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Tree Wish List!


Hey there! When It comes to creating a botanical garden, It's important to have trees. I love trees, I used to climb them all the time when I was little. Trees come in many shapes and forms. All trees are important, they provide fresh air, some help us in medicinal ways, others have economic importance, some are so beautiful who wouldn't want to have them in their jungle, they help with our soil & they provide homes for animals. I started collecting a few years ago, I already have some of these below, I wont stop till I have them all. Some of these trees need special environments so creating those settings is very important for the trees success. If I'm missing any trees let me know I will add them to the list. Do you have a Tree Wish List? If so what are they? Post Bellow! Maybe I can help make those Tree Dreams Come True! Stay Flora Obsessed XOXO, Happy Gardening!


Conifers 1-13

  1. Araucaria excels ( Norfolk Island Pine)-Outdoor/ Indoor

  2. Cedrus Atlantica (Atlas Cedar)- Outdoor

  3. Chamaecyparis obtusa ( Hinoki Cyperess)-Indoors

  4. Cypressus arizonica (Smooth Arizona Cypress)-Indoors

  5. Cypressus macrocarpa (Monterrey Cypress)-Indoors

  6. Cypress Sempervirens (Italian or Mediterranean) - Outdoors

  7. Cycas Revoluta - Outdoors

  8. Larix Decidua ( European Larch) - Indoors

  9. Metasequoia Glyptostroboides (Dawn Redwood, Water Larch)-Indoors

  10. Picea Omorika (Seberia Spruce)-Outdoors

  11. Pinus Nigra ( Austrian Pine, Black Pine)- Outdoors

  12. Torreya Californica (California Nutmeg)- Outdoors

  13. Tsunga Canadiensis (Canadian Hemlock, Eastern Hemlock) - Indoors

Palms 1-5

  1. Ceroxylon Andicola (Andes Palm)-Outdoors

  2. Cocos Nucifera (Coconut Palm)-Outdoors/Indoors

  3. Jubaea Chilensis (Chilean Wine Palm)-Outdoors

  4. Phoenix Dactylifera (Date Palm)-Outdoors

  5. Sabal Texana (Texas Palmetto)-Outdoors

Broadleafs 1-52

  1. Acer Palmatum (Japanese Maple)-Outdoors/Indoors

  2. Acer Rubrum (Red Maple, Swamp Maple)-Indoors

  3. Adasonia Digitata (Baobab)-Outdoors

  4. Betula Pubescens (Hairy Birch)-Indoors

  5. Cecropia Palmata (Trumpet, Snakewood)-Indoors

  6. Cecropia Peltata (Congo Pump, Wild Paw-paw)-Indoors

  7. Celtis Australis (European Hackberry)-Outdoors

  8. Cercidipyllum Japonicum (Katsura Tree)- Outdoors

  9. Cotinus Coggyria (Smoke Tree, Venetian Sumac)-Outdoors/Indoors

  10. Orataegus Oxyacantha (English Hawthorn May)-Outdoors

  11. Cyrilla Racemiflora (Titi, Swamp Cyrilla, Leatherwood)-Indoors

  12. Disanthus Cercidifolius (Redbud Hazel)-Outdoors

  13. Elaeagnus Angustifolia (Russian Olive)-Outdoors

  14. Eucalyptus Ficifolia (Red Flowering Gum)-Indoors

  15. Eucalyptus Globulus (Blue Gum)-Outdoors

  16. Fagus Sylvatica (Common Beech, European Beech)-Outdoors/Indoors

  17. Fatsia Japonica (Aralia)-Outdoors

  18. Ficus Benjamina (Weeping Fig)-Indoors

  19. Ficus Lyrata (Banjo Fig, Fiddle-Leaf Fig)-Indoors

  20. Ficus Religiosa (Peepul Tree, Bo Tree)-Indoors

  21. Ficus Sycomorus (Sycamore)-Outdoors

  22. Fraxinus Excelsior (European Ash)-Outdoors

  23. Fraxinus Ornus (Flowering Ash, Manna Ash)-Outdoors

  24. Ginkgo Biloba (Maidenhair Tree)-Outdoors

  25. Gleditsia Triacanthos (Honey Locust, Sweet Locust)-Outdoors

  26. Guaiacum Officinale (Lignum Vitae)-Outdoors/Indoors

  27. Idesia Polycarpa (Igiri Tree)-Outdoors/Indoors

  28. Ilex Aquifolium (English Holly)-Outdoor/Indoors

  29. Kigelia Pinnata (Sausage Tree)-Indoors

  30. Laurus Nobilis (Laurel, Sweet Bay)-Outdoors

  31. Metrosideros Robusta (North Island Rata)-Outdoors/Indoors

  32. Ostrya Virginiana (Hop Hornbeam)-Outdoors

  33. Phellodendron Amurense (Amur Cork Tree)-Outdoors

  34. Populus Alba (White Poplar)-Outdoors

  35. Populus Nigra Var. (Italica, Lombardy Poplar)-Outdoors

  36. Populus Tremuloides (Quaking Aspen)-Indoors

  37. Quercus Cerris (Turkey Oak)-Outdoors

  38. Quercus Frainetto (Hungarian Oak)-Outdoors/Indoors

  39. Quercus Ilex (Holm Oak, Holly Oak)-Outdoors

  40. Quercus Robur (Common Oak, English Oak)-Outdoors

  41. Quercus Virginiana (Live Oak)-Outdoors

  42. Ravenala Madagascariensis (Travelers Tree)-Indoors

  43. Rhus Typhina (Staghorn Sumac)-Outdoors/Indoors

  44. Salix Alba (White Willow)-Outdoors/Indoors

  45. Salix Babylonica (Weeping Willow)-Outdoors/Indoors

  46. Salix Nigra (Black Willow)-Outdoors/Indoors

  47. Sassafras Albidum (Sassafras)-Indoors

  48. Sophora Japonica (Pagoda Tree)-Outdoors

  49. Tamarix Pentandra (Tamarisk)-Outdoors

  50. Tilia Americana (Basswood, American Linden)-Outdoors/Indoors

  51. Tilia Cordata (Small Leaved Liden)-Indoors

  52. Ulmus Montana (Mountain Elm)-Outdoors

Fruit Trees 1-38

  1. Artocarpus Communis (Breadfruit Tree)-Indoors

  2. Bertholletia Excelsa (Brazil Nut)-Outdoor/Indoors

  3. Corica Papaya (Papaya, Paw-Paw)-Outdoors/Indoors

  4. Carya Illinoiensis (Pecan)-Outdoors/Indoors

  5. Castanea Sativa (Spanish Chestnut)-Outdoors/Indoors

  6. Ceratonia Siliqua (Carob, St. John's Bread)-Outdoors

  7. Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime)-Outdoors/Indoors

  8. Citrus Limon (Lemon)-Outdoors/Indoors

  9. Citrus Maxima (Shaddock, Pomelo)-Outdoors/Indoors

  10. Citrus Nobilis (Mandarine, Tangerine)-Indoors

  11. Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit)-Outdoors/Indoors

  12. Citrus Sinensis (Sweet Orange)-Outdoors

  13. Cornus Mas (Cornelian Cherry)-Outdoors/Indoors

  14. Corylus Avellana (European Filbert, Hazelnut)-Outdoors

  15. Cydonia Vulgaris (Quince)-Outdoors

  16. Diospyros Kaki (Oriental Persimmon, Japanese Kaki Persimmon)-Outdoors

  17. Diospyros Virginiana (Native Persimmon)-Outdoors/Indoors

  18. Eriobotrya Japonica (Loquat)-Outdoors/Indoors

  19. Ficus Canca (Common Fig)-Outdoors/Indoors

  20. Fortunella Margarita (Kumquat, Nagami)-Outdoors

  21. Juglands Nigra (Black Walnut)-Outdoors/Indoors

  22. Juglands Regia (Persian Walnut, English Walnut)-Outdoors/Indoors

  23. Litchi Chinensis (Litchi, Lychee)-Outdoors/Indoors

  24. Malus Sylvestris (Apple)-Outdoors

  25. Mangifera Indica (Mango)-Outdoors/Indoors

  26. Musa X Paradisiaca (Banana)-Outdoors

  27. Olea Europaea (Common Olive)-Outdoors/Indoors

  28. Persea Americana (Avocado Pear)-Outdoors/Indoors

  29. Pistacia Vera (Pistachio)-Indoors

  30. Prunus Amygdalus (Almond)-Outdoors/Indoors

  31. Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot)-Outdoors/Indoors

  32. Prunus Avium (Sweet Cherry)-Outdoors/Indoors

  33. Prunus Cerasus (Sour Cherry, Dwarf Wild Cherry)-Outdoors/Indoors

  34. Prunus Domestica (European Plum)-Outdoors/Indoors

  35. Prunus Persica (Peach)-Outdoors/Indoors

  36. Psidium Guajava (Guava)-Outdoors

  37. Punica Granatum (Pomegranate)-Outdoors

  38. Pyrus Communis (Pear)-Outdoors

Flowering Trees 1-43

  1. Acacia Baileyana (Cootamundra Wattle, Bailey's Mimosa)-Outdoors

  2. Acacia Decurrens Var. (Deal Bata, Silver Wattle)-Outdoors

  3. Aesculus X Carnea (Red Horse)-Outdoors

  4. Aesculus Hippocastanum (Common Horse Chestnut)-Outdoors

  5. Albizia Julibrissin (Silk Tree, Pink Siris, Mimosa)-Outdoors

  6. Amherstia Nobilis (Pride oF Burma)-Indoors

  7. Bauhinia Acuminata (Snowy Orchid tree)-Indoors

  8. Bauhinia Variegata (Orchid Tree)-Indoors

  9. Bombox Ellipticum (Silk Cotton Tree)-Indoors

  10. Callistemon Speciosus (Bottle Brush Tree)-Indoors

  11. Camellia Japonica (Camellia)-Outdoors/Indoors

  12. Cassia Javanica (Java Cassia, Pink Shower, Apple Blossom Tree, Rainbow Shower Tree)-Indoors

  13. Catalpa Bignonioides (Indian Bean Tree, Southern Catalpa)-Outdoors/Indoors

  14. Cercis Siliquastrum (Judas Tree, Red Bud)-Outdoors

  15. Chimonanthus Praecox (Wintersweet, Japanese Allspice)-Outdoors/Indoors

  16. Cornus Capitata (Evergreen Dogwood, Bentham's Cornel)-Outdoors/Indoors

  17. Cornus Florida (Flowering Dogwood)- Outdoors/Indoors

  18. Cornus Kousa (Japanese Dogwood, Korean Dogwood)-Outdoors/Indoors

  19. Crinodendron Hookerianum (Lantern Tree)-Outdoors/Indoors

  20. Davidia Involucrata (Dove Tree, Pocket Handkerchief Tree, Ghost Tree)-Outdoors/Indoors

  21. Delonix Regia (Flamboyant, Royal Poinciana)-Outdoors/Indoors

  22. Erythrina Caffra (Kaffir Broom, Coral Tree)-Outdoors/Indoors

  23. Erythrina Crista-Galli (Cockspur, Coral Tree)-Indoors

  24. Jacaranda Mimosifolia (Jacaranda, Black Poui, California Big Tree)-Indoors

  25. Koelreutena Paniculata (Golden Rain Tree, Pride Of India)-Outdoors

  26. Laburnum Anagyroides (Common Laburnum, Goldenchain)-Outdoors

  27. Lagerstroemia Indica (Crape Myrtle)-Outdoors/Indoors

  28. Liriodendron Tulipifera (Tulip Tree, Yellow Poplar)-Outdoors/Indoors

  29. Magnolia Grandiflora (Southern Magnolia)-Outdoors/Indoors

  30. Magnolia Obovata (Whiteleaf Japanese Magnolia)-Indoors

  31. Magnolia Sieboldii (Oyama Magnolia)-Indoors

  32. Magnolia x Soulangiana (Saucer Magnolia)-Outdoors/Indoors

  33. Malus Species (Crab Apple, Crab Tree)-Outdoors/Indoors

  34. Melia Azendarach (Chinaberry, Bead Tree)-Outdoors

  35. Paulownia Imperialis (Empress Tree)-Outdoors/Indoors

  36. Plumeria Alba (Frangipani)-Outdoors/Indoors

  37. Plumeria Rubra (Red Frangipani)-Outdoors/Indoors

  38. Prunus Species (Flowering Cherry)- Outdoors/Indoors

  39. Rhododendron Arboreum (Burans, Laligurans)-Outdoors

  40. Robina Pseudoacacia (Black Locust)-Outdoors

  41. Spathodea Campanulata (African Tulip Tree, Flame Of The Forest)-Indoors

  42. Stenocarpus Sinuatus (Firewheel Tree)-Outdoors/Indoors

  43. Tabebuia Serratifolia (Yellow Lapacho, Yellow Poui)-Indoors

Trees Of Economic Importance 1-34

  1. Acer Saccharum (Sugar Maple)-Outdoors/Indoors

  2. Anacardium Occidentale (Cashew)-Indoors

  3. Bixa Orellana (Achiote, Bijol)-Indoors

  4. Camellia Sinensis (Tea Tree)-Indoors

  5. Ceiba Pentandra (Kapok Tree)-Indoors

  6. Cinchona Calisaya (Quinine Tree)-Indoors

  7. Cinnamonum Camphora (Camphor Tree)-Indoors

  8. Cinnamonum Zeylanicum (Cinnamon)-Indoors

  9. Citrus Aurantium Var (Amara)-Outdoors/Indoors

  10. Citrus Bergamia (Bergamot)-Outdoors/Indoors

  11. Coffea Arabica (Coffee Tree)-Outdoors/Indoors

  12. Cola Acuminata (Kola Nut)-Indoors

  13. Crecentia Cujete (Calabash)- Indoors

  14. Dracaena Draco (Dragon Tree)-Indoors/Outdoors

  15. Erythroxylon Coca (Coca)-Indoors

  16. Ficus Elastica (Rubber Tree)-Outdoors/Indoors

  17. Haematoxylon Campechianum (Campeachy Tree, Logwood Tree)-Outdoors/Indoors

  18. Hevea Brasiliensis (Sharinga Tree, Rubber Tree)-Outdoors/Indoors

  19. Ilex Paraguariensis (Mate)-Indoors

  20. Liquidambar Styraciflua (Sweet Gum)-Outdoors/Indoors

  21. Manihot Esculeta (Manioc Cassava)-Indoors

  22. Monodora Myristica (Calabash Nutmeg)-Outdoors/Indoors

  23. Moringa Oleifera (Horseradish Tree)-Outdoors/Indoors

  24. Myristica Fragrans (Nutmeg)-Outdoors/Indoors

  25. Pimenta Dioica (Allspice, Pimenta)-Indoors

  26. Pinus Palustris (Long Leaf Pine)-Outdoors/Indoors

  27. Quercus Suber (Cork Oak)-Outdoors

  28. Rhus Verniciflua (Varnish Tree)-Outdoors/Indoors

  29. Strychnos Nux (Vomica, Nux Vomica)-Indoors

  30. Syzygium Aromaticum (Clove Tree)-Indoors

  31. Tamarindus Indica (Tamarind)-Outdoors/Indoors

  32. Terminala Catappa (Myrobalan)-Indoors

  33. Tetrapanax Papyriferum (Rice Paper Tree)-Outdoors/Indoors

  34. Theobroma Cacao (Cacao, Cocoa Tree)-Indoors


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