Environmental Engineering
CATEGORY 1 TREES RECOMMENDED FOR CANOPY REPLACEMENT
12 FOOT MINIMUM HEIGHT - 2.0 INCH CALIPER
Common Name Latin Name
African mahogany Khaya spp.
Flame bottle tree Brachychiton acerifolius
*Bald cypress Taxodium distichum
Floss silk tree Chorisia speciosa
Golden rain tree Koelreuteria
formosana
Golden shower tree Cassia fistula
Green Buttonwood
Conocarpus erectus
*Gumbo limbo Bursera simaruba
Indian tamarind Tamarindus indica
Jacaranda Jacaranda mimosifolia
Kapok tree Ceiba pentandra
*Laurel oak Quercus laurifolia
*Live oak Quercus virginiana
*Mahogany Swietenia mahogani
*Mastic Mastichodendron
foetidissimum
*Paradise tree Simarouba glauca
*Pitch apple Clusia rosea
*Pond cypress Taxodium ascendens
*Red mulberry Morus rubra
Red silk cotton tree Bombax ceiba
Pongam Pongamia pinnata
Royal poinciana Delonix regia
*Sea grape Cocolloba uvifera
*Shortleaf fig Ficus
citrifolia
*Slash pine Pinus elliottii var.
densa
*Soapberry Sapindus saponaria
*Southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora
Spanish cherry Mimusops elengi
*Strangler fig Ficus aurea
*Sugarberry Celtis laevigata
*Sweet bay Magnolia virginiana
Weeping podocarpus Podocarpus gracilior
*Wild tamarind Lysiloma latisiliqua
*Willow bustic Dipholis salicifolia
Yellow poinciana Peltophorum pterocarpum
*Native to Florida
CATEGORY 2 TREES RECOMMENDED FOR CANOPY REPLACEMENT
8 FOOT MINIMUM HEIGHT - 2.0 INCH CALIPER
Common
Name Latin Name
African tulip tree Spathodea campanulata
Black sapote Diospyros dignya
Bottlebrush Callistemon spp.
Brazil beautyleaf Calophyllum brasiliense
Buttercup tree Cochlospermum vitifolium
*Buttonwood (silver) Conocarpus erectus (var.
sericeus)
*Cherry laurel Prunus caroliniana
*Crabwood Gymnanthes lucida
Curly pod Caesalpinia
mexicana
*Dahoon holly Ilex cassine
*Fiddlewood Citharexylum fruticosum
Frangipani Plumeria spp.
*Guiana plum Drypetes lateriflora
*Jamaica dogwood Piscidia piscipula
*Krug's holly Ilex krugiana
Florida lilac Lonchocarpus
*Lancewood Nectandra coriacea
Longan Euphoria longan
Loquat Eriobotrya japonica
Lychee Litchi chinensis
Madagascar olive Noronhia emarginata
*Persimmon Diospyros virginiana
*Pigeon plum Coccoloba diversifolia
Pink trumpet tree Tabebuia heterophylla
*Pond apple Annona glabra
Queen's crape-myrtle Lagerstroemia speciosa
Red Geiger Cordia sebestena
*Wild tamarind Lysiloma sabicu
*Sand pine Pinus clausa
*Satinleaf Chrysophyllum
oliviforme
Sausage tree Kigelia pinnata
*Southern red cedar Juniperus silicicola
*Sweetgum Liquidambar
styraciflua
*Sycamore Platanus occidentalis
Tree of gold Tabebuia caraiba
Vera Bulnesia arborea
White Geiger Cordia boisseri
*Native to Florida
CATEGORY 3 TREES RECOMMENDED FOR CANOPY REPLACEMENT
6 FOOT MINIMUM HEIGHT FOR TREES - 2.0 INCH CALIPER
6 FOOT CLEAR TRUNK FOR PALMS
Common
Name Latin Name
Allspice Pimenta dioica
Beach acacia Acacia cyanophylla
*Black ironwood Krugiodendron ferreum
*Blolly Guapira discolor
Bottlebrush tree Callistemon spp.
Brush cherry Syzygium paniculatum
*Cabbage palm Sabal palmetto
Canary Island date palm Phoenix canariensis
Coconut palm Cocos nucifera
*Cocoplum Chrysobalanus icaco
Coral bean Erythrina spp.
Crape-myrtle Lagerstroemia indica
Glossy privet Ligustrum lucidum
*Jamaica caper Capparis
cynophallophora
Macadamia nut Macadamia spp.
*Redberry stopper Eugenia confusa
Royal palm Roystonea spp.
*Simpson stopper Myrcianthes fragrans
Snailseed Cocculus laurifolius
*Spanish stopper Eugenia foetida
*Wax myrtle Myrica cerifera
White geiger Cordia boissieri
*Wild lime Zanthoxylum fagara
*Native to Florida
CATEGORY 4 PALMS RECOMMENDED FOR CANOPY REPLACEMENT
MINIMUM 6 FOOT CLEAR TRUNKCommon Name Latin Name
Alexandra palm Archontophoenix alexandrae
Bottle palm Hyophorbe lagenicaulis
Chinese fan palm Livistona chinensis
Date palm Phoenix dactylifera
*Florida cherry palm Pseudophoenix sargentii
*Florida silver palm Coccothrinax argentata
*Florida thatch palm Thrinax radiata
Foxtail palm Wodyetia bifurcata
*Paurotis palm Acoelorrhaphe wrightii
Pindo palm Butia capitata
Queen palm Syagrus romanzoffiana
Senegal date palm Phoenix reclinata
Washington palm Washingtonia robusta
Windmill palm Trachycarpus fortunei
*Native to Florida
Tree canopy - means the upper portion of the tree consisting of limbs, branches, and leaves.
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Replacement Tree Category |
Replacement Canopy Area Credit (In Square Feet) |
|
Category 1 Tree |
300 |
|
Category 2 Tree |
150 |
|
Category 3 Tree |
100 |
|
Category 4 Tree |
50 |
For example:
Tree to be removed is 300 square feet. Replacement can be from:
Category 1 - 1 tree from approved list
Category 2 - 2 trees from approved list
Category 3 - 3 trees from approved list
Category 4 - 6 trees from approved list.
Any questions related to the tree(s) relocation, removal, or replacement please contact Leo Zervas or Ramon Lardizabal at 954-972-0828.