View the list of the approved species you can plant in Hillsborough County
If you want to plant new shade trees or replace trees you are removing, view the list of the approved species you can plant in Hillsborough County.
Characteristics legend
N - Native
F - Flowering
E - Evergreen
D - Deciduous (sheds leaves annually)
I - Acceptable for planting in shade tree islands
X - Not acceptable for planting in internal or terminal landscape islands elements
L - May be planted under power lines
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Common name: Ash, Green
Scientific name: Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Characteristics: N, D, I
Common name: Elm, American
Scientific name: Ulmus americana
Characteristics: N, D, I
Common name: Elm, Winged
Scientific name: Ulmus alata
Characteristics: N, D, I
Common name: Hickory, Pignut
Scientific name: Carya glabra
Characteristics: N, D
Common name: Magnolia, Southern
Scientific name: Magnolia grandiflora - Includes cultivars such as: 'Blanchard', 'Bracken Brown Beauty', 'Miss Chloe'
Characteristics: N, F, E, I
Common name: Maple, Florida
Scientific name: Acer floridanum
Characteristics: N, D, X
Common name: Maple, Red
Scientific name: Acer rubrum
Characteristics: N, F, D, X
Common name: Oak, Bluff
Scientific Name: (Quercus austrina)
Characteristics: N, D
Common name: Oak, Sand Live
Scientific name: Quercus geminata
Characteristics: N, E, I
Common name: Oak, Laurel
Scientific name: Quercus laurifolia
Characteristics: N, D, I
Common name: Oak, Live
Scientific name: Quercus virginiana Includes cultivars such as: 'Highrise', 'Cathedral', 'Millenium'
Characteristics: N, E, I
Common name: Oak, Post
Scientific name: Quercus stellata
Characteristics: N, D, I
Common name: Oak, Shumard
Scientific name: Quercus shumardii
Characteristics: N, D, I
Common name: Oak, Turkey
Scientific name: Quercus laevis
Characteristics: N, D, I
Common name: Pecan
Scientific name: Carya illinoinensis
Characteristics: N, D
Common name: Pine, Loblolly
Scientific name: Pinus taeda
Characteristics: N,E
Common name: Pine, Longleaf
Scientific name: Pinus palustris
Characteristics: N, E
Common name: Pine, Sand
Scientific name: Pinus clausa
Characteristics: N, E
Common name: Pine, Slash
Scientific name: Pinus elliottii
Characteristics: N, E
Common name: Sugarberry
Scientific name: Celtis laevigata
Characteristics: N, D
Common name: Sweetgum
Scientific name: Liquidambar styraciflua
Characteristics: N, D
Common name: Sycamore
Scientific name: Platanus occidentalis
Characteristics: N, D
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