Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum, aka Southern Cypress, White Cypress, is a deciduous conifer that loves seasonally drenched soil in the Gulf Coast Plains.
As a deciduous tree, it loses leaves in winter months, hence taking the name 'Bald Cypress'. A popular ornamental conifer grown for its light, feathery foliage and beautiful autumn colors. When cultivated, as at CGrown Nursery, it can even thrive on well-drained sites.
Black Olive Shady Lady
Bucida buceras, aka Black Olive Tree, Oxhorn Bucida or Shady Lady.
This Florida native is not the common edible olive, despite small, black seed-capsules. It's a tall evergreen tree with wind-resistant branches densely filled with lush, dark bluish-green, leathery leaves often mixed with short spines. The Shady Lady is also known in Mexico as a Bullet Tree.
Dahoon Holly
A tree with glossy dark green evergreen leaves, Ilex cassine is a holly native to Florida, commonly known as Dahoon Holly or Cassena.
Grown as an ornamental tree with attractive bright red berries and glossy green leaves, Dahoon Holly appreciates Florida's coastal conditions.
EP Holly
East Palatka Holly, discovered near East Palatka, Florida 85 years ago, has a uniform row growth making it a popular Florida Native for landscape architects and designers.
E P Holly has broad, dull green, rounded leaves. Females are covered with bright red berries in fall and winter, especially higher in the tree.
Green Buttonwood (standard)
This mangrove tree is also known as Conocarpus erectus. Florida native requires full sun.
The Green Buttonwood grows on shorelines in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, thriving in high temperatures.
Ligustrum
Ligustrum ovalifolium (Japanese privet) is frequently used as privacy hedging. This evergreen shrub is related to the olive and has many varieties in China.
The small, fragrant flowers create small purple to black fruits in clusters. Great accent plant.
Live Oak
Quercus virginiana or southern live oak is an evergreen oak tree native to the southeast US, and is the state tree of Georgia, a lasting icon of the Old South.
This broad-spreading, evergreen oak provides shade, and can live for centuries. Live Oak is an impressive large-scale landscape tree that needs room.
Orange Geiger
Cordia sebestena is also known as Orange Geiger Tree, Broadleaf Cordia, Geiger Tree. A common tree used for landscaping throughout South Florida.
Orange Geiger is an evergreen tree that can flower often, especially June and July. Brilliant deep orange flowers are clustered like geraniums.
Silver Buttonwood
This mangrove shrub, also known as Conocarpus erectus var sericeus, has silvery leaves - Silver Buttonwood is especially prized for landscaping.
The Silver Buttonwood grows on shorelines in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, thriving in high temperatures. Best planted in full sun. Not cold hardy.