Please help ID this shrub/tree 9B/10A Florida
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Comments (16)" the Laurel wilt disease that has killed so many RedBay and Sassafras trees will eventually affect the Camphor trees, some say it will, but so far I'm not seeing it." The laurel wilt disease probably came from Asia, so Asian Lauraceae are likely resistant. I knew the tropical cinnamons were fairly tender, but remember the way they are grown for production is as pollarded specimens anyhow. So hardiness would be less important than for Citrus. Also some of the Chinese species are hardier, IIRC a reference I read said even C. wilsonii is used for cinnamon production on a very local scale in the parts of China where it occurs. (and is the only semi-hardy species where that is the case)...See MoreLandscape design suggestions for an unusual house in Florida Zone9b?
Comments (8)There seem to be a lot of one-of-a-kind things in the front yard that aren't working together as a team. I would have less variety, but bigger, bolder, fewer things. I would ditch the bed that's between the driveway and entrance in favor of expanding beds off of each corner of the house. I'm showing palms in the beds off of the house corners. But it doesn't have to be palms. It could be another type of tree cluster or multi-trunk. Don't know what to tell you about the trees in the front yard. We can't see them completely, but they seem to be misshapen or oddly shaped. Not sure if they are contributing in a positive way. Not sure if they can be made to do that....See MoreI cannot ID this tree, can someone help please?
Comments (11)The most heat/humidity tolerant Chilean shrub is almost certainly Azara microphylla, and probably a couple others in the genus. If you really have a hankering to try a Chilean shrub in Texas ;-) They have never flagged in summer heat here*, but are barely winter hardy enough and my first was killed by Polar Vortex I. Probably best rated 8a instead of the more common 7b or 7a. I have a Luma, supposedly hardier cultivar/version, in a pot. A wet spell last summer caused major dieback, in the manner you'd see with a yellow rhododendron. I suspect they would really struggle in TX. It's just for fun, I'm not counting on much from it...as it's almost certainly no hardier than the Azara, which at least doesn't mind the summers! * granted I didn't have any for the hot summers of 2010, 2011, and 2012....See MoreShrub id please
Comments (6)Natal plums have lovely scented flowers, but the thorns make a poor choice to be near an entry of heavily trafficked area, IMO. Nice near a seating area, though. Not a fan of Surinam cherry; it can gets huge and the wood is quite hard, so it can be difficult to cut and almost impossible to dig out. If you're not harvesting the fruits, they can be messy and if you do want to harvest, they can be full of fruit fly larvae, and unusable - at least that's true for me here in coastal Pinellas. I think they taste weird, but others really like them. Floridata.com has some pretty good plant lists which are categorized by features like shade, flowers, drought tolerance, etc. Swiftmud (southwest FL water mgmt. district) has some pretty good info as well. Check out their FL Friendly Landscaping Guide plant lists: http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/yards/ Honestly, that looks like plain old pittosporum to me - which is a very common landscaping plant here - not in good shape either. Hope this helps...See Moresuncoastflowers
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