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Replacement Tree Category List

RECOMMENDED TREES FOR CANOPY REPLACEMENT
CATEGORY 1 TREES

12-Foot Minimum Height, 2-inch Caliper
Replacement Canopy Area Credit: 300 square feet
Greater than or equal to 13-Foot Height, 2.5-inch Minimum Caliper
Replacement Canopy Area Credit: 350 square feet
Greater than or equal to 16-Foot Height, 3-inch Minimum Caliper
Replacement Canopy Area Credit: 400 square feet

Broward County Florida has a list of recommended trees for replacement, categorized by size and including both native and non-native species. Some popular choices for larger trees include Live Oak, Slash Pine, and Bald Cypress. Smaller trees and palms are also available, such as the Gumbo Limbo, Red Bay, and various palm species. 

 
Here’s a more detailed breakdown:
Large Trees (35’+):
  • Native: Bald Cypress, Live Oak, Pond Cypress, Red Bay, Slash Pine, Southern Magnolia, Sweet Bay Magnolia, Wild Tamarind.
  • Other: Cabbage Palm, Canary Island Date Palm, Gumbo Limbo, Mastic, Royal Palm. 
     
Smaller Trees/Palms:
  • Native:
    Green Buttonwood, Red Mulberry, Sea Grape, Shortleaf Fig, Sugarberry, Willow Bustic.
  • Other:
    African Mahogany, Flame Bottle Tree, Floss Silk Tree, Golden Rain Tree, Golden Shower Tree, Indian Tamarind, Jacaranda, Kapok Tree, Laurel Oak, Mahogany, Mastic, Paradise Tree, Pitch Apple, Red Silk Cotton Tree, Pongam, Royal Poinciana, Soapberry, Spanish Cherry, Strangler Fig, Weeping Podocarpus, Yellow Poinciana. 
 

Common Name    Latin Name
*Bald cypress     Taxodium distichum
Black olive     Terminalia buceras
Brazilian beautyleaf     Calophyllum brasiliense
Flame bottle tree     Brachychiton acerifolius
Floss silk tree         Chorisia speciosa
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
*Magnolia         Magnolia grandiflora
*Mahogany        Swietenia mahogani
*Mastic             Sideroxylon foetidissimum
*Paradise tree Simarouba glauca
*Pitch apple Clusia rosea
*Pond cypress Taxodium ascendens
Rainbow eucalyptus Eucalyptus deglupta
*Red maple Acer rubrum
*Red mulberry Morus rubra
Red silk cotton tree Bombax ceiba
Rusty leaf fig Ficus rubiginosa
Royal poinciana Delonix regia
*Sea grape Cocolloba uvifera
*Shortleaf fig Ficus citrifolia
*Slash pine Pinus elliottii var. densa
*Soapberry Sapindus saponaria
Spanish cherry Mimusops elengi
*Strangler fig Ficus aurea
*Sugarberry Celtis laevigata
*Sweet bay Magnolia virginiana
Weeping podocarpus Podocarpus gracilior
*Wild tamarind Lysiloma latisiliquum
*Willow bustic Dipholis salicifolia
Yellow Poinciana Peltophorum pterocarpum

*Native to Florida

CATEGORY 2 TREES
8-Foot Minimum Height Replacement Canopy Area Credit: 150 square feet
Greater than or equal to 10-Foot Minimum Height Replacement Canopy
Area Credit: 200 square feet
Common Name Latin Name
African tulip tree Spathodea campanulata
Black sapote Diospyros dignya
Bridalveil Caesalpinia granadillo
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
*East Palatka holly Illex x attenuata
*Fiddlewood Citharexylum fruticosum
Florida lilac Lonchocarpus violaceus
Frangipani Plumeria spp.
Glaucous cassia Senna surattensis
*Guiana plum Drypetes lateriflora
*Inkwood Exothea paniculata
*Jamaica dogwood Piscidia piscipula
Japanese Blueberry Elaeocarpus decipiens
*Krug’s holly Ilex krugiana
*Lancewood Nectandra coriacea
Longan Euphoria longan
Loquat Eriobotrya japonica
Lychee Litchi chinensis
Madagascar olive Noronhia emarginata
Orange geiger Cordia sebestena
*Persimmon Diospyros virginiana
*Pigeon plum Coccoloba diversifolia
Pink trumpet tree Tabebuia heterophylla
*Pond apple Annona glabra
Queen’s crape-myrtle Lagerstroemia speciosa
*Sabicu Lysiloma sabicu
*Sand pine Pinus clausa
*Satinleaf Chrysophyllum oliviforme
Sausage tree Kigelia pinnata
Small-leaf clusia (standard) Clusia guttifera
*Southern red cedar Juniperus silicicola
*Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua
Tree of gold Tabebuia caraiba
Verawood Bulnesia arborea
White geiger Cordia boisseri

*Native to Florida

CATEGORY 3 TREES
6-Foot Minimum Height for Trees
6-Foot Clear Trunk for Palms
Replacement Canopy Area Credit: 100 Square Feet
Common Name Latin Name
Allspice Pimenta dioica
*Bahama strongback Bourreria succulenta
Beach acacia Acacia cyanophylla
Bismarck palm Bismarckia nobilis
*Black ironwood Krugiodendron ferreum
*Blolly Guapira discolor
*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
Greenheart Colubrina arborescens
*Jamaica caper Capparis cynophallophora
*Lignum vitae Guaiacum sanctum
Ligustrum Ligustrum japonicum
Macadamia nut Macadamia spp.
*Marlberry Ardisia escallonioides
*Redberry stopper Eugenia confusa
Royal palm Roystonea spp.
Satake palm Satakentia liukiuensis
*Simpson stopper Myrcianthes fragrans
Snailseed Cocculus laurifolius
*Soldierwood Colubrina elliptica
*Spanish stopper Eugenia foetida
*Sweet acacia Vachellia farnesiana
*Wax myrtle Myrica cerifera
White tabebuia Tabebuia bahamensis
Wild date palm Phoenix sylvestris
*Wild lime Zanthoxylum fagara
Yellow geiger Cordia lutea

*Native to Florida

CATEGORY 4 PALMS
6-Foot Minimum Clear Trunk
Replacement Canopy Area Credit: 50 square feet
Common Name Latin Name
Alexandra palm Archontophoenix alexandrae
Blue latan palm Latania loddigesii
Bottle palm Hyophorbe lagenicaulis
Carpenter palm Carpentaria acumenata
Date palm Phoenix dactylifera
*Florida cherry palm Pseudophoenix sargentii
*Florida silver palm Coccothrinax argentata
*Florida thatch palm Thrinax radiata
Foxtail palm Wodyetia bifurcata
Hurricane palm Dictyosperma album
Montgomery palm Veitchia montgomeryana
*Paurotis palm Acoelorrhaphe wrightii
Pindo palm Butia capitata
Red latan palm Latania lontaroides
Dypsis decaryi
Triangle palm
Windmill palm
Trachycarpus fortunei
*Native to Florida  

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