADE- TREES
Common name Botanical name	Native	Shape	Height	Flower/Fruit
Chinese Fan Palm Livistonia chinensis		Fountain-like, bending downward	25 feet	Olive-shaped fruits
Crape Myrtle Lagestroemia indica		Single-trunk-open and rounded form, multi-trunk, vase shaped	15-25 feet	Clusters of big showy white, pink, purple and red flowers, and brown woody capsules of fruit
Drake Elm Ulmus parvifolia 'Drake'		Spreading to weeping form	40 to 50 feet	Oval-shaped fruit
European Fan Palm Chamaerops humulis		Fan-shaped	15 feet	Small globular berries, reddish or yellowish in color
Fringe-tree Chionanthus virginicus	X	Narrow and oblong crown	20-30 feet	White flowers in loose clusters and black-blue fruits
SHADE- TREES
Common name Botanical name	Native	Shape	Height	Flower/Fruit
Indian Wild Date Palm Phoenix sylvestris		Cluster at the top and gracefully curve down	25-45 feet	Yellow flowers
Japanese Privet Ligustrum japonicum		Dense, open form usually pruned or shaped	15 feet	Clusters of cream white flowers and black berries
Laurel Oak Quercus laurifolia	X	Dense, upright haystack crown	40-60 feet	Light brown oval acorns
Live Oak Quercus virginiana	X	Short, massive, very wide spread with horizontal branches	50 feet	Black, eliptical acorns
Myrtle Oak Quercus myrtifolia	X	Contorted form	35 feet	Brown egg-shaped acorns
SHADE- TREES
Common name Botanical name	Native	Shape	Height	Flower/Fruit
Pindo Palm Butia capitata		Feather-like leaves, arching and curving towards the ground	20 feet	Velvety flower brown cone in the center and orange-colored fruits the size of bantam eggs
Queen Sago Cycas circinalis		Feather-like leaves in a rosette crown	20 feet	Velvety flower brown cone in the center and orange-colored fruits the size of bantam eggs
Southern Red Cedar Juniperus silicicola	X	Narrow or spreading crown, lower branches drooping, sometimes forming thickets	30 feet	Blue-green cones
Southern Red Oak Quercus falcata	X	Open, rounded crown	50-80 feet	Orange-brown, oval acorns
Wax Myrtle Myrica cerifera	X	Crooked, gray branches support a well-balanced crown	25 feet	Grayish-green waxy berries
Winged Elm Ulmus alata	X	Rounded crown	30-40 feet	Clusters of small reddish flowers and reddish fruits