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Ficus aurea, commonly known as the Florida strangler fig (or simply strangler fig), golden fig, or higuerón, [4] is a tree in the family Moraceae that is native to the U.S. state of Florida, the northern and western Caribbean, southern Mexico and Central America south to Panama. [5]
Cornus florida, the flowering dogwood, is a species of flowering tree in the family Cornaceae native to eastern North America and northern Mexico. An endemic population once spanned from southernmost coastal Maine south to northern Florida and west to the Mississippi River. [ 4 ]
Fruit bearing figs are heavily laden; a single tree may produce up to 1,000,000 fruits with a diameter of 1–2.5 cm. The fruit of F. citrifolia tends to have a purgative effect on the digestive systems of many animals; ripe fruits are eaten and seeds are spread widely through dung. [5]
Torreya taxifolia, commonly known as Florida torreya or stinking-cedar, but also sometimes as Florida nutmeg or gopher wood, is an endangered subcanopy tree of the yew family, Taxaceae. It is native to only a small glacial refugium in the southeastern United States , at the state border region of northern Florida and southwestern Georgia .
Pear Tree. Zones 3 to 9. Requires more than one tree for pollination. Pear varieties run the gamut in sizes and sweetness levels. ‘Bosc’ pear trees provide a late season harvest, while ...
Original 'Kent' mango tree, Coconut Grove, Florida. Kent trees are planted in the collections of the USDA's germplasm repository in Miami, Florida, [7] the University of Florida's Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead, Florida, [8] and the Miami–Dade Fruit and Spice Park, [9] also in Homestead. The original tree still stands in ...
Simarouba glauca is a flowering tree that is native to Florida, South America, and the Caribbean. Common names include paradise-tree, dysentery-bark, and bitterwood. The tree is well suited for warm, humid, tropical regions. Its cultivation depends on rainfall distribution, water holding capacity of the soil, and sub-soil moisture.
Oxydendrum arboreum, / ˌ ɒ k s ɪ ˈ d ɛ n d r ə m ɑːr ˈ b ɔːr i ə m / [2] the sourwood or sorrel tree, is the sole species in the genus Oxydendrum, in the family Ericaceae.It is native to eastern North America, from southern Pennsylvania south to northwest Florida and west to southern Illinois; it is most common in the lower chain of the Appalachian Mountains.