Trees, Shrubs & Vines
Trees provide shade, helping your home conserve energy.
For information about choosing plants for particular areas of Florida, see Specific Growing Zones.
UF/IFAS Sites
- Palms in the Landscape
- Shrub Selection
- Tree Selection for Landscapes
- Tree Selection for Urban and Suburban Sites
- Trees and Hurricanes
- Woody Ornamentals
UF/IFAS Publications
- Assessing Damage and Restoring Trees After a Hurricane
- Azaleas for Florida
- The Cabbage Palm, Sabal palmetto
- Common Oaks of Florida
- Crape Myrtle in Florida
- Dispelling Misperceptions about Trees
- Dogwood, Flowering
- Dwarf Plants
- English Ivies to Know and Grow
- Eastern Redbud
- Espalier
- Fact Sheets: Shrubs
- Fact Sheets: Trees
- Flowering Vines for Florida
- Junipers
- Landscape Trees A - Z
- Ligustrum: a Versatile Landscape Plant
- Magnolia
- New, Improved and Underutilized Trees for North and Central Florida
- New Red-flowered Crape Myrtles
- Oleanders for Florida
- Planting Trees and Shrubs
- Poinsettias, Indoors and Outdoors
- Sabal Palmetto: Cabbage Palm
- Selection and Use of Trees
- Shrub Selection
- Slow-growing Trees
- Specifications for Planting Trees and Shrubs in the Southeastern United States
- Topiary
- The Versatile Crape Myrtle
- Vines Add a New Dimension to a Landscape
Other Sites & Publications
- Avoiding Tree & Utility Conflicts--International Society of Arboriculture
- Avoiding Tree & Utility Conflicts--International Society of Arboriculture (en español)
- The Cycad Society
- Florida-friendly Plant Database--FloridaYards.org
- Houseplants: Ivy--NC State University
- The International Palm Society
- Ivy--Clemson University
- Selecting Trees for Your Home--University of Illinois Extension
- The Southeastern Palm Society
- Tree Selection--International Society of Arboriculture
- Trees, Shrubs, and Groundcovers--Virginia Cooperative Extension
- Vines--Clemson University
- Return to Plants & Grasses
General Resources
UF/IFAS Sites
- Entomology and Nematology Department
- Environmental Horticulture Department
- FAWN: Florida Automated Weather Network
- Florida Master Gardener Program
- Florida Partnership for Water, Agriculture & Community Sustainability at Hastings
- Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Program
- Gardening in a Minute
- Gardening Tips with Dr. Bob Black
- Home Lawn Care--Turfgrass Science
- Horticultural Sciences Department
- IPM Florida
- Landscape Plants
- Living Green
- Pesticide Information Office
- Plant Pathology Department
- ProHort
- School Gardens
- Soil and Water Science Department
- Trees and Hurricanes
UF/IFAS Publications
State & Federal Agencies
- County Foresters--Florida DOF
- FDACS
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map--U.S. National Arboretum
Other University Sites
- Hort Corner--University of Illinois Extension
- Yard & Garden Solutions--University of Illinois Extension
Organizations & Associations
- American Community Gardening Association
- American Horticultural Society
- Florida Native Plant Society
- International Society of Arboriculture
- International Society of Arboriculture (en español)
- International Society of Arboriculture, Florida Chapter
- National Garden Clubs
- North American Native Plant Society
Other Sites & Publications
Plant Hardiness Zones
