North Florida Hardwood Trees
If you re looking for small trees consider the redbud.
North florida hardwood trees. Leaves are 2 4 inches long alternate simple smooth entire or parted varied form. Here are many kinds of hickory elm ash maple magnolia basswood and locust while a large number of different kinds of pine gum and oak are at home throughout the state. The most common species in north america are oaks maple hickory birch beech and cherry. A native hardwood it provides good shade and has shown it is resistant to hurricane winds.
Black walnut juglans nigra is a large hardwood tree that can reach a mature height over 100 feet. Elliptic oblanceolate obovate some with a distinct diamond shape. Black walnut is a valuable tree both for its fine strait grained wood which is some of the most valuable in north america as well as for its edible walnuts and habitat for wildlife according to the university of minnesota. Most but not all hardwoods are deciduous perennial plants which are normally leafless for some time during the year.
In central and north florida it puts on an amazing show each spring with a beautiful display of pink flowers. The florida land steward program is an extension program of the uf ifas school of forest resources and conservation the mission of the program is to help and encourage private landownwers to manage their lands for long term environmental economic and social benefits. This little known tree with a nice canopy grows to about 40 to 50 feet. Over northern florida particularly in the western section many of the trees that range widely and are well known over the eastern u s.
Spring flowers are an inconspicuous brown catkin. Images and information on 200 vegetables fruits flowers and yes trees are included. Another name for a hardwood tree is appropriately broadleaf. The northwest florida region includes the following counties.
From small trees like redbuds to the majestic live oak there s a florida native tree for practically any home landscape. Escambia santa rosa okaloosa walton holmes washington bay jackson calhoun liberty gulf and franklin which include usda hardiness zones 8a and 8b. Find their southern limit. Notable exceptions are the evergreen magnolias and american holly trees which maintain leaves longer than a year.
Trees growing in our gainesville plot that are also capable of growing in this region are listed below. Description native florida tree to 60 plus feet in height with a dense symmetrical oval to rounded crown a trunk up to 4 feet in diameter.