TREE SPECIES RATINGS FOR FLORIDA Revised: …

1 tree SPECIES RATINGS FOR FLORIDA revised : January 2016 The below tree SPECIES RATINGS are designed to help arborists complete various appraisal formulas that require a SPECIES rating . This list was creating using the expertise of arborists and other tree experts throughout the State of FLORIDA . This list is intended only as a guide. The individual appraiser s judgement is a very important consideration in making a final determination of the SPECIES percentage in valuation formulas. tree SPECIES were rated based on their suitability and performance as urban trees.

2 Rating arborists were asked to rate them based on the following criteria: ce Each tree was rated, using the above criteria, in each of four FLORIDA geographic zones: north, central, south, and sub tropic. The counties comprising the four zones are shown below. COUNTIES IN EACH ZONE The north zone is made up of USDA Hardiness Zones 8a and 8b and includes the following counties: Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, Washington, Bay, Jackson, Calhoun, Gulf, Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor, Hamilton, Suwannee, Columbia, Baker, Union, Bradford, Lafayette, Gilchrist, Dixie, Nassau, Duval, Clay, Alachua, Marion, Putnum, and Levy.

3 The central zone is made up of USDA Hardiness Zones 9a and 9b and includes the following counties: Flagler, Volusia, St. Johns, Seminole, Orange, Lake, Sumter, Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Hillsborough, Osceola, Manatee, Sarasota, Brevard, Indian River, Hardee, De Soto, Highlands, Okeechobee, St. Lucie, Martin, Beach, Hendry, and Charlotte. The south zone is made up of USDA Hardiness Zones 10a and 10b and includes the following counties: Lee, Collier, Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade The subtropical zone is made up of USDA Hardiness Zone 10a and includes the following county.

4 Monroe Scientific NameCommon NameNCSSTNCSSTNCSSTNCSSTNCSSTFL NATIVEA cacia auriculiformisearleaf acaciaXXXXNOA cacia farnesianasweet acaciaXXXXYESAcer buergeranumtrident mapleXXXXNOAcer saccharum susp floridanumFlorida mapleXXXXYESAcer negundoboxelderXXXXYESAcer palmatumJapanese mapleXXXXNOAcer rubrumred mapleXXXXYESAcer saccharinumsilver mapleXXXXYESA esculus paviared buckeyeXXXXYESA lbizia julibrissinsilk tree ; mimosa*XXXXNOA lbizia lebbeckwoman s tongueXXXXNOA ralia spinosadevil s walkingstickXXXXYESA raucaria bidwillibunya bunyaXXXXNOA raucaria heterophyllaNorfolk Island pineXXXXNOA verrhoa carambolacarambolaXXXXNOA vicennia germinansblack mangroveXXXXYESB auhinia tree *XXXXNOB auhinia x blakeanaHong Kong orchidXXXXNOB etula nigrariver birchXXXXYESB etula pendula & birch; silver birchXXXXNOB ischofia javanicaJavanese bishopwood*XXXXNOB ombax ceibared silk cottonXXXXNOB ucida bucerasblack olive.

5 Oxhorn bucidaXXXXNOB ulnesia arboreabulnesaXXXXNOB ursera simarubagumbo limboXXXXYESC aesalpinia granadillobridalveilXXXXNOC aesalpinia pulcherrimaPride-of-Barbados; dwarf poinciana XXXXNOC allistemon rigidusrigid bottlebrushXXXXNOC allistemon viminalisweeping bottlebrushXXXXNOC alophyllum inophyllumAlexandrian laurelXXXXNOC arpinus carolinianaAmerican hornbeam; blue beechXXXXYESC arya glabrapignut hickoryXXXXYESC arya illinoinensispecanXXXXYESC assia fistulagolden showerXXXXNOC asuarina equisetifoliaAustralian pine; horsetail casuarina*XXXXNOC edrus deodaraDeador cedarXXXXNOC eiba pentandrakapok treeXXXXNOC eltis laevigatasugarberry.

6 HackberryXXXXYESC ercis canadensiseastern redbudXXXXYESC hionanthus treeXXXXYESC horisia speciosafloss-silk treeXXXXNOC hrysophyllum cainitostar-appleXXXXNO< 21%21-40%41-60%61-80%81-100%Scientific NameCommon NameNCSSTNCSSTNCSSTNCSSTNCSSTFL NATIVEC hrysophyllum oliviformesatinleafXXXXYESC innamomum camphoracamphor tree *XXXXNOC itrus treesXXXXNOC lusia roseapitchapple*XXXXYESC occoloba diversifoliapigeon plumXXXXYESC occoloba uviferaseagrapeXXXXYESC onocarpus erectusbuttonwoodXXXXYESC ordia bossieriwhite geiger; Texas oliveXXXXYESC ordia sebestenalargeleaf.

7 Geiger treeXXXXYESC ornus floridaflowering dogwoodXXXXYESC ornus kousakousa dogwoodXXXXNOC ornus strictaswamp dogwoodXXXXYESC rataegus japonicaJapanese cedarXXXXNOC unninghamia lanceolataChinese firXXXXNOC upaniopsis anacardiodescarrotwood*XXXXNOC upressus sempervirensItalian cypressXXXXNOD albergia sissooIndian rosewood*XXXXNOD elonix regiaroyal poincianaXXXXNOD iospyros virginianacommon persimmonXXXXYESE leocarpus decipensJapanese blueberryXXXXNOE riobotrya japonicaloquatXXXXNOE ucalyptus camaldulensis subsp.

8 Acutariver redgumXXXXNOE ucalyptus cinereasilver dollar eucalyptusXXXXNOE ucalytpus grandisgrand eucalyptusXXXXNOE ucalyptus robustaswamp mahoganyXXXXNOE ucalyptus torellianaTorell s eucalyptus; cadagaXXXXNOE ugenia axillariswhite stopperXXXXYESE ugenia confusaredberry stopper#XXXXYESE ugenia foetidaSpanish stopper; boxleaf stopperXXXXYESE ugenia rhombeared stopperXXXXYESF icus aureastrangler figXXXXYESF icus benjaminaweeping figXXXXNOF icus elasticaIndian rubber plantXXXXNOF icus lyratafiddleleaf figXXXXNOF icus microcarpaIndian laurel*XXXXNOF irmiana simplexChinese parasol treeXXXXNOF orestiera segregataFlorida privetXXXXYESF raxinus americanawhite ashXXXXYESF raxinus pennsylvanicumgreen ashXXXXYESG inkgo bilobamaidenhair treeXXXXNOG leditsia aquaticawater locustXXXXYES<

9 21%21-40%41-60%61-80%81-100%Scientific NameCommon NameNCSSTNCSSTNCSSTNCSSTNCSSTFL NATIVEG leditsia triacanthoshoney locustXXXXNOG ordonia lasianthusloblolly bayXXXXYESG revillea robustasilk oak*XXXXNOG uaiacum sanctumlignum vitae#XXXXYESH alesia dipteratwo-wing silverbellXXXXYESH androanthus chrysotrichusyellow trumpet treeXXXXYESH esperotropsis leylandiiLeyland cypressXXXXNOH ibiscus tiliaceusmahoe*XXXXNOIlex x attenuataEast palatka holly; topal hollyXXXXYESIlex x attenuata 'Fosteri'Foster's hollyXXXXNOIlex x attenuata 'Savannah'Savannah hollyXXXXNOIlex x BurfordiiBurford hollyXXXXNOIlex cassinedahoon hollyXXXXYESIlex latifolialusterleaf hollyXXXXNOIlex x Nellie R.

10 StevensNellie R. StevensXXXXNOIlex opacaAmerican hollyXXXXYESIlex rotundaround hollyXXXXNOIlex vomitoriayaupon hollyXXXXYESI llicium floridanumFlorida anise tree ; FLORIDA aniseXXXXYESJ acaranda mimosifoliajacaranda; black pouiXXXXNOJ uglans cinereabutternutXXXXNOJ uglans nigrablack walnutXXXXYESJ uniperus silicicolasouthern red cedar XXXXYESJ uniperus virginianaeastern red cedarXXXXYESK igelia pinnatasausage treeXXXXNOK oelreuteria elgans subsp. FormosanflamegoldXXXXNOK oelreuteria paniculatagolden rain treeXXXXNOL agerstroemia sppcrape myrtleXXXXNOL agerstroemia speciosapride of IndiaXXXXNOL aguncularia racemosawhite mangroveXXXXYESL eucaena leucocephalawhite lead tree *XXXXNOL igustrum japonicumJapanese privetXXXXNOL igustrum lucidumglossy privet*XXXXNOL iquidambar styracifluasweetgumXXXXYESL iriodendron tulipiferatulip tree .