Large Shade Tree 30’ and taller mature height Tamarindus indica Tamarind Tabebuia heterophylla Pink Tabebuia (30’ setback from overhead utility) Taxodium distichum* Bald Cypress Tabebuia impetiginosa Purple Tabebuia * DENOTES NATIVE SPECIES Tecoma stans Yellow Elder Tecoma stans* Yellow Elder Tipuana tipu Tipuana Acer rubrum* Red Maple Small Shade Tree 15’ – 20’ mature height Ardisia escallonioides* Marlberry Medium Shade Tree 20’ – 30’ mature height (can be planted under overhead utility) Averrhoa carambola Starfruit (20’ setback from overhead utility) * DENOTES NATIVE SPECIES Bombax Ceiba Red Silk Cotton * DENOTES NATIVE SPECIES Bucida buceras ‘Shady Lady’ Shady Lady Black Olive Acacia farnesiana* Sweet Acacia Bulnesia arborea* Verawood Bauhinia purpurea Purple Orchid Tree Annona glabra Pond Apple Bursera simaruba* Gumbo Limbo Cassia lakeriana Pink Shower Tree Bourreria ovata* Bahama Strongbark Caesalpinia granadillo Bridalveil Cercis ccanadensis Redbud Bucida spinosa Spiny Black Olive Cassia fistula Golden Shower Tree Chrysophyllum oliviforme* Satin Leaf Canella winterana* Wild Cinnamon Ceiba pentandra Kapok Tree Citharexylum fruticosum* Fiddlewood Capparis cynophallophora* Jamaican Caper Chrysophyllum cainito Star-apple Citrus spp. Citrus Conocarpus erectus ‘sericeus’* Silver Buttonwood Chorisia speciosa Floss Silk Tree Clusia rosea* Pitch Apple Cordia sebestena* Orange Geiger Coccoloba uvifera* Sea Grape Coccoloba diversifolia* Pigeon Plum Eugenia spp.* Stopper species Conocarpus erectus* Green Buttonwood Filicium decipiens Japanese Fern Tree Guaiacum sanctum* Lignum Vitae Delonix regia Royal Poinciana Ilex cassine* Dahoon Holly Gymnanthes lucida* Crabwood Eleocarepus decipens Japanese Blueberry Krugiodendron ferreum* Black Ironwood Jacquinia keyensis* Joewood Eucaluptus deglupta Rainbow Eucaluptus Manikara bahamensis Wild Dilly Jacquinia arborea Braceletwood Ficus rubiginosa Rusty Fig Myrciaria cauliflora Jaboticaba Jatropha integerrima Jatropha Gordonia lasianthus* Loblolly Bay Nectandra coriacea* Lancewood Lagerstromia indica Crape Myrtle Guapira discolor* Blolly Noronhia emarginata Madagascar Olive Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet Jacaranda mimosifolia Jacaranda Pimenta dioica Allspice Myrcianthes fragrans* Simpson Stopper Kigelia pinnata Sausage Tree Pimenta racemosa Bay Rum Myrica cerifera* Wax Myrtle Koelreuteria paniculata Golden Rain Tree Sapindus saponaria Soapberry Senna surattensis Glaucous Cassia Lagerstroemia speciosa Queen’s Crape Myrtle Tabebuia caraiba Yellow Tabebuia Viburnum odorotissimum Sweet Viburnum Litchi chinensis Lychee Tabebuia chrysotricha Gold Trumpet Tree Zanthoxylum fagara* Wild Lime Lysiloma bahamensis* Wild Tamarind Photo Credit: Florida Power & Light Right Tree Right Place www.fpl.com Lysiloma latisiliquum False Tamarind In an effort to Lysiloma sabicu Sabicu maintain and Magnolia virginiana* Sweetbay Magnolia increase the Morus rubra* Red Mulberry tree canopy in the City of Peltophorum pterocarpum Yellow Poinciana Fort
Persea borbonia* Red Bay Lauderdale,
Pinus elliottii ‘densa’* South Florida Slash Pine large trees
Piscidia piscipula* Jamaican Dogwood are required
Platanus occidentalis* Sycamore for replacement Pongamia pinnata Pongam planting, Pseudobombax ellipticum Shaving Brush Tree where Quercus virginiana* Live Oak appropriate, Sideroxylon foetidissimum Mastic according to Simarouba glauca* Paradise Tree FPL Right Tree
Swietenia mahogani* Mahogany Right Place
Taxodium ascendens Pond Cypress guidelines.
Large Palm 20’ and larger at maturity Small Palm 20’ and smaller at maturity (longest palm frond length + 10’ away from overhead utility) (can be planted under overhead utility) (#) indicates palm trunk setback from overhead utility * DENOTES NATIVE SPECIES * DENOTES NATIVE SPECIES Adonidia merrillii Christmas Palm Acoelorrhaphe wrightii* Paurotis Palm (13’) Butia capitata Pindo Palm Bismarckia nobilis Bismarck Palm (20’) Chamaedorea cataractarum Cat Palm Carpentaria acuminata Carpenteria Palm (20’) Coccothrinax argentata* Silver Palm Caryota mitis Fishtail Palm (20’) Coccothrinax crinita* Old Man Palm Cocos nucifera Coconut Palm (25’) Hyophorbe lagenincaulis Bottle Palm Dictyosperma album Hurricane Palm (15’) Hyophorbe verschaffeltii Spindle Palm Dypsis decaryi Triangle Palm (20’) Phoenix roebellenii Pygmy Date Palm Latania loddigesii Blue Latan Palm (18’) Pseudophoenix sargentii* Buccaneer Palm Livistona chinensis Chinese Fan Palm (16’) Rhapidophyllum hystrix Needle Palm Livistona decipiens Ribbon Fan Palm (18’) Rhapis excelsa Lady Palm Phoenix canariensis Canary Island Date Palm (25’) Thrinax morrisii* Key Thatch palm Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm (25’) Thrinax radiata* Florida Thatch Palm Phoenix dactylifera ‘medjool’ Medjool Palm (25’) Phoenix sylvestris Silver Date Palm (20’)
Ptychosperma macarthuri McArthur Palm (18’) Replacement Specifications: Roystonea regia* Royal Palm (40’) Sabal palmetto* Sabal Palm (16’) The caliper replacement requirement for shade trees will include, but Veitchia montgomeryana Montgomery Palm (20’) not be limited to, this list. Trees not listed require city approval for
Veitchia winin Winin Palm (22’) planting. Wodyetia bifurcata Foxtail Palm (10’ ) Replacement shade tree size is a minimum of 10’ tall at time of Measuring Caliper, Clear Trunk, DBH, & Overall Height: installation. Note that a 10’ tall tree is approximately a 2” caliper.
The clear trunk replacement requirement for palms will include, but not be limited to, this list. Palms not listed require city approval for planting.
Replacement2 of 2 palm size is a minimum of 8’ clear trunk for large palms Overall Height and 4’ clear trunk for small palms at time of installation. Diameter at Breast Height All plant material must be Florida #1 grade or better at time of (DBH) Clear Trunk measured measured from installation.
4 ½’ above grade base of palm fronds to grade FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE AT Caliper WWW.FORTLAUDERDALE.GOV measured 6” above grade