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Some even lose their leaves to provide you with those nostalgic leafraking chores. Many of Florida's trees
lose and replace their leaves within a
period of only days or weeks, such as
the laurel oak, red maple, and live
oaks. Other trees such as the persim-
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and
swamp
tupelo
may
remain
leafless for several months, beginning
as early as September or October,
,
while
many
native
oaks
shed
and
replace their leaves in late winter or
early spring without anyone taking
,
,
,
,
much
notice.
The
time
between
com-
plete leaf fall and budding out varies
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v
from
tral
four
Florida
to
ten
weeks
species.
for
A
few
many
cen-
trees
like
the
turkey oak and the southern sugar
maple (Florida maple) will retain many
of their dried brown leavesthroughout
the
~a.r.st
dormant
period.
Many
may
not
completely shed all leaves until the last
week in Decemberor the first week in
RED MAPLE
SWEET6UM
January.
continued next DaRe
1981
Bald
and
pond
cypress
(Taxodium
ascendens)
are well known
wetland
(Liquidambar
Cypress
is a large tree with a tall
pyramidalcrown. The natural rangeis
species found throughout Florida.
Although naturally found in a wet environment, cypress trees can be established without much difficulty on
northward
the
seed-
grown
3
out
than
leafs
spring
usually
the
even
characteristic
make
not
and
sun
full
in
trees.
be
may
when
Florida
seed
local
fertiliza-
over
attention
the
obtain
to
avoid
Some
from
made
to
pH
high
of
like
trees
for
particularly
The
of
prorecom-
highly
cuts
and
areas
hickory.
bedding
pignut
mulched
damaging
is
the
be
in
and
trees
of
and
from
they
placement
where
tected
edgers
mended.
in
7+),-
(pH
shell
some
with
soil
plantedin full sun, in well drainedsandy
discussed
trees
be
given
be
area.
originating
should
plants
from
oak
limestone)
can
by
Hernando County northward. Potted
acorns can easily be grown to a height
of 5 ft. in one season. Small trees
mowers
underlain
the
tree which prefers moist soil. Growth
is relatively fast and seeds and seedlings develop rapidly in rich potting
soil.
Small
trees
are
easily
transplanted.
turkey
(usually
medium-sized
a
is
maple
Red
leaves.
conditions
hammocks
upland
rich
mocks
planted
be
by
of
in
grown
effort
or
geographic
hamthe
limestone
and
coastal
often
cypress
The
bald
the
crowded
Most
appear
normally
leaves
New
drained
tion
seeds (samara) and sends out new
in
earlier
weeks
4
Florida
to
brown.
of
should
December
caredfor in an urbanenvironment.An
is
should
occur
maple
well
winged
red
red
smalltreesdifficult to remove.Cypress
one of the largest of the southern red
oaks reachi ng heights of 100 to 130 ft.
with trunks 3 to 5 ft. in diameter (max.
180 by 8 ft.). Shumard oak is found in
colored
Brightly
displays
january
produce
quickly
In
leaf
Florida.
in
December.
in
yellow-orange-red
trees
the most popular and easily grown
'flowers
in
colors
the
by the first week in March.
Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii)
is one of
rubrum)
pond cypress. Both trees provide a
pleasant fragrance as the leaves and
small branchlets turn to a gold or rusty
and the dead leaves usually persist on
and
maple
(Acer
Red
orange-red
well-
drained soils of central and north
Florida. Dogwood provides both colorful red foliage in the fall and beautiful
white flower bracts in the spring.
are
1
florida)
rich
in
adapted to the periodically burned
pine/oak sand hills and requires full
sun. Some improved vigor and leaf
coloring has been observed in trees
under cultivation. Turkey oak has
large deep pointed lobes similar to
other red oaks found in the north. Fall
tree.
page
(Cornus
grown
tree
dogwood
small
a
is
Flowering
-from
Pot
and more rapid growth rate. In central
well
tree
sized
medium
a
is
oak
FLORIDAAUTUMN -
form
The turkey oak (Quercuslaevis)is
found on dry sandy ridges from Collier
County northward and is often seen
associated with longleaf pine. Turkey
pyramidal
lings can develop to a height of 3 ft. in
one growing season. In well drained
sandy soil a height of 15 ft. can be obtained for bald cypress in 6 growing
seasons. Bald cypress is generally
selected over pond cypress because of
yellow-
foliage,
a
cypress
from
bald
vary
fern-like
leaves
soils.
many
star-
The
soil.
sandy
in
grow
will
gum
shaped
orange to purple. Sweetgum is widely
recommended for planting throughout
most of peninsula Florida.
taprooting
Florida
other
central
and the tree is generally associated
with mesic hammocks and found
along natural watercourses.
Sweet
the
south
distichum)
peninsula
from
(Taxodium
development
sweetgum
upland
Nov.,
PALMETTO,
2,
Page
The
styraciflua)
of 4 ft. in a single season. Prior to planting, soil should be richly mulched.
Southern sugar maple appears to be
suitable for use in the urban landscape.. Fall color is yellow to golden
orange and occasionally orange-red.
December
of
end
the
from
generally
Dormancy following the fall color is
to late- in February or a period of about
the
in
budding
until
tree
the
on
remain
8 weeks. Many brown leaves usually
Florida
has an autumn,
not.
course
"Of
say
can
you
lustrous
The
year.
per
height
in
8
mechanical
from
trees
young
bark
the thin
injury.
5
too!"
CONSIDER
Each plant that becomes extinct
causes the extinction of 10 to 30
dependent species of insects, higher
animals, and other plants.
Dr. Peter Raven, Missouri Botannical Garden
ham-
mesic
the
from
found
Pignut hickory (Carya g/abra) is a
medium to occasionally
large tree
is
to
mature
be given to protect
of
in
should
7 +)
up
(pH
trees can be pot grown up to a height
spring begins.
And then when your northern
visitors ask, "Don't you miss the fall
colors?"
can
understory
placed
beneath
5 to
form a ratheropen crown. Somecare
Numerous
growing
height.
collected
from
and
shade
The
hills
which
form
very
northward.
is
nice
a
an
as
specimens
are
soil
have gained
green leaves are 6 to 8 inches long
with deep pointed lobes. The orangered fall colors are usually seen late in
December. Shumard oak tends to
grow tall and the branches spread to
which
seedlings
in
year
per
ft.
County
sandy-shelly
Pinellas
drained
6
limestone
hammocks
rolling
maple
displays
grown
grown
Open
when
and
sugar
County
the
upland
on
found
Hernando
tolerant
foliage
tree.
in
well
to
is a beautiful
barbatum)
southern
of
be
of
(Acer
tree
maple
ft.
Pinellas County
Southern sugar maple or Florida
mocks of south central Florida north
ward. Pignut hickory will grow well in
If you plant natives, you will be able
to spend your time watching your
sandy soil and is shade tolerant. Pignut
hickory is difficult to transplant;
grow.
however,good resultsmay be obtained by planting nuts directly on a'
selected site. After 6 growing seasonsa
height of 15 ft. can be obtained on
sandy soil. Once established, growth
rates may range between 3 to 4 ft. per
year. Pignut hickory leaves often
become
bright
yellow
in
December.
plants
grow
rather
Joyce Gann, in
than
making
.Planting
them
a Hammock"
Half the species of trees native to
North America grow in Florida.
Joyce
Gann,
in
"...Plantin~
a Hammock"