City of Pembroke Pines Preferred Species List

The following vegetation has been observed to mature well in and around the City of Pembroke Pines. You are encouraged to select from this list when choosing plant materialfor your site. Preference should always be given to native vegetation.Be sure to plan for the future and choose the right tree for the right place. You may refer to qualified city staff in the Planning Department for additional assistance.

LARGE TREES - CATEGORY 1
(AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT GREATER THAN 30 FEET) / LARGE PALMS – CATEGORY 4
(MATURE CANOPY SPREAD GREATER THAN 10 FEET)
COMMON NAME / SCIENTIFIC NAME / NATIVE / MATURE SPREAD (ft.) / COMMON NAME / SCIENTIFIC NAME / NATIVE / MATURE SPREAD (ft.)
Bald Cypress / Taxodiumdistichum / Y / 30 / African Oil Palm / Elaeis sp. / 15
Baobab / Adansoniadigitata / 40 / Bismark Palm (green & silver) / Bismarckianobilis / 14
Beauty Leaf / Calophylluminophyllum / 40 / Blue Latan Palm / Latanialoddigesii / 15
Bulnesia / Bulnesiaarborea / 35 / Borassus Palm / Borassus sp. / 22
Fruiting Tamarind / Tamarindusindica / 40 / Canary Island Date Palm / Phoenix canariensis / 25
Golden Rain Tree / Koelreuteria sp. / 40 / Caranday Palm / Copernicia alba / 10
Golden Shower / Cassia fistula / 30 / Chinese Fan Palm / Livistonachinensis / 11
Guiana Chestnut / Pachiraaquatica / 30 / Coconut Palm / Cocosnucifera var. maypan / 20
Gumbo Limbo / Burserasimaruba / Y / 30 / Cohune Palm / Attalea sp. / 20
Kapok / Ceibapentandra / 45 / Date Palm / Phoenix dactylifera / 35
Live Oak / Quercusvirginiana / Y / 80 / Florida Royal Palm / Roystonea sp. / Y / 25
Mahogany / Swieteniamahogani / Y / 45 / Hispaniola Palm / Sabaldomingensis / 15
Paradise Tree / Simaroubaglauca / Y / 30 / Hurricane Palm / Dictyosperma album / 12
Pond Cypress / Taxodiumascendens / Y / 30 / Paurotis Palm (clump) / Acoelorrhaphewrightii / Y / 15
Red Silk Cotton / Bombax sp. / 50 / Puerto Rican Hat Palm / Sabalcausiarum / 12
Royal Poinciana / Delonixregia / 60 / Ribbon Fan Palm / Livistonadecipiens / 15
Sausage Tree / Kigeliapinnata / 30 / Sabal Palm / Sabal palmetto / Y / 12
Shaving Brush Tree / Pseudobombaxellipticum / 50 / Senegal Date Palm (clump) / Phoenix reclinata / 15
Silk Floss / Chorisiaspeciosa / 50 / Talipot Palm / Corypha sp. / 35
South Florida Slash Pine / Pinuselliotii var. densa / Y / 40 / Triangle Palm / Dypsisdecaryi / 15
Southern Red Cedar / Juniperussilicicola / Y / 30 / Wild Date Palm / Phoenix sylvestris / 18
Strangler Fig / Ficusaurea / Y / 65
Wild Mastic / Sideroxylonfoetidissimum / Y / 45 / * palms must be minimum 10 feet overall height at installation
Wild Tamarind / Lysilomalatisliqua / Y / 45 / * exchange 1 canopy tree for 3 palms.
Yellow Poinciana / Peltophorumpterocarpum / 40
*must beminimum 14 feet overall height at installation
MEDIUM TREES – CATEGORY 2
(AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT LESS THAN 30 FEET) / SMALL TREES _ CATEGORY 3
(AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT LESS THAN 20 FEET)
COMMON NAME / SCIENTIFIC NAME / NATIVE / MATURE SPREAD (ft.) / COMMON NAME / SCIENTIFIC NAME / NATIVE / MATURE SPREAD (ft.)
Autograph Tree / Clusiarosea / Y / 20 / Bahama Strongbark / Bourreriasucculenta / Y / 18
Black Ironwood / Krugiodendronferreum / Y / 25 / Bottlebrush / Callistemon sp. / 18
Bridalveil Tree / Caesalpiniagranadillo / 25 / Cinnamon Bark / Canella winterana / Y / 10
Crabwood / Gymnantheslucida / Y / 20 / Dragon Tree / Dracenadraco / 15
Green Buttonwood / Conocarpus erectus / Y / 25 / Fiddlewood / Citharexylumfruticosum / Y / 15
Horseflesh / Lysilomasabicu / 25 / Frangipani / Plumeria spp. / 18
Jamaican Dogwood / Piscidiapiscipula / Y / 25 / Jamaican Caper / Cappariscynophallophora / 12
Japanese Blueberry / Elaeocarpusdecipiens / 25 / Japanese Privet / Ligustrumjaponicum / 15
Lancewood / Nectandracoriacea / Y / 25 / Madagascar Olive / Noronhiaemarginata / 18
Lignum Vitae / Guaicum sp. / Y / 25 / Myrsine / Rapaneapunctata / Y / 15
Pigeon Plum / Coccolobadiversifolia / Y / 25 / Orange Geiger / Cordiasebestena / Y / 20
Pink Tabebouia / Tabebuiaheterophylla / 25 / Pond Apple / Annona glabra / Y / 15
Queens Crape Myrtle / Lagerstroemia speciosa / 30 / Ponytail / Beaucarnearecurvata / 12
Loquat / Eriobotrya japonica / 20 / Screw Pine / Pandanusutilis / 15
Sea Grape / Coccolobauvifera / Y / 25 / Silver Buttonwood / Conocarpus erectus, var. sericeus / Y / 16
Simpson's Stopper / Myrcianthesfragrans / Y / 20 / Spanish Stopper / Eugenia foetida / Y / 10

*exchange 2 medium trees for 1 large canopy tree *exchange 3 small trees for 1 large canopy tree

*must be 12 foot overall height at installation *must be 10 foot overall height at installation

  • All trees and palms must meet Florida #1 grade or better according to the Florida Dept. of Agriculture “Florida Grades & Standards”
  • Contact the local University of Florida IFAS Extension Office for literature on tree selection and planting procedure
  • See City Code for minimum replacement standards

City of Pembroke Pines

Planning & Economic Development Division

10100 Pines Boulevard

Pembroke Pines, FL 33026-3900

(954) 435-6555 office

(954) 435-6746 faxRevised November 2014

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