List of approved hedge species in Hillsborough County
Screening hedge material - 6 feet tall - for incompatible land uses
The following list of plants represents acceptable incompatible land use screening hedge species:
- Common name: Camellia
- Scientific name: Camellia sp
- Common name: Podocarpus
- Scientific name: Podocarpus macrophyllus
- Common name: Southern Red cedar
- Scientific name: Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola
- Common name: Southern Wax Myrtle
- Scientific name: Myrica cerifera
- Common name: Viburnum, Awabuki
- Scientific name: Viburnum odoratissimum
- Common name: Viburnum, Sandankwa
- Scientific name: Viburnum suspensum
Vines
- Common name: Cape Honeysuckle
- Scientific name: Tecoma capensis
- Common name: Climbing Fig
- Scientific name: Ficus pumila
- Common name: Confederate Jasmin
- Scientific name: Trachelospermum jasminoides
- Common name: Coral Honeysuckle
- Scientific name: Lonicera sempervirens
Hedge Material
The following list of plants represent acceptable Hedge Material species. Consideration was given to drought tolerance,native habitat, salt tolerance, growth rate, mature size, foliar density, and light requirements.
Characteristics
- DT – Drought tolerant
- N – Native
- F - Flowering
Common name: Camellia
- Scientific name: (Camellia sp)
- Characteristics: DT, F
- View information on Camellia
Common name: Chinese Juniper
- Scientific name: Juniperus chinensis
- Characteristics: DT
- View information on Chinese Juniper
Common name: Coffeeberry
- Scientific name: Rhamnus californica
- Characteristics: DT
- View information on Coffeeberry
Common name: Coontie
- Scientific name: Zamia pumila
- Characteristics: DT, N
- View information on Coontie
Common name: Dwarf Yaupon Holly
- Scientific name: Ilex vomitoria “Nana”
- Characteristics: DT, N
- View information on Dwarf Yaupon Holly
Common name: Fakahatchee Grass
- Scientific name: Tripsacum dactyliodes
- Characteristics: DT, N
- View information on Fakahatchee Grass
Common name: Firecracker Plant red
- Scientific name: Russelia equisetiformis
- Characteristics: DT, F
- View information on Firecracker Plant red
Common name: Florida Anise
- Scientific name: Illicium floridanum
- Characteristics: DT, N
- View information on Florida Anise
Common name: Gallberry
- Scientific name: Ilex glabra
- Characteristics: N
- View information on Gallberry
Common name: Glossy Abelia
- Scientific name: Abelia x grandiflora
- Characteristics: DT, F
- View information on Glossy Abelia
Common name: India Hawthorn
- Scientific name: Rhaphiolepis indica
- Characteristics: DT
- View information on India Hawthorn
Common name: Marsh Grass
- Scientific name: Spartina bakeri
- Characteristics: DT, N, F
- View information on Marsh Grass
Common name: Muhly Grass
- Scientific name: Muhlenbergia capillaris
- Characteristics: DT, N, F
- View information on Muhly Grass
Common name: Pittosporum
- Scientific name: Pittosporum tobira
- Characteristics: DT, F
- View information on Pittosporum
Common name: Podocarpus
- Scientific name: Podocarpus macrophyllus
- Characteristics: DT
- View information on Podocarpus
Common name: Rain-of-Gold Thryallis
- Scientific name: Galphimia glauca
- Characteristics: DT, F
- Rain-of-Gold Thryallis
Common name: Red Fountain Grass
- Scientific name: Pennisetum setaceum "rubrum"
- Characteristics: DT
- View information on Red Fountain Grass
Common name: Sandankwa Viburnum
- Scientific name: Viburnum suspensum
- Characteristics: DT, N
- Sandankwa Viburnum
Common name: Saw Palmetto
- Scientific name: Serenoa repens
- Characteristics: DT, N
- View information on Saw Palmetto
Common name: Sea Oats
- Scientific name: Unicola paniculata
- Characteristics: DT, N
- View information on Sea Oats
Common name: Silverthorn
- Scientific name: Elaeagnus pungens
- Characteristics: DT, F
- View information on Silverthorn
Common name: Simpson’s Stopper
- Scientific name: Myrcianthes fragrans
- Characteristics: DT, N, F
- View information on Simpson’s Stopper
Common name: Sweetshrub
- Scientific name: Calycanthus floridus
- Characteristics: DT, F
- View information on Sweetshrub
Common name: Texas Sage
- Scientific name: Leucophyllum frutescens
- Characteristics: DT, F
- View information on Texas Sage
Common name: Walter's Viburnum
- Scientific name: Viburnum obovatum
- Characteristics: DT, N, F
- View information on Walter's Viburnum
Resources
- Apply for a tree removal permit
- Protective barrier requirements
- Approved Tree and Hedge Materials List
Contact
If you have Natural Resource questions that are not answered here, submit a Natural Resources Inquiry or call the Natural Resource Unit at (813) 272-5600.