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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 *