These trees can provide a great complement to palm trees traditionally in Miami yards. They have a great deal to offer landscapes because of the vast variety of choice you have regarding mature height, leaf color, canopy, and flowering capacity.
| Tree | Flowering | Color | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Cypress | No | None | Large, deciduous, tolerant to wet soil. |
| Black Olive | No | None | Pleasant looking, wind and salt tolerant shade tree. |
| Bottlebrush | Yes | Red | Tree or shrub, different growth types |
| Crepe Myrtle | Yes | Red, Pink, Others | Many different colors and shapes of growth |
| Florida Maple | No | None | Native to state, grows 35 feet tall |
| Green Buttonwood | No | None | Bright green leaves, fantastic shrub or specimen tree. |
| Gumbo-limbo | No | None | Great looking tree, click through to see the picture. |
| Jacaranda | Yes | Blue | Showy flowers, loses leaves in winter |
| Japanese Blueberry | No | None | Evergreen tree grows in a pyramidal shape |
| Jatropha | Yes | Red | Can serve as a miniature tree |
| Live Oak | No | None | Florida’s most prominent shade tree |
| Mahogany | No | None | Towering richly colored shade tree, South Florida native |
| Nellie Stevens Holly | No | Red Berries | Berries appear in wintertime |
| Orchid Tree | Yes | Pink, Red, Purple | Also known as Hong Kong Orchid |
| Mahogany | No | None | Towering richly colored shade tree, South Florida native |
| Red Maple | No | None | Unique tree in Florida providing fall color |
| Royal Poinciana | Yes | Scarlet, Reds | Striking flower blossom in the beginning of summer |
| Silver Buttonwood | No | Silver | Silver or blue-green leaves on this specimen tree. |
| Sweet Gum | No | None | |
| Weeping Yaupon Holly | No | None |