Forest Trees


		This page contains a list of Florida forest trees. You can either scroll down the list or use the alphabetical shortcuts if you prefer.

	Trees: A-B, C-F, G-L, M-R, S, T-Z Companion Plants Glossary




		Tree identification at 4-H Forest Ecology Contest, Austin Cary Memorial Forest

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American basswood *	Tilia americana
American beech *	Fagus grandifolia
American elm *	Ulmus americana
American holly *	Ilex opaca
Australian-pine	Casuarina equisetifolia
baldcypress *	Taxodium distichum
black cherry *	Prunus serotina

black ironwood	Krugiodendron ferreum
blackjack oak	Quercus marilandica
black locust *	Robinia pseudoacacia
black mangrove	Avicennia germinans
black walnut *	Juglans nigra
bluejack oak	Quercus incana
bluff oak	Quercus austrina
boxelder *	Acer negundo
Brazilian pepper	Schinus terebinthifolius
buttonwood	Conocarpus erectus
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cabbage palm *	Sabal palmetto
Carolina laurelcherry	Prunus caroliniana
Carolina willow	Salix caroliniana
catalpa tree	Catalpa bignonioides
Chapman oak	Quercus chapmanii
Chinese tallowtree	Sapium sebiferum
common persimmon *	Diospyros virginiana
dahoon holly	Ilex cassine
eastern cottonwood *	Populus deltoides
eastern redcedar *	Juniperus virginiana
fiddlewood	Citharexylum fruticosum
fishpoisontree	Piscidia piscipula
flatwoods plum	Prunus umbellata
flowering dogwood *	Cornus florida
fringe tree	Chionanthus virginicus
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gumbo-limbo	Bursera simaruba
hawthorn	Crataegus sp.
hophornbeam	Ostrya viginiana
hornbeam	Carpinus caroliniana
lancewood	Nectandra coriacea
laurel oak	Quercus laurifolia
live oak *	Quercus virginana
loblollybay	Gordonia lasianthus
lobolly pine *	Pinus taeda
longleaf pine *	Pinus palustris
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mahogany	Swietenia mahogani
marlberry	Ardisia escallonioides
mastic	Mastichodendron foetidissimum
melaleuca	Melaleuca quinquenervia
mimosa tree	Albizia julibrissin
mockernut hickory *	Carya tomentosa
myrsine	Rapanea guianensis
myrtle oak	Quercus myrtifolia
overcup oak	Quercus lyrata
pecan *	Carya illinoensis
pigeon plum	Coccoloba diversifolia
pignut hickory *	Carya glabra
poison sumac	Toxicodendron vernix
poisonwood	Metopium toxiferum
pondcypress	Taxodium ascendens
pond pine	Pinus serotina
red bay	Persea borbonia
red mangrove	Rhizophora mangle
red maple *	Acer rubrum
red mulberry *	Morus rubra
river birch *	Betula nigra
royal poinciana	Delonix regia
rusty lyonia	Lyonia ferruginea


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sand live oak	Quercus geminata
sand pine	Pinus clausa
sand post oak	Quercus margaretta
sassafras *	Sassafras albidum
seagrape	Coccoloba uvifera
seaside mahoe	Thespesia populnea
shortleaf pine *	Pinus echinata
Shumard oak	Quercus falcata
silk bay	Persea humilis
silver maple *	Acer saccharinum
slash pine	Pinus elliottii
southern magnolia *	Magnolia grandiflora
southern red oak *	Quercus falcata
sparkleberry	Vaccinium arboreum
spruce pine	Pinus glabra
strangler fig	Ficus aurea
sugarberry	Celtis laevigata
swamp bay	Persea palustris
swamp chestnut oak	Quercus michauxii
swamp tupelo	Nyssa biflora
sweetbay magnolia	Magnolia virginiana
sweetgum *	Liquidambar styraciflua
sycamore *	Platanus occidentalis
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titi	Cyrilla racemiflora
torchwood	Amyris elemifera
turkey oak	Quercus laevis
water hickory	Carya aquatica
water oak *	Quercus nigra
waxmyrtle	Myrica cerifera
white ash *	Fraxinus americana
white mangrove	Laguncularia racemosa
white oak *