Native Trees, Shrubs & Vines
Native trees, shrubs and vines offer a variety of benefits besides adding beauty to your landscape. Trees provide shade, which lower summer temperatures and help cut energy costs.
Native trees, shrubs and vines improve air quality by producing oxygen, while removing particulates and pollutants from the air. They also provide homes for wildlife.
For information about choosing plants for particular areas of Florida, see Specific Growing Zones.
Topics of Interest
- Crape Myrtle in Florida
- Dogwood, Flowering
- Eastern Redbud
- Espaliers
- Fact Sheets: Shrubs
- Fact Sheets: Trees
- Flowering Vines for Florida
- Landscape Trees
- Ligustrum (a.k.a. Privet): a Versatile Landscape Plant
- Magnolia
- New Red-flowered Crape Myrtles
- Poinsettias at a Glance
- Sabal Palmetto: Cabbage Palm
- Shrubs
- Specifications for Planting Trees and Shrubs in the Southeastern United States
- Trees, Shrubs, Palms and Cycads—Gardening Solutions
- Vines
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Resources
Other UF/IFAS Sites
- Gardening Solutions
- Entomology and Nematology Department
- Environmental Horticulture Department
- FAWN: Florida Automated Weather Network
- Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program
- Florida Master Gardener Program
- IPM Florida
- Pesticide Information Office
UF/IFAS Publications
State & Federal Agencies
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)
- Florida Energy Systems Consortium (FESC)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map--U.S. National Arboretum
Organizations & Associations
- American Community Gardening Association
- American Horticultural Society
- Florida Native Plant Society
- Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA)
- North American Native Plant Society
Other Sites & Publications
UF/IFAS Mobile Web Apps