Trees Guidance

Trees

Property owners are responsible for replacing landscaping that they remove or that dies, including lawns, trees and shrubs.

The below reference guide contains a list of trees that are recommended to use when planting. Please visit a landscape nursery for other tree species. If there are any questions, please contact City Forester, Casey Lee at 954-344-1117.

  • Black Ironwood
  • Crape Myrtle – Single Leader
  • East Palatka Holly
  • Orange Geiger
  • Jamaica Caper
  • Japanese Fern Tree
  • Lignum Vitae aka Tree of Life
  • Silver Buttonwood
  • Small Leaf Pitch Apple aka Clusia
  • Verawood aka Bulnesia
  • White Geiger
  • Bald Cypress
  • Beauty Leaf aka Calophyllum
  • Gumbo Limbo
  • Live Oak
  • Magnolia “Little Gem”
  • Mahogany
  • Red Maple
  • Royal Poinciana
  • Tamarind
  • Yellow Poinciana
  • Bismarck
  • Canary Date
  • Chinese Fan
  • Christmas
  • Coconut
  • Florida Key Thatch
  • Foxtail
  • Montgomery
  • Phoenix Reclinata
  • Royal Palm
  • Sabal
  • Sylvester

More About Palms

Requirements:

  • Florida Grade #1 quality or better
  • 10’ – 12’ Minimum overall height at time of planting.
  • 4’ – 5’ Planted spread apart.
  • 5’ – 6’ Clear trunk-single leader.
  • 2” Diameter at breast height.

Tree Replacement

No longer permitted to be planted on all new constructions, projects or landscaping replacements.

  • Australian Pine
  • Bischofia
  • Brazilian Pepper aka Florida Holly
  • Carrotwood
  • Earleaf Acacia
  • Indian Rosewood
  • Lead Tree
  • Norfolk Island Pine
  • Poison Wood
  • Schefflera

The importance of proper planting is as important as picking your tree, palm or shrubs and groundcovers.
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Trees Approved by FPL for under powerlines and zero lot lines.

  • All Spice
  • Crape Myrtle
  • Geiger-white or orange
  • Silver Buttonwood
  • Simpson Stopper
  • Yellow Cassia
  • Yellow Elder

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Contact Us

Phone

954-344-1117

Email

clee@coralsprings.gov

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