Approved Hedge List

List of approved hedge species in Hillsborough County

There is a large variety of trees and hedge materials you can use within unincorporated Hillsborough County.

Screening hedge material - 6 feet tall - for incompatible land uses

The following list of plants represents acceptable incompatible land use screening hedge species

Common name	Scientific name
Camellia	Camellia sp
Podocarpus	Podocarpus macrophyllus
Southern Red cedar	Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola
Southern Wax Myrtle	Myrica cerifera
Viburnum, Awabuki	Viburnum odoratissimum
Viburnum, Sandankwa	Viburnum suspensum

Vines

Common name	Scientific name
Cape Honeysuckle	Tecoma capensis
Climbing Fig	Ficus pumila
Confederate Jasmin	Trachelospermum jasminoides
Coral Honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens

Hedge material

The following list of plants represent acceptable Hedge Material species. Consideration was given to drought tolerance,native habitat, salt tolerance, growth rate, mature size, foliar density, and light requirements.

Characteristics

DT – Drought tolerant
N – Native
F - Flowering

Common name	Scientific name	Characteristics	More information
Camellia	Camellia sp	DT, F	View information on Camellia
Chinese Juniper	Juniperus chinensis	DT	View information on Chinese Juniper (PDF)
Coffeeberry	Rhamnus californica	DT	View information on Coffeeberry (PDF)
Coontie	Zamia pumila	DT, N	View information on Coontie (PDF)
Dwarf Yaupon Holly	Ilex vomitoria “Nana”	DT, N	View information on Dwarf Yaupon Holly
Fakahatchee Grass	Tripsacum dactyliodes	DT, N	View information on Fakahatchee Grass
Firecracker Plant red	Russelia equisetiformis	DT, F	View information on Firecracker Plant red
Florida Anise	Illicium floridanum	DT, N	View information on Florida Anise
Gallberry/Inkberry	Ilex glabra	N	View information on the Gallberry/Inkberry
Glossy Abelia	Abelia x grandiflora	DT, F	View information on Glossy Abelia (PDF)
India Hawthorn	Rhaphiolepis indica	DT	View information on India Hawthorn
Marsh Grass	Spartina bakeri	DT, N, F	View information on Marsh Grass (PDF)
Muhly Grass	Muhlenbergia capillaris	DT, N, F	View information on Muhly Grass (PDF)
Pittosporum	Pittosporum tobira	DT, F	View information on Pittosporum (PDF)
Podocarpus	Podocarpus macrophyllus	DT	View information on Podocarpus (PDF)
Rain-of-Gold Thryallis	Galphimia glauca	DT, F	View information on Rain-of-Gold Thryallis
Red Fountain Grass	Pennisetum setaceum "rubrum"	DT	View information on Red Fountain Grass (PDF)
Sandankwa Viburnum	Viburnum suspensum	DT, N	View information onSandankwa Viburnum
Saw Palmetto	Serenoa repens	DT, N	View information on Saw Palmetto
Sea Oats	Unicola paniculata	DT, N	View information on Sea Oats (PDF)
Silverthorn	Elaeagnus pungens	DT, F	View information on Silverthorn
Simpson’s Stopper	Myrcianthes fragrans	DT, N, F	View information on Simpson’s Stopper
Sweetshrub	Calycanthus floridus	DT, F	View information on Sweetshrub (PDF)
Texas Sage	Leucophyllum frutescens	DT, F	View information on Texas Sage
Walter's Viburnum	Viburnum obovatum	DT, N, F	View information on Walter's Viburnum

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