Master Tree List

The following trees are acceptable replacements in Sarasota County:

COMMON NAME	SCIENTIFIC NAME	SHALLOW ROOT SYSTEM*
American Elm	Ulmus americana – multiple cultivars	No
Bald Cypress	Taxodium distichum	No
Black Mangrove	Avicennia germinans	No
Green Buttonwood	Conocarpus erectus	Yes
Cabbage Palm (see Notes below)	Sabal palmetto	No
Carolina Ash	Fraxinus caroliniana	No
Dahoon Holly	Ilex cassine	Yes
East Palaka Holly	Ilex x attenuata	Yes
False Mastic	Sideroxylon foetidissimum	No
Gumbo Limbo	Bursera simaruba	No
Pignut Hickory	Carya glabra	No
Laurel Oak	Quercus laurifolia	No
Live Oak	Quercus virginiana	No
Loblolly Bay	Gordonia lasianthus	Yes
Longleaf Pine	Pinus palustris	No
Marlberry	Ardisia escallonioides	No
Red Bay	Persia borbonia	Yes
Red Mangrove	Rhizophora mangle	No
Red Maple	Acer rubrum	No
Sand Pine	Pinus clausa	Yes
Seagrape	Coccoloba uvifera	Yes
Slash Pine	Pinus elliottii var. ‘densa’	No
Southern Magnolia	Magnolia grandiflora – multiple cultivars	No
Southern Red Cedar	Juniperus silicicola	Yes
Sugarberry	Celtis laevigata	No
Sweet Bay	Magnolia virginiana	Yes
Sweet Gum	Liquidambar styraciflua	No
Water Oak	Quercus nigra	No
Wax Myrtle (see Notes below)	Myrica cerifera	Yes
White Mangrove	Laguncularia racemosa	No
Yaupon Holly	Ilex vomitoria	Yes

Note: Cabbage Palm and Wax Myrtle No more than 25% of the replant will consist of these two species.

*Trees with shallow root systems may be appropriate for constrained sites.

Please use the list above when selecting trees required to be planted by the Trees Code (Chapter 54, Article XVIII) Tree Permit. It is recommended that the site-specific conditions and character of the tree species at maturity are evaluated before selecting trees.