Recommended Tree List

Building a Tree Canopy

As part of the new fence code, landscaping required in conjunction with the installation of permanent or temporary fencing must provide one canopy tree every 30 feet on center along the hedge row between the fence and the street frontage. The canopy tree should be at least 10 feet overall height at planting.

List of Recommended Canopy Trees

  • Acer rebrum (Red Maple)
  • Bauhinia spp. (Orchid Tree)
  • Bourreria suculenta var. revolute (Strong Bark)
  • Bucida buceras (Black Olive)
  • Bursera simaruba (Gumbo Limbo)
  • Calophyllum inophyllum (Beauty Leaf)
  • Celtis laevigata (Hackberry)
  • Chrysophyllum oliviforme (Satin Leaf)
  • Clusia rosea (Pitch Apple)
  • Coccoloba diversifolia (Pigeon Plum)
  • Coccoloba uvifera (Sea Grape)
  • Conocarpus erectus (Buttonwood or Silver Buttonwood)
  • Cordia sebestena (Geiger Tree)
  • Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood)
  • Delonix regia (Royal Poinciana)
  • Enallagma latifolia (Black Calabash)
  • Erythrina crista-galli (Coral Tree)
  • Eugenia spp.
  • Guaiacum sanctum (Lignum-Vitae)
  • Guapira discolor (Blolly)
  • Hibiscuc tiliaceus (Sea Hibiscus)
  • Ilex cassine (Dahoon Holly)
  • Jacaranda acutifolia (Jacaranda)
  • Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweet Gum)
  • Lysiloma bahamensis (Wild Tamarind)
  • Lysiloma sabicu (Cuban Tamarind)
  • Magnolia grandiflora (Magnolia)
  • Manikara roxburghiana (Mimusops)
  • Myrica cerifera (Wax Myrtle)
  • Myricanthes fragans (Twinberry)
  • Persia burbonia (Red Bay)
  • Pinus elliotti (Slash Pine)
  • Plumeria spp. (Frangipani)
  • Quercus spp. (Oak)
  • Sapindus saponaria (Soapberry)
  • Simarouba glacua (Paradise Tree)
  • Swientenia mahogani (Mahogany)
  • Tabebuia argentea (Tree of Gold)
  • Tabebuia pallida (Pink Trumpet)
  • Tamarindus indica (Tamarind)