Manual of Acceptable Plantings

Resolution No. 2022-12
On July 19, 2022 the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-12 providing that a Manual of Acceptable Plantings be maintained by the City Clerk.

MANUAL OF ACCEPTABLE PLANTINGS 
(Adopted July 19, 2022)


The following is a list of acceptable trees:

  1. Large Trees
    1. American elm (Ulmus Americana)
    2. Black gum (Nyssa sylvatica).
    3. Chinese evergreen elm (Ulmus parvifolia).
    4. Drake elm (Ulmus parvifolia “Drake”).
    5. Florida elm (Ulmus Americana floridana).
    6. Hackberry or Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata).
    7. High rise and skyclimber live oak (Quercus virginiana “High Rise” and “Skyclimber”).
    8. Laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia).
    9. Live oak (Quercus virginiana).
    10. Loblolly bay (Gordonia lasianthus).
    11. Magnolia or Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora).
    12. Pignut hickory (Carya glabra).
    13. Red maple (Acer rubrum).
    14. Red mulberry (Morus rubra).
    15. Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii).
    16. Sweetbay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana).
    17. Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis).
    18. Water oak (Quercus nigra).
    19. Winged elm (Ulmus alata).
  2. Medium Trees
    1. American holly (Ilex opaca).
    2. Buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus).
    3. Chinese evergreen elm (Ulmus parvifolia).
    4. Dahoon holly (Ilex cassine).
    5. Eastern redbud (Cercis canaadensis).
    6. Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana).
    7. Geiger-tree (Cordia sebestena).
    8. Golden trumpet tree (Tabebuia chrysotricha).
    9. Gumbo limbo (Bursera simaruba).
    10. Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia).
    11. Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda).
    12. Long leaf pine (Pinus palustris).
    13. Pop ash (Fraxinus caroliniana).
    14. Red maple (Acer rubrum).
    15. Sand pine (Pinus clausa).
    16. Scrub hickory (Carya floridina).
    17. Seagrape (Coccoloba uvifera).
    18. Silver trumpet tree (Tabebuia caraiba).
    19. Slash pine (Pinus elliottit).
    20. Southern Florida slash pine (Pinus elliottii var. densa).
    21. Southern golden rain tree (Koelreuteria bipinnata).
    22. Southern red cedar (Juniperus silicicola).
    23. Sweet bay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana).
    24. Weeping podocarpus (Podocarpus gracilior).
  3. Small Trees
    1.  Arborviate (Paltcycladus orientalis).
    2.  Bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus).
    3. Burford holly (Ilex cornuta “Burfordii”).
    4. Cherry laurel (Prunus caroliniana).
    5. Chickasaw plum (Prunus angustifolia).
    6. Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica).
    7. Dahoon holly (Ilex cassine).
    8. Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis).
    9. Florida privet (Forestiera segregate).
    10. Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus).
    11. Japanese blueberry (Elaecarpus decopens).
    12. Japanese privet (Ligustrum japonicum).
    13. Marlberry (Ardsia escallonoides).
    14. Peregina (Jatropha integerrima)(produces poisonous seeds).
    15. Podocarpus (Podocarpus macrophyllus).
    16. Sand holly (Ilex ambigua).
    17. Simpson’s stopper (Myrcianthes fragrans).
    18. Swamp dogwood (Cornus foemina).
    19. Sweet acacia (Acacia farnesiana).
    20. Sweet viburnum (Viburnum odoratissimum).
    21. Walter’s viburnum (Viburnum obovatum).
    22. Wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera).
    23. Weeping bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis).
    24. Weeping yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria “Pendula”).
    25. Wild olive (Osmanthus americanus).
    26. Yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria).
  4. Palms
    1. Australian fan palm (Livistonia australis).
    2. Broad leaf lady palm (Rhapis excelsa).
    3. Cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto).
    4. Dwarf palmetto (Sabal minor).
    5. Florida scrub palm (Sabal etonia)
    6. Needle palm (Rhapidophyllum hystrix).
    7. Pindo palm (Butia capitata).
    8. Queen palm (Syagrus romanzoffiana).
    9. Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens).
  5. Shrubs (to be planted along the perimeter of a site and not along rights-of-way).
    1. Anise (Illicium floridanum).
    2. Blue lovegrass (Eragrostis elliottii).
    3. Bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus).
    4. Boxwood (Buxus microphylla).
    5. Burford holly (Ilex cornuta “Burfordii”).
    6. Butterfly bush (Senna bicapsularis).
    7. Chinese fringe bush (Loropetalum chinensis).
    8. Chinese holly (Ilex cornuta).
    9. Coontie (Zamia pumila).
    10. Copperleaf (Acalypha wilkesiana).
    11. Croton (Codiaeum variegatum).
    12. Dwarf bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis “Little John”).
    13. Dwarf fakahatchee grass (Tripsacum floridana).
    14. Dwarf ixora (Ixora “Petite”).
    15. Dwarf Poinciana (Caesalpinia pulcherrima).
    16. Dwarf powderpuff (Calliandra haemateocephala).
    17. Dwarf schefflera (Schefflera arboricola).
    18. Fakahatchee grass (Tripsacum dactyloides).
    19. Firebrush (Hamelia patens).
    20. Firecracker plant (Russelia equisetiformis).
    21. Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea).
    22. Florida gamagrass (Tripsacum floridanum).
    23. Florida privet (Forestiera segregata).
    24. Gallberry (Ilex glabra).
    25. Gardenia (Gardenia heterophylla).
    26. Gold mound lantana (Lantana camara “Gold Mound”).
    27. Holly (Ilex spp.).
    28. Indian hawthorn (Rhapiolepis indica).
    29. Ixora (Ixora coccinea).
    30. Littleleaf boxwood (Buxus microphylla v. japonica).
    31. Lopsided Indian grass (Sorghastrum secundum).
    32. Muhly grass (Muhlenbergia capillaries).
    33. Natal plum (Carissa macrocarpa).
    34. Necklace pod (Sophora tomentosa).
    35. Pfitzer juniper (Juniperus chinensis).
    36. Pineapple guava (Acca sellowiana).
    37. Pittosporum (Pittosporum tobira).
    38. Plumbago (Plumbago auriculata).
    39. Podocarpus (Podocarpus macrophylla).
    40. Powderpuff (Calliandra haematocephala).
    41. Purple lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis).
    42. Red orchid (Bauhinia galpinii).
    43. Sand cordgrass (Spartina bakeri).
    44. Silverthorn (Elaeagnus pungens).
    45. Simpson’s stopper (Myrcianthes fragrans).
    46. Stiff bottlebrush (Callistemon rigidus).
    47. Sweet olive (Osmanthus fragrans).
    48. Sweet shrub (Calycanthus floridus).
    49. Sweet viburnum (Viburnum odoratissimum).
    50. Texas sage (Leucophyllum frutescens).
    51. Turk’s cap (Malvaviscus arboreus).
    52. Variegated pittosporum (Pittosporum tobira “Variegata”).
    53. Varnish leaf (Dodonaea viscosa).
    54. Walter’s viburnum (Viburnum obovatum).
    55. Wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera).
    56. White African Iris (Dietes vegeta).
    57. Wild olive (Osmanthus americanus).
    58. Xanadu philodendron (Philodendron “Xanadu”).
    59. Yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria).
    60. Yellow African Iris (Dietes bicolor).
  6. Shrubs and plants. (For planting along rights-of-way and sidewalks):
    1. Boxwood (Buxus microphylla).
    2. Burford holly (Ilex cornuta “Burfordii”).
    3. Chinese holly (Ilex cornuta).
    4. Coontie (Zamia pumila).
    5. Dwarf bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis “Little John”).
    6. Dwarf fakahatchee grass (Tripsacum floridana).
    7. Dwarf Ixora (Ixora “Petite” or “chinensis”).
    8. Dwarf powderpuff (Calliandra haemateocephala).
    9. Firecracker plant (Russelia equisetiformis).
    10. Florida privet (Forestiera segregate).
    11. Gold mound lantana (Lantana camara “Gold Mound”).
    12. Muhly grass (Muhlenbergia capillaries).
    13. Pfitzer juniper (Juniperus chinensis).
    14. Pittosporum (Pittosporum tobira).
    15. Plumbago (Plumbago auriculata).
    16. Purpose lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis).
    17. White African Iris (Dietes vegeta).
    18. Xanadu philodendron (Philodendron “Xanadu”).
    19. Yellow African Iris (Dietes bicolor).
  7. Ground Cover
    1. Asiatic jasmine (Trachelospermum asiaticum).
    2. Chinese juniper (Juniperous chinensis).
    3. Coontie (Zamia pumila).
    4. Liriope (Liriope muscari).
    5. Mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus).
    6. Society garlic (Tulbaghia violacea).
  8. Suitable vegetation for wet or swamp areas
    1. Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichium).
    2. Carolina ash (Fraxinus caroliniana).
    3. Hazel alder (Alnus serrulate).
    4. Loblolly bay (Gordonia lasianthus).
    5. Pop ash (Fraxinus caroliniana).
    6. Swamp dogwood (Cornus foemina).
    7. Swamp tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica var. bilflora).
    8. Weeping willow (Salix babylonica).
    9. Willow oak (Quercus phellos). 
  9. Fruit trees suitable for single family lots (not allowed on non-residential)
    1. Mango (Mangifera indica)
    2. Lemon (Citrus limon)
    3. Lime (Citrus)
    4. Kumquat (Fortunella crassifolia)
    5. Mandarin oranges (Citrus reticulate hybrid)
    6. Persimmon (Ebenaceae)
    7. Tamarind (Tamarindus indica)
    8. Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)
    9. Guava (Psidium guavaja)
    10. Fig (Ficus carica)