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 material for 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)
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LARGE PALMS – CATEGORY 4
(MATURE CANOPY SPREAD GREATER THAN 10 FEET)
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COMMON NAME
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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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NATIVE
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MATURE SPREAD (ft.)
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COMMON NAME
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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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NATIVE
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MATURE SPREAD (ft.)
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Bald Cypress
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Taxodium distichum
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Y
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30
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African Oil Palm
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Elaeis sp.
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15
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Baobab
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Adansonia digitata
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40
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Bismark Palm (green & silver)
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Bismarckia nobilis
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14
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Beauty Leaf
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Calophyllum inophyllum
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40
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Blue Latan Palm
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Latania loddigesii
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15
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Bulnesia
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Bulnesia arborea
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35
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Borassus Palm
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Borassus sp.
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22
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Fruiting Tamarind
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Tamarindus indica
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40
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Canary Island Date Palm
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Phoenix canariensis
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25
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Golden Rain Tree
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Koelreuteria sp.
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40
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Caranday Palm
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Copernicia alba
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10
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Golden Shower
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Cassia fistula
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30
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Chinese Fan Palm
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Livistona chinensis
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11
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Guiana Chestnut
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Pachira aquatica
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30
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Coconut Palm
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Cocos nucifera var. maypan
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20
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Gumbo Limbo
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Bursera simaruba
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Y
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30
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Cohune Palm
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Attalea sp.
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20
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Kapok
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Ceiba pentandra
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45
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Date Palm
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Phoenix dactylifera
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35
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Live Oak
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Quercus virginiana
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Y
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80
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Florida Royal Palm
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Roystonea sp.
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Y
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25
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Mahogany
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Swietenia mahogani
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Y
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45
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Hispaniola Palm
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Sabal domingensis
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15
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Paradise Tree
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Simarouba glauca
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Y
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30
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Hurricane Palm
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Dictyosperma album
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12
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Pond Cypress
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Taxodium ascendens
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Y
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30
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Paurotis Palm (clump)
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Acoelorrhaphe wrightii
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Y
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15
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Red Silk Cotton
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Bombax sp.
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50
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Puerto Rican Hat Palm
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Sabal causiarum
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12
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Royal Poinciana
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Delonix regia
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60
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Ribbon Fan Palm
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Livistona decipiens
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15
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Sausage Tree
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Kigelia pinnata
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30
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Sabal Palm
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Sabal palmetto
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Y
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12
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Shaving Brush Tree
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Pseudobombax ellipticum
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50
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Senegal Date Palm (clump)
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Phoenix reclinata
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15
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Silk Floss
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Chorisia speciosa
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50
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Talipot Palm
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Corypha sp.
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35
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South Florida Slash Pine
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Pinus elliotii var. densa
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Y
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40
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Triangle Palm
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Dypsis decaryi
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15
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Southern Red Cedar
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Juniperus silicicola
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Y
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30
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Wild Date Palm
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Phoenix sylvestris
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18
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Strangler Fig
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Ficus aurea
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Y
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65
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Wild Mastic
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Sideroxylon foetidissimum
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Y
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45
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* palms must be minimum 10 feet overall height at installation
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Wild Tamarind
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Lysiloma latisliqua
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Y
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45
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* exchange 1 canopy tree for 3 palms.
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Yellow Poinciana
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Peltophorum pterocarpum
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40
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*must be minimum 14 feet overall height at installation
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MEDIUM TREES – CATEGORY 2
(AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT LESS THAN 30 FEET)
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SMALL TREES _ CATEGORY 3
(AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT LESS THAN 20 FEET)
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COMMON NAME
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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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NATIVE
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MATURE SPREAD (ft.)
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COMMON NAME
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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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NATIVE
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MATURE SPREAD (ft.)
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Autograph Tree
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Clusia rosea
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Y
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20
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Bahama Strongbark
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Bourreria succulenta
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Y
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18
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Black Ironwood
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Krugiodendron ferreum
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Y
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25
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Bottlebrush
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Callistemon sp.
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18
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Bridalveil Tree
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Caesalpinia granadillo
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25
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Cinnamon Bark
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Canella winterana
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Y
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10
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Crabwood
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Gymnanthes lucida
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Y
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20
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Dragon Tree
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Dracena draco
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15
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Green Buttonwood
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Conocarpus erectus
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Y
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25
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Fiddlewood
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Citharexylum fruticosum
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Y
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15
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Horseflesh
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Lysiloma sabicu
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25
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Frangipani
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Plumeria spp.
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18
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Jamaican Dogwood
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Piscidia piscipula
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Y
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25
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Jamaican Caper
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Capparis cynophallophora
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12
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Japanese Blueberry
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Elaeocarpus decipiens
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25
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Japanese Privet
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Ligustrum japonicum
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15
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Lancewood
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Nectandra coriacea
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Y
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25
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Madagascar Olive
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Noronhia emarginata
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18
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Lignum Vitae
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Guaicum sp.
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Y
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25
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Myrsine
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Rapanea punctata
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Y
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15
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Pigeon Plum
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Coccoloba diversifolia
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Y
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25
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Orange Geiger
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Cordia sebestena
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Y
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20
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Pink Tabebouia
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Tabebuia heterophylla
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25
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Pond Apple
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Annona glabra
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Y
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15
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Queens Crape Myrtle
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Lagerstroemia speciosa
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30
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Ponytail
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Beaucarnea recurvata
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12
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Loquat
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Eriobotrya japonica
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20
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Screw Pine
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Pandanus utilis
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15
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Sea Grape
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Coccoloba uvifera
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Y
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25
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Silver Buttonwood
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Conocarpus erectus, var. sericeus
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Y
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16
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Simpson's Stopper
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Myrcianthes fragrans
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Y
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20
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Spanish Stopper
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Eugenia foetida
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Y
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10
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*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
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All trees and palms must meet Florida #1 grade or better according to the Florida Dept. of Agriculture “Florida Grades & Standards”
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Contact the local University of Florida IFAS Extension Office for literature on tree selection and planting procedure
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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 fax Revised November 2014
