FHN - Flowering Trees

Floss-Silk Tree.................................................Silk-Floss Tree, Chorisia speciosa - Growth to 40 feet. Profusely flowering, pink. Thorny trunk and branches.

Plumeria rubra....................................................Red & Pink Frangipani - Large flowers, VERY FRAGRANT. Growth to 20 feet or more, easily controlled by pruning. Sheds foliage before flower.

Bottlebrush.....................................................Callistemon viminalis - Weeping tree with red, bottle-brush like blooms. Very attractive to BUTTERFLIES and HUMMINGBIRDS. Growth to 40 feet in good conditions. Profuse bloomer.

African Tulip Tree............................................Spathodea campanulata - Bright orange flower. Rapid growth rate, best when thinned out occasionally, as they tend to sprawl somewhat, and send up lots of 'sucker' growth, which are weak branches and break easily in a high wind.

Sophora tomentosa..........................................Necklace Pod - Yellow flower, silver foliage. Large growth, over 40 feet. Drought tolerant, but prefers some moisture. NATIVE.

Senna, Desert...................................................Desert Cassia, Senna polyphylla, Cassia microphylla - Slow growth up to 15 feet. Tiny leaves with a small yellow flowers most of the year. Drought tolerant. Low salt tolerance.

Silk-Floss Tree..................................................Floss-Silk Tree, Chorisia speciosa - Growth to 40 feet. Gorgeous pink flowers, after shedding leaves, the tree gets covered with blooms. Very valuable. One of the best flowering trees available!

Acacia auriculiformis.....................................Earleaf Acacia - Flowering tree, yellow blooms. Can get quite large (40 feet) and thick. Tends to drop its leaves, which can be somewhat messy, best to keep away from house guttering, or driveways.

Cassia bahamensis.........................................Bahama Cassia, Stink Pea - NATIVE. Will grow in very poor, dry conditions. Shrub or tree. Bright yellow flowers.

Cassia microphylla..........................................Desert Cassia, Senna polyphylla, Desert Senna - Slow growth up to 15 feet. Tiny leaves with a small yellow flowers most of the year. Drought tolerant. Low salt tolerance.

Bulnesia arborea.............................................Bulnesia - Bright yellow blooms, medium green foliage. Can grow to over 40 feet. Medium growth rate. Excellent tree for a front yard, great shade and color.

Bahama Cassia..............................................Cassia bahamensis, Stink Pea - NATIVE. Will grow in very poor, dry conditions. Shrub or tree. Bright yellow flowers. If desired as a tree, some training will be necessary to encourage growth away from a shrub form to a tree form.

Bauhinia purpurea..........................................Hong Kong Orchid Tree, Poor Man's Orchid Tree - Flowering tree, spreading. Can be messy and have pesky insect problems, mainly affected by scale and whitefly. This can be ok, as these pests will go to the Bauhinia, and not more desirable plantings.Often no treatment is needed. Flowers are orchid-like in appearance.

Bauhinia aculeata...........................................White Hong Kong Orchid - Same as purple, but with white blooms.

Bird of Paradise White ...................................Strelitzia nicolai - Growth to approximately 10 feet, up to 15 feet. Large white bloom, similar in appearance to the orange bird of paradise, but much larger. Banana-like foliage. Prefers some shade, and organic material mixed into the soil.

Guaiacum sanctum.........................................Lignum Vitae - National Tree of The Bahamas. Very slow growth. Purple flower, dark green foliage. Very hard wood.

Callistemon viminalis.....................................Weeping Bottlebrush - Weeping tree with red, bottle-brush like blooms. Very attractive to BUTTERFLIES and HUMMINGBIRDS. Profuse bloomer. Growth up to 40 feet in good conditions.

Capparis cynophallophora.............................Jamaican Caper - Excellent street tree - High salt tolerance & pollution tolerance. Puts on a delicate white and pink flower. Shiny dark green leaf. Groth up to about 20 feet over several years. Beautiful.

Cassia afrofistula.............................................Dwarf Golden Shower - A small tree, or large shrub. Profuse flowering, bright yellow. Grows to about 15 feet, profuse bloomer, same flowers as Cassia fistula, but a much smaller tree. Prefers good organic soils rather than sandy soils.

Cassia fistula....................................................Golden Shower - Rapid growth rate up to 40 feet. Profuse bloomer, bright yellow in color. Takes on a weeping habit.

Chorisia speciosa...........................................Silk Tree, Floss Silk Tree - Growth to 40 feet. Gorgeous pink flowers, after shedding leaves, the tree gets covered with blooms. Very valuable.

Copper Pod......................................................Peltophorum pterocarpum - Dark green foliage, compound leaf, yellow flower, bronze seed pods. Growth to 40 feet or more. Recommended for larger areas rather than smaller yards.

Cordia boissieri................................................White Geiger Tree, Texas Wild Olive - Growth to 15 or 25 feet. Large leaf, white flower, profuse bloomer. Medium salt tolerance. Flower has a yellow center. Tree can take on interesting shapes.

Cordia lutea.......................................................Yellow Geiger Tree -Yellow flowering Cordia. Salt tolerant - NOT common. Small tree, profuse bloomer. Flower is bright yellow, trumpet shaped, 2 inches in diameter, often smaller.

Dwarf Bauhinia.................................................Bauhinia divaricata - RARE. Not often available, red flowering variety, much smaller flowers and growth than regular Bauhinia. This variety is very difficult to find, and is not always available. Special ordering may be needed.

Dwarf Golden Shower.......................................Cassia afrofistula - A small tree, or large shrub. Profuse flowering, bright yellow. Grows to about 15 feet, profuse bloomer, same flowers as Cassia fistula, but a much smaller tree. Prefers good organic soils rather than sandy soils.

Earleaf Acacia..................................................Acacia auriculiformis - Flowering tree, yellow blooms. Can get quite large (40 feet) and thick. Tends to drop its leaves, which can be somewhat messy, best to keep away from house guttering, or driveways.

Frangipani........................................................Plumeria spp. - Several colors available. White, yellow, red, light pink, dark pink. FRAGRANT. Growth 15 to 30 feet.

Geiger Tree Orange.........................................Cordia sebestena - High Salt tolerance. Can tolerate marshy areas. Profuse bloomer, orange flowers.

Geiger Tree White............................................Cordia boissieri, Texas Wild Olive - Growth to 15 or 25 feet. Large leaf, white flower, profuse bloomer. Medium salt tolerance.

Golden Shower.................................................Cassia fistula - Rapid growth rate up to 40 feet. Profuse bloomer, bright yellow in color. Takes on a weeping habit.

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Anderson's Crepe'...............Takes on a weeping habit. Pink flowers. Often used as a standard (tree form), in containers or landscape.

Hibiscus Standard..............................................Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Standard - Trained to a tree form, great potted specimen, or kept trimmed in a landscape. Shape to form desired look.

Jacaranda mimosifolia.................................Jacaranda - Purple flowers, very fine foliage. Leaves drop in the late winter months. Growth to 30 feet.

Jamaican Caper............................................Capparis cynophallophora - Excellent street tree - High salt tolerance & pollution tolerance. Puts on a delicate white and pink flower. Shiny dark green leaf.

Jasmine 'Lakeview'.......................................Murraya paniculata 'Lakeview' - Larger flower than the species M. paniculata. Very FRAGRANT. Deep green foliage. Can be trained as a small tree or large shrub. Flowers are white, numerous.

Cordia sebestena.............................................Orange Geiger Tree - Salt tolerant. Can tolerate marshy areas. Profuse bloomer, orange flowers. Attracts HUMMINGBIRDS. If kept trimmed in the center, can be a very beautiful tree.

Cassia alata......................................................Candle Bush - A large shrub or small tree. Bright yellow flowers, characteristic of Cassia species. Very tolerant of poor soil conditions and drought. Spreads by seed.

Crepe Myrtle......................................................Lagerstroemia indica - Exfoliating bark is very attractive when leaves shed in winter. Flowers profusely in May - June, white, light pink, dark pink, purple, lavender, red. Requires a relatively rich soil to perform the best.

Lagerstroemia indica...................................Crape Myrtle - Exfoliating bark is very attractive when leaves shed in winter. Flowers profusely in May - June, white, light pink, dark pink, purple, lavender, red.

Lakeview Jasmine........................................Murraya paniculata 'Lakeview' - Larger flower than the species M. paniculata. Very FRAGRANT. Deep green foliage. Can be trained as a small tree. Flowers are white, numerous.

Lignum Vitae.................................................Guaiacum sanctum - National Tree of The Bahamas. Very slow growth. Purple flower, dark green foliage. Very hard wood. Salt tolerant, wind tolerant.

Murraya paniculata 'Lakeview'....................'Lakeview' Jasmine - Larger flower than the species M. paniculata. Very FRAGRANT. Deep green foliage. Can be trained as a small tree. Flowers are white, numerous.

Desert Senna................................................... Desert Cassia, Senna polyphylla, Cassia microphylla - Slow growth up to 15 feet. Tiny leaves with a small yellow flowers most of the year. Drought tolerant. Low salt tolerance.

Myrcianthes fragrans...................................Simpson's Stopper - NATIVE. Found in coppice areas throughout the islands. Drought tolerant and fairly salt tolerant. FRAGRANT. Attracts BIRDS.

Necklace Pod.................................................Sophora tomentosa - Yellow flower, silver foliage. Large growth, over 40 feet. Drought tolerant, but prefers some moisture. NATIVE.

Peltophorum pterocarpum............................Copperpod - Dark green foliage, compound leaf, yellow flower, bronze seed pods. Growth to 40 feet or more.

Pink Poui...........................................................Tabebuia heterophylla, Pink Trumpet Tree - Pink flower in late spring, forms a carpet underneath the tree, very numerous. Shiny dark green leaf, usually 3 or 5 fingered. There is a NATIVE variety available, smaller flower. VERY long lived, over 150 years, can grow to be 80 feet or more in it's lifetime.

Plumeria alba....................................................White & Yellow Frangipani - Large flowers, VERY FRAGRANT. Growth to 30 feet or more, easily controlled, responds well to heavy pruning.

Spathodea campanulata..................................African Tulip Tree - Bright orange flower. Rapid growth rate, best when thinned out occasionally.

Standard Hibiscus..............................................Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Standard - Trained to a tree form, great potted specimen, or kept trimmed in a landscape. Shape to form desired look.

Standard Lakeview Jasmine............................Murraya paniculata 'Lakeview' - These jasmine grow very well as a small tree. This is a good way to get it started in your landscape. Put it in, and let it go!!!

Simpson's Stopper.........................................Myrcianthes fragrans - NATIVE. Found in coppice areas throughout the islands. Drought tolerant. FRAGRANT. Attracts BIRDS.

Stink Pea............................................................Bahama Cassia, Cassia bahamensis - NATIVE. Will grow in very poor, dry conditions. Shrub or tree. Bright yellow flowers.

Strelitzia nicolai.................................................Bird of Paradise White - Growth up to 25 feet. Large white bloom.

Tabebuia caraiba..........................................Yellow Poui, Silver Trumpet Tree - Flowers profusely in late spring and early summer (May - June). Bloom is golden yellow, with thousands of flowers showing on each tree. Foliage is dropped just prior to blooming, with new growth coming in towards the end of the blooming period. Myth has it that when a yellow poui is in very heavy bloom, that it a precursor to an active hurricane season ! Plant in full sun.

Tabebuia heterophylla...................................Pink Poui, Pink Trumpet Tree - Pink flower in late spring, forms a carpet underneath the tree, very numerous. Shiny dark green leaf, usually 3 or 5 fingered. There is a NATIVE variety available, smaller flower. VERY long lived over 150 years, can grow to be 80 feet or more in it's lifetime.

Tecoma stans.................................................Yellow Elder - National Flower of The Bahamas. Bright yellow, trumpet shaped flowers borne in clusters on new growth. Light green foliage, serrated, elongated. Growth habit is somewhat sprawling, can be trained into a single trunked tree, prefers to grow as a shrub. Best when left unpruned! Let 'em go!

Texas Wild Olive............................................Cordia boissieri, White Geiger Tree - Growth to 15 or 25 feet. Large leaf, white flower, profuse bloomer. Medium salt tolerance. Can be trained to very interesting shapes.

Weeping Bottlebrush....................................Callistemon viminalis - Weeping tree with red, bottle-brush like blooms. Very attractive to BUTTERFLIES and HUMMINGBIRDS.