Trees
You see trees every day. But have you ever thought about the benefits of trees? Trees are a very valuable part of landscapes.
- Trees improve air quality by removing particulates and air pollution.
- The shade they cast on buildings can lower summer temperatures and reduce energy costs.
- They increase property values.
- They can help reduce pollution and flooding by taking up water with their roots—water that would otherwise have flowed off the landscape and created stormwater runoff.
- Well-chosen and -maintained trees can also help protect your home from hurricane-force winds.
Tree Species
- Bottlebrush
- Chastetree
- Chestnut
- Chickasaw Plum
- Chinese Elm
- Chinese Jujube
- Crapemyrtle
- Cypress
- Florida Elm
- Florida Maple
- Florida's Native Pines
- Florida's Oaks
- Flowering Dogwood
- Fringetree
- Golden Trumpet Tree
- Growing Olives in Florida
- Gumbo-Limbo Tree
- Jacaranda
- Live Oaks
- Longleaf Pine
- Loquat
- Magnolias
- Mangroves
- Mulberry
- Norfolk Island Pine
- Oak Trees
- Olive
- Pawpaw
- Pecans
- Ponytail "Palm"
- Red Buckeye
- Red Cedar
- Red Maple
- Redbuds
- River Birch
- Royal Poinciana
- Saucer Magnolias
- Seagrape
- Shumard Oak
- Silverbell
- Simpson's Stopper
- Southern Magnolia
- Sparkleberry
- Sweet Acacia
- Sweetbay Magnolia
- Taiwan Cherry
- Trumpet Trees
- Turkey Oak
About Trees
- Armillaria Root Rot
- Buying a Tree
- Cleaning Up After A Hurricane
- Christmas Trees
- Common Landscape Pitfalls: Tree Root Problems
- Preparing Trees for Hurricanes
- Protecting Trees During Construction
- Removing Trees
- Restoring Trees
- Seeing Red: Red Trees
- Selecting a Tree
- Tree Care During a Drought
- Tree Identification
- Tree Risk Assessment
- See more in the Planting and Pruning sections