Plant Lists
This group of plant lists can be a great help when shopping at the nursery or contemplating a new palm or tree for your property.
Each listing is a link to the Plant Page for photos and info about that particular plant.
On this page, you'll find Palms by Height and Trees by Height.More lists
Cold hardy plants for those who live in Zone 9B - or anyone who wants a carefree winter landscape.
And for people lucky enough to live on or near the beach - see our page on salt tolerant plants.
Palms by Height
5'
Cardboard
3-6'
Silver Saw Palmetto
6'
Dioon
King Sago
5-7'
Bottle
6-8'
Cat
7'
Bamboo
8'
Arenga
8-10'
European (Mediterranean) Fan
Lady
10'
Arikury
Madagascar
10-12'
Windmill
10-15'
Buccaneer
12'
Pygmy Date
12-15'
Adonidia
Trees by Height
Some shrub standards (tree-form) are not included
10'
Desert Cassia
12-15'
Cassia Surattensis
15'
Australian Tree Fern
Kopsia
Ligustrum
Tibouchina Granulosa
Weeping Bottlebrush
15-20'
Dwarf Black Olive
Japanese Blueberry
Little Gem Magnolia
Nellie Stevens Holly
Orange Geiger
Parkinsonia
Weeping Yaupon Holly
20'
Cassia Fistula
Eagleston Holly
Frangipani
Silver Buttonwood
up to 25'
Crape Myrtle
20-25'
Japanese Fern Tree
Ylang Ylang (professionally pruned)
25'
Clusia Rosea
20-30'
Dahoon Holly
Tabebuia
25-30'
Gumbo Limbo
30'
East Palatka Holly
False Ashoka
Shady Lady Black Olive
30-35'
Weeping Podocarpus
30-40'
Arizona Cypress
Hong Kong Orchid
Italian Cypress
35-40'
Floss Silk
Mahogany
40'
Arborvitae
D.D. Blanchard Magnolia
Fiddle Leaf Fig
Jacaranda
Mahoe
Maple
Peltophorum
Southern Red Cedar
Weeping Willow
40-50'
Bald Cypress
Royal Poinciana
60'
Live Oak
60-80'
Slash Pine
80'
Sycamore
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