This section is from the book "The Complete Garden", by Albert D. Taylor. Also available from Amazon: The Complete Garden.
a. Northern list: This group of trees covers material which can be used throughout northern Florida, southern Georgia, Alabama, and over the area which is known as the Coastal Plain. In general, this list does not extend into Florida farther than one hundred miles south of Jacksonville. Trees in this group which are marked thus (+) are also adapted for street tree and specimen planting in the southern portion of Florida as shown on the accompanying list:
Acer rubrum
Red Maple Albizzia julibrissin
Mimosa Broussonetia papyrifera
Paper Mulberry
Cedrus deodara
Deodar Cedrus libani
Cedar of Lebanon
Celtis occidentalis
Nettle Tree +Cercis canadensis
Red-bud
+ Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood
Cunninghamia sinensis Chinese Pine
Gordonia lasianthus Loblolly Bay
Ilex opaca
American Holly
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweet Gum
+Magnolia grandiflora Magnolia
Melia azedarach umbraculiformis Umbrella Tree
+Quercus laurifolia Laurel Oak
Quercus nigra Water Oak
Quercus phellos
Willow Oak Quercus virginiana
Live Oak
Ulmus americana American Elm b. Southern list: This group of trees, together with those which are marked thus (+) in the previous list, are adapted especially for street planting throughout the southern and middle section of Florida. Those marked (*) are the more commonly used and perhaps the better types for street tree planting.
Adenanthera pavonina Circassian Bean
Albizzia lebbek (T) Woman's Tongue Tree
Aleurites triloba
Candle-nut Araucaria excelsa (T)
Norfolk Island Pine
Bauhinia (in variety) (T) Mountain Ebony
Bombax ceiba Silk Cotton Tree
Callitris robusta Cypress Pine
Calophyllum calaba
Calaba Tree Canangium odoratum
Ylang-Ylang
Cassia fistula Yellow Cassia
*Casuarina equisetifolia Australian Pine
Cedrela odorata West Indian Cedar
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor Tree
*Cocos plumosa Cocoanut Palm
Cryptomeria japonica
Japanese Cedar Delonix regia (T)
Royal Poinciana
Ficus nitida Indian Laurel
Ficus species (T) Rubber and Fig Trees
Gordonia lasianthus Loblolly Bay
*Grevillea robusta (T) Silk Oak
Ilex specimens, especially Ilex opaca
American Holly Libocedrus decurrens
Incense Cedar Mangifera indica
Mango
Sabal palmetto Cabbage Palmetto
*Washingtonia robusta California Fan Palm
 
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