Approved Tree Species to Replant
Shade and Accent Trees
USDA Zones 9B and 10A
| Category | Growth Form | Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| USDA Zone 9B | |||
| Shade Trees | |||
| Trees - Large | Red Maple | Acer rubrum | |
| Trees - Large | River Birch | Betula nigra | |
| Trees - Large | Hickories | Carya spp. | |
| Trees - Large | Floss Silk Tree | Chorisia speciosa | |
| Trees - Large | White Ash | Fraxinus americana | |
| Trees - Large | Pop Ash | Fraxinus caroliniana | |
| Trees - Large | Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | |
| Trees - Large | Loblolly Bay | Gordonia lasianthus | |
| Trees - Large | Red Cedar | Juniperus virginiana | |
| Trees - Large | Sweetgum | Liquidambar styraciflua | |
| Trees - Large | Tulip Poplar | Liriodendron tulipifera | |
| Trees - Large | Southern Magnolia | Magnolia grandiflora | |
| Trees - Large | Sweet Bay Magnolia | Magnolia virginiana | |
| Trees - Large | Avocado | Persea americana | |
| Trees - Large | Sand Pine | Pinus clausa | |
| Trees - Large | Southern Slash Pine | Pinus elliottii var. densa | |
| Trees - Large | Longleaf Pine | Pinus palustris | |
| Trees - Large | Loblolly Pine | Pinus taeda | |
| Trees - Large | Sycamore | Platanus occidentalis | |
| Trees - Large | White Oak | Quercus alba | |
| Trees - Large | Bluff Oak | Quercus austrina | |
| Trees - Large | Southern Red Oak | Quercus falcata | |
| Trees - Large | Swamp Chestnut Oak | Quercus michauxii | |
| Trees - Large | Live Oak | Quercus virginiana | |
| Trees - Large | Paradise Tree | Simarouba glauca | |
| Trees - Large | Pond Cypress | Taxodium spp. | |
| Trees - Large | Winged Elm | Ulmus alata | |
| Trees - Large | American Elm | Ulmus americana | |
| Trees - Large | Cedar Elm | Ulmus crassifolia | |
| Trees - Large | Chinese Elm | Ulmus parvifolia | |
| Accent Trees | |||
| Trees - Medium | Black Mangrove | Avicennia germinans | |
| Trees - Medium | Satinleaf | Chrysophyllum oliviforme | |
| Trees - Medium | Hawthorn | Crataegus spp. | |
| Trees - Medium | Arizona Cypress | Cupressus arizonica var. arizonica | |
| Trees - Medium | Japanese Blueberry | Elaeocarpus decipens | |
| Trees - Medium | Dahoon Holly | Ilex cassine | |
| Trees - Medium | American Holly | Ilex opaca | |
| Trees - Medium | Round Holly | Ilex rotunda | |
| Trees - Medium | East Palatka Holly | Ilex x attenuata | |
| Trees - Medium | Southern Red Cedar | Juniperus silicicola | |
| Trees - Medium | Crape Myrtle | Lagerstroemia indica | |
| Trees - Medium | Red Bay | Persea borbonia | |
| Trees - Medium | Swamp Bay | Persea palustris | |
| Trees - Medium | Weeping Fern Pine | Podocarpus gracilior | |
| Trees - Medium | Hercules' Club | Zanthoxylum clava-herculis | |
| Trees - Small | Devil's Walkingstick | Aralia spinosa | |
| Trees - Small | Formosa Palm | Arenga engleri | |
| Trees - Small | Groundsel Bush | Baccharis halimifolia | |
| Trees - Small | Pindo Palm | Butia capitata | |
| Trees - Small | Powderpuff | Calliandra spp. | |
| Trees - Small | Bottlebrush | Callistemon spp. | |
| Trees - Small | Camellia | Camellia japonica | |
| Trees - Small | Sasanqua | Camellia sasanqua | |
| Trees - Small | Buttonbush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | |
| Trees - Small | Japanese Plum Yew | Cephalotaxus harringtonia | |
| Trees - Small | Chinese Fringe Tree | Chionanthus retusus | |
| Trees - Small | Fringetree | Chionanthus virginicus | |
| Trees - Small | Fiddlewood | Citharexylum spinosum | |
| Trees - Small | Seagrape | Coccoloba uvifera | |
| Trees - Small | White Geiger | Cordia boissieri | |
| Trees - Small | Swamp Dogwood | Cornus foemina | |
| Trees - Small | Titi | Cyrilla racemiflora | |
| Trees - Small | Hopbush | Dodonaea viscosa | |
| Trees - Small | Loquat | Eriobotrya japonica | |
| Trees - Small | Stoppers | Eugenia spp. | |
| Trees - Small | Florida Privet | Forestiera segregata | |
| Trees - Small | Chinese Holly | Ilex cornuta | |
| Trees - Small | Gallberry | Ilex glabra | |
| Trees - Small | Yaupon Holly | Ilex vomitoria | |
| Trees - Small | Mary Nell Holly | Ilex x 'Mary Nell' | |
| Trees - Small | Nellie R. Stevens Holly | Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' | |
| Trees - Small | Star Anise | Illicium spp. | |
| Trees - Small | Peregrina | Jatropha integerrima | |
| Trees - Small | Banana Shrub | Magnolia figo | |
| Trees - Small | Saucer Magnolia | Magnolia x soulangiana | |
| Trees - Small | Banana | Musa spp. | |
| Trees - Small | Simpson's Stopper | Myrcianthes fragrans | |
| Trees - Small | Wax Myrtle | Myrica cerifera | |
| Trees - Small | Olive | Olea europa | |
| Trees - Small | Wild Olive | Osmanthus americanus | |
| Trees - Small | Podocarpus | Podocarpus macrophyllus | |
| Trees - Small | Chickasaw Plum | Prunus angustifolia | |
| Trees - Small | Taiwan Cherry | Prunus campanulata | |
| Trees - Small | Flatwoods Plum | Prunus umbellata | |
| Trees - Small | Sand Live Oak | Quercus geminata | |
| Trees - Small | Indian Hawthorn | Raphiolepis spp. | |
| Trees - Small | Buckthorn | Sideroxylon spp. | |
| Trees - Small | Yellow Elder | Tecoma stans | |
| Trees - Small | Walter's viburnum | Viburnum obovatum | |
| Trees - Small | Sweet viburnum | Viburnum odoratissimum | |
| Trees - Small | Awabuki viburnum | Viburnum odoratissimum var. Awabuki | |
| Trees - Small | Rusty Blackhaw | Viburnum rufidulum | |
| USDA Zone 10A | |||
| Shade Trees | |||
| Trees - Large | Black Olive | Bucida buceras | |
| Trees - Large | Floss Silk Tree | Chorisia speciosa | |
| Trees - Large | Tulip Poplar | Liriodendron tulipifera | |
| Trees - Large | Lychee | Litchi chinensis | |
| Trees - Large | Wild Tamarind | Lysiloma latisiliquum | |
| Trees - Large | Avocado | Persea americana | |
| Trees - Large | Sand Pine | Pinus clausa | |
| Trees - Large | Southern Slash Pine | Pinus elliottii var. densa | |
| Trees - Large | Longleaf Pine | Pinus palustris | |
| Trees - Large | Jamaican Dogwood | Piscidia piscipula | |
| Trees - Large | Swamp Chestnut Oak | Quercus michauxii | |
| Trees - Large | Live Oak | Quercus virginiana | |
| Trees - Large | Paradise Tree | Simarouba glauca | |
| Trees - Large | West Indian Mahogany | Swietenia mahagoni | |
| Trees - Large | Pond Cypress | Taxodium spp. | |
| Accent trees | |||
| Trees - Medium | Black Mangrove | Avicennia germinans | |
| Trees - Medium | Gumbo Limbo | Bursera simaruba | |
| Trees - Medium | Poinciana | Caesalpinia spp. | |
| Trees - Medium | Golden Shower | Cassia fistula | |
| Trees - Medium | Satinleaf | Chrysophyllum oliviforme | |
| Trees - Medium | Pigeonplum | Coccoloba diversifolia | |
| Trees - Medium | Japanese Blueberry | Elaeocarpus decipens | |
| Trees - Medium | Shortleaf Fig | Ficus citrifolia | |
| Trees - Medium | Dahoon Holly | Ilex cassine | |
| Trees - Medium | American Holly | Ilex opaca | |
| Trees - Medium | Round Holly | Ilex rotunda | |
| Trees - Medium | East Palatka Holly | Ilex x attenuata | |
| Trees - Medium | Southern Red Cedar | Juniperus silicicola | |
| Trees - Medium | Crape Myrtle | Lagerstroemia indica | |
| Trees - Medium | Red Bay | Persea borbonia | |
| Trees - Medium | Swamp Bay | Persea palustris | |
| Trees - Medium | Weeping Fern Pine | Podocarpus gracilior | |
| Trees - Medium | Red Mangrove | Rhizophora mangle | |
| Trees - Small | Formosa Palm | Arenga engleri | |
| Trees - Small | Groundsel Bush | Baccharis halimifolia | |
| Trees - Small | Pindo Palm | Butia capitata | |
| Trees - Small | Powderpuff | Calliandra spp. | |
| Trees - Small | Bottlebrush | Callistemon spp. | |
| Trees - Small | Jamaica Caper Tree | Capparis cynophallophora | |
| Trees - Small | Buttonbush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | |
| Trees - Small | Fiddlewood | Citharexylum spinosum | |
| Trees - Small | Seagrape | Coccoloba uvifera | |
| Trees - Small | White Geiger | Cordia boissieri | |
| Trees - Small | Titi | Cyrilla racemiflora | |
| Trees - Small | Hopbush | Dodonaea viscosa | |
| Trees - Small | Loquat | Eriobotrya japonica | |
| Trees - Small | Stoppers | Eugenia spp. | |
| Trees - Small | Florida Privet | Forestiera segregata | |
| Trees - Small | Gallberry | Ilex glabra | |
| Trees - Small | Yaupon Holly | Ilex vomitoria | |
| Trees - Small | Peregrina | Jatropha integerrima | |
| Trees - Small | Banana Shrub | Magnolia figo | |
| Trees - Small | Banana | Musa spp. | |
| Trees - Small | Simpson's Stopper | Myrcianthes fragrans | |
| Trees - Small | Wax Myrtle | Myrica cerifera | |
| Trees - Small | Olive | Olea europa | |
| Trees - Small | Frangipani | Plumeria rubra | |
| Trees - Small | Podocarpus | Podocarpus macrophyllus | |
| Trees - Small | Sand Live Oak | Quercus geminata | |
| Trees - Small | Desert Cassia | Senna polyphylla | |
| Trees - Small | Necklace Pod | Sophora tomentosa | |
| Trees - Small | Yellow Elder | Tecoma stans | |
| Trees - Small | Walter's viburnum | Viburnum obovatum | |
| Trees - Small | Sweet viburnum | Viburnum odoratissimum | |
| Trees - Small | Awabuki viburnum | Viburnum odoratissimum var. Awabuki | |
Palms and Palm-Like Plants
USDA Zones 9B and 10A
NOTE: All palms must have minimum 12 foot clear trunk to credit as tree replacement
| Category | Common Name | Scientific Name | Potential to meet 12 foot clear trunk requirement? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palms Zone 9B | |||
| Paurotis Palm | Acoelorrhaphe wrightii | Y | |
| Formosa Palm | Arenga engleri | ||
| Bismarck Palm | Bismarckia nobilis | Y | |
| Pindo Palm | Butia capitata | Y | |
| Fishtail Palm | Caryota mitis | Y | |
| Bamboo Cycad | Ceratozamia hildae | ||
| Cycad | Ceratozamia kuesteriana | ||
| European Fan Palm | Chamaerops humilis | ||
| Yellow Butterfly Palm | Chrysalidocarpus lutescens | Y | |
| Dioon | Dioon edule | ||
| Date Palms | Phoenix spp. | depends on species | |
| Needle Palm | Rhapidophyllum hystrix | ||
| Lady Palm | Rhapis excelsa | ||
| Slender Lady Palm | Rhapis humilis | ||
| Scrub Palmetto | Sabal etonia | ||
| Dwarf Palmetto | Sabal minor | ||
| Cabbage Palm | Sabal palmetto | Y | |
| Saw Palmetto | Serenoa repens | ||
| Windmill Palm | Trachycarpus fortunei | Y | |
| Cardboard Plant | Zamia furfuracea | ||
| Coontie | Zamia pumila | ||
| Palms Zone 10A | |||
| Paurotis Palm | Acoelorrhaphe wrightii | Y | |
| Formosa Palm | Arenga engleri | ||
| Bismarck Palm | Bismarckia nobilis | Y | |
| Pindo Palm | Butia capitata | Y | |
| Fishtail Palm | Caryota mitis | Y | |
| Bamboo Cycad | Ceratozamia hildae | ||
| Cycad | Ceratozamia kuesteriana | ||
| European Fan Palm | Chamaerops humilis | ||
| Yellow Butterfly Palm | Chrysalidocarpus lutescens | Y | |
| Dioon | Dioon edule | ||
| Kentia Palm | Howea forsterana | Y | |
| Ruffled Fan Palm | Licuala grandis | ||
| Ponytail Palm | Nolina recurvata | Y | |
| Date Palms | Phoenix spp. | depends on species | |
| Buccaneer Palm | Pseudophoenix sargentii | Y | |
| Macarthur Palm | Ptychosperma macarthurii | Y | |
| Majesty Palm | Ravenea rivularis | Y | |
| Needle Palm | Rhapidophyllum hystrix | ||
| Lady Palm | Rhapis excelsa | ||
| Slender Lady Palm | Rhapis humilis | ||
| Royal Palm | Roystonea regia | Y | |
| Scrub Palmetto | Sabal etonia | ||
| Dwarf Palmetto | Sabal minor | ||
| Cabbage Palm | Sabal palmetto | Y | |
| Saw Palmetto | Serenoa repens | ||
| Windmill Palm | Trachycarpus fortunei | Y | |
| Foxtail Palm | Wodyetia bifurcata | Y | |
| Cardboard Plant | Zamia furfuracea | ||
| Coontie | Zamia pumila | ||