Trees

Tabebuia caraiba, Tabebuia argenteaFamily: BignoniaceaeSilver Trumpet TreeOrigin: Brazil  This Tabebuia is one over 100 species with blooms starting near the first day of spring in South Florida. Its masses of yellow trumpet flowers catch everyones eye in season. The foliage is mostly deciduous. Some trees lose leaves prior to blooming

Swietenia mahagoniFamily: MeliaceaeWest Indian MahoganyOrigin: Caribbean, southern Florida Swietenia mahagoni is the species from which the true original mahogany wood was produced. Mahogany is a semi-deciduous tree which loses its old leaves at the end of winter just as the new growth is beginning.

Santalum albumFamily: SantalaceaeSandalwood, ChandanaOrigin: India Sandalwood is a small tree that grows primarily in India. The wood of its stem, which grows from 20 to 30 feet high, is heavy and straight-grained and varies in color from white when young to yellow or orange when older. its oval leaves are