Pick Up & Grow – Tree Species | Community Greening

Pick Up & Grow offers applicants a variety of Florida native trees to choose from.
Applicants can pick the species that will be the right tree for their property based on the planting site’s conditions (sun/shade/drainage, future growth potential, biodiversity, etc).
All trees come in 3-gallon containers and must be picked up from the CG Tree Nursery.
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Bald cypress

A stately deciduous conifer that is tall and pyramidal in shape. Adapts well to wet and dry conditions.
*Out of Stock

Mature height (max) – 50-70 Feet
Mature width (max) – 20-50 Feet
Foliage – Deciduous
Flowers – Inconspicuous
Sun exposure – Full sun to part sun
Moisture requirement – Regular water, well-drained soil

Blackbead

A small tree or tropical shrub, Blackbead is excellent as an accent or barrier plant and ideal for pollinators.

Mature height (max) – 6-12 Feet
Mature width (max) – Typically broader than tall
Foliage – Evergreen
Flowers – White, orange, pink ‘puffs’
Sun exposure – Full sun to part sun
Moisture requirement – Regular water, well-drained soil

Dahoon holly

Medium sized tree, excellent for landscape settings. Evergreen with non-showy, white flowers in the spring.
*Out of Stock

Mature height (max) – 20-30 Feet
Mature width (max) – 8-12 Feet
Foliage – Evergreen
Flowers – Inconspicuous
Sun exposure – Full sun to part sun
Moisture requirement – Likes moist soils

Gumbo limbo

Gumbo limbo is a great shade tree, known as the tourist tree for its reddish, peeling (“sunburned”) bark. Fast grower with large canopy. Excellent medium-sized tree.
*Out of Stock

Mature height (max) – 50 Feet
Mature width (max) – 30 Feet
Foliage – Evergreen
Flowers – Inconspicuous
Sun exposure – Full sun
Moisture requirement – Soil moist to dry

Jamaican dogwood

Jamaican dogwood is a great deciduous tropical tree. A fast grower with white-to-pink flowers, it makes for a good pollinator, and is salt tolerant.

Mature height (max) – 35 Feet
Mature width (max) – 30 Feet
Foliage – Deciduous
Flowers – White-to-pink
Sun exposure – Full sun
Moisture requirement – Soil moist to well drained

Lancewood

Lancewood is a small to medium sized tree. With evergreen foliage and ability to thrive as a small tree or shrub, lancewood makes an effective screen/barrier plant.
*Out of Stock

Mature height (max) – 25 Feet
Mature width (max) – 20 Feet
Foliage – Evergreen
Flowers – White
Sun exposure – Full sun
Moisture requirement – Somewhat moist

Live oak

Gorgeous canopy tree with impressive branches. Fast-growing and adaptable to different soil types. Excellent large shade tree (over 50 ft).

Mature height (max) – 30-50+ Feet
Mature width (max) – 60-80 Feet
Foliage – Evergreen
Flowers – Yellow-green, inconspicuous
Sun exposure – Full sun to part sun
Moisture requirement – Moist to dry

Marlberry

A small tree or shrub, Marlberry is excellent for mixed group or background planting. Has small, white fragrant flowers that bloom multiple times a year.
*Out of Stock

Mature height (max) – 12-20 Feet
Mature width (max) – 6-12 Feet
Foliage – Evergreen
Flowers – White, fragrant
Sun exposure – Part sun, part shade
Moisture requirement – Moist to dry

Paradise tree

A slow-growing, sturdy tree with a dense rounded crown and shiny, leathery leaves. Great shade tree.

Mature height (max) – 50 Feet
Mature width (max) – 30 Feet
Foliage – Evergreen
Flowers – Inconspicuous
Sun exposure – Full sun
Moisture requirement – Soil moist to dry

Red maple

Fast-growing, strong wood tree that can be found from Florida to Canada. Deciduous tree with new red leaves sprouting in December/January in Florida.
*Out of Stock

Mature height (max) – 50-75 Feet (often shorter in FL)
Mature height (max) – 25-35 Feet
Foliage – Deciduous
Flowers – Red flowers emerge with new leaves
Sun exposure – Full sun to part shade
Moisture requirement – Well-drained soil, moderate drought tolerance

Silver buttonwood

Excellent medium-sized, accent tree due to it’s distinct silvery leaves.

Mature height (max) – 15-20 Feet
Mature width (max) – 15-20 Feet
Foliage – Evergreen
Flowers – Inconspicuous, purplish/white
Sun exposure – Full sun to part sun
Moisture requirement – Regular water, well-drained soil

Short-leaf fig

Semi-deciduous fig tree, native to Florida and naturally found in tropical hammocks throughout south Florida. Tall/broad shade tree. Berries attract birds and wildlife (not for human consumption).
*Out of Stock

Mature height (max) – 30-70 Feet
Mature width (max) – 30-50 Feet
Foliage – Semi-deciduous
Flowers – Inconspicuous
Sun exposure – Full sun
Moisture requirement – Regular water, well-drained soil

Simpson’s stopper

Excellent small/medium-sized tree. Gets very bushy, ideal for making hedges and shrubs. White fragrant flowers that attract pollinators.

Mature height (max) – 10-20 Feet
Mature width (max) – 15 Feet
Foliage – Evergreen
Flowers – White, semi-showy clusters, fragrant
Sun exposure – Full sun to light shade
Moisture requirement – Soil moist to dry, drought tolerant once established

Soldierwood

Medium-sized tree with an attractive canopy of feathery, compound leaves and vibrant pink to purple flowers. Berries attract birds and other wildlife.
*Out of Stock

Mature height (max) – 10-20 Feet
Mature height (max) – 10-20 Feet
Foliage – Evergreen
Flowers – Yellow, year-round flowering
Sun exposure – Full to part sun
Moisture requirement – Low moisture, drought tolerant

Sweet acacia

Small tree with vibrant, fragrant, yellow puff flowers. Excellent accent tree for landscaping. Has small spiky spines on branches.
*Out of Stock

Mature height (max) – 10-20 Feet
Mature height (max) – 10-20 Feet
Foliage – Semi-evergreen
Flowers – Fragrant, bright yellow ‘puffs’
Sun exposure – Full sun to partial sun
Moisture requirement – Regular water, well-drained soil. Drought tolerant once established.

Sweetbay magnolia

Late-blooming, with fragrant, creamy-white flowers and glossy, dark green leaves. Beautiful small to medium tree.
*Out of Stock

Mature height (max) – 10-20 Feet
Mature height (max) – 10-20 Feet
Foliage – Deciduous
Flowers – Fragrant, creamy white/pale yellow
Sun exposure – Full sun to partial sun
Moisture requirement – Regular water, well-drained soil

Applications Currently Paused

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