Ornamental Flowering Trees in Florida
嚜燈rnamental Flowering Trees
in Florida
Stephen Brown
Lee County Extension
Horticulture
What are Flowering Trees?
* All trees flower, but these are not ※flowering trees.§
Catkins of Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)
Racemes of Black Olive (Bucida buceras)
What are Flowering Trees?
?Trees whose floral display are visually the most important or most
conspicuous phase of their year-round appearance.
Bombax ceiba (Red Silk-Cotton tree)
Jacaranda mimosifolia (Jacaranda)
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Flowering Trees
?Florida has been invaded by many tropical
Flowering Trees
?Many trees from warm countries are much hardier
than generally supposed
?Many can survive and grow well in Zone 9
20∼F
USDA (Cold) Hardiness Zones
9a 每 Avg. winter min 20∼F
9b 每 25∼F
25∼F
10a 每 30∼F
10b 每 35∼F
30∼F
11a 每 40∼F
35∼F
40∼F
Sequential Bloomers
Year 1 每 March 1
Year 1 每 March 5
Year 1 每 March 10
Year 2 每 March 5
Year 2 每 March 10
Year 2 每 March 15
Year 3 每 February 26
Year 3 每 March 3
Year 3 每 March 8
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Sequential Bloomers
1st
2nd
3rd
Yellow Tabebuia (Tabebuia aurea)
Growth Rate and Spacing
August, 2011
January, 2015. 41 months later
Intense Blooming Days (IBD)
?The numbers of days when 50% or more of a
tree*s canopy is covered with flowers
? IBD are based on frequent observations of at
least three trees within a single species for no
less than three years
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IBD Example:
Comparing two forms of Plumeria rubra
Plumeria Avg. start
Form
date
IBD
Avg. end
date
lutea
April 16
56
June 10
rubra
April 27
117
August 22
Tree for Zone 8b
Warmest parts of North Florida
From 8b-10b
Jerusalem Thorn
Parkinsonia aculeata
Zone 8b
15∼F
Early May
Flowering Months: April-July
Flower Color: Yellow
Growth Rate: Fast
Dimension: 25*x40*
Leaf Type: Pinnate
Messiness: Moderate when flowering
Type: Deciduous
Drought Tolerance: High
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Jerusalem Thorn
Early May
Growth Habit: Smooth, yellow-green, or blue-green bark, wiry branchlets, airy crown,
terminal spines.
Origin: Mexico to Honduras
Jerusalem Thorn
Best ways to id
Leaves: Two or three pinnate, long,
yellow-green and drooping. Never truly
leafless
Flowers: Racemes. Bright yellow,
blotched orange.
Tipu Tree/Pride-of-Bolivia
Tipuana tipu
Zone 8b
18∼F
Full bloom. Early May
Flowering months: May-July
Flower color: Yellow
Growth Rate: Fast
Leaf Type: Pinnate
Messiness: Low
Type: Evergreen
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