Brief Intro/Florida Urban Landscape: Florida is proud of all our Magnolias. They put the “Flori” in Florida. Once you...
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Florida trees are a valuable resource, especially for our urban areas. The Florida Urban Forestry Council is dedicated to promoting trees. Please join us in our mission and help support urban forestry in Florida.
Stump the Forester – What is a resilient urban forest?
QUESTION: What is a resilient urban forest? ANSWER: A resilient urban forest is one in which the built-in defense...
Tree of the Quarter: Gumbo Limbo (Bursera simaruba)
Tropical trees are not only beautiful, but depending on where they evolved, they may have some incredible adaptations...
Lethal Bronzing in Palm
If you have palms in your landscape or are thinking of planting palms, you may want to know more about Lethal...
Stump the Forester: My Palm leaves are turning brown, does it have a disease, or a nutrient deficiency?
QUESTION My Palm leaves are turning brown. Does it have a disease, or a nutrient deficiency? ANSWER Before providing...
Tree of the Quarter: Laurel Oak (Quercus laurifolia)
Brief Intro: Laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia) is a common, native, red oak in the southern landscape. Laurel oaks are...
Tree of the Quarter: The Treaty Oak in Jacksonville, Florida
The Treaty Oak is an impressive southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) and an iconic arboricultural landmark in downtown Jacksonville, FL. The tree is estimated to be 250 years old or more.
Stump the Forester: What Are Codominant Stems?
Stump the Forester answers… What are codominant stems and what to look for? Codominant stems are “twin stems,” or multi stems that form within a tree’s branching.
Tree of the Quarter: Trumpet Trees (Handroanthus chrysotrichus, Tabebuia aurea & Tabebuia heterophylla)
Trumpet Trees Untangled You think you know the name of a tree and then you discover that the plant taxonomists have...
