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Adonidia merrillii

Christmas Palm, Dwarf Royal Palm, Manila Palm

Solitary palm with recurved & arching pinnate leaves.

Solitary palm with recurved & arching pinnate leaves.

Group of solitary palm with recurved & arching pinnate leaves.

Group of solitary palm with recurved & arching pinnate leaves.

Adonidia merrillii fruits ripen from green to bright red.

Adonidia merrillii fruits ripen from green to bright red.

Buddleja americana

Butterfly Bush

flower and leaves

flower and leaves

Bursera simaruba

Gumbo Limbo, Gum Tree, Tourist Tree

Tree with reddish bark against the sky.

Tree with reddish bark against the sky.

Tree branches with red, papery, peeling bark.

Tree branches with red, papery, peeling bark.

Papery, peeling red bark.

Papery, peeling red bark.

Two pinnately compound leaves with glossy leaflets.

Two pinnately compound leaves with glossy leaflets.

Cascabela thevetia

Be-Still Tree, Lucky Nut, Yellow Oleander

Cascabela thevetia

Cascabela thevetia

Cascabela thevetia

Cascabela thevetia

Cascabela thevetia

Cascabela thevetia

Shrub with very narrow, liner leaves and large green fruits.

Shrub with very narrow, liner leaves and large green fruits.

Cinnamomum verum

Ceylon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon tree, Cinnamon, Cinnamon bark tree, Kayu Manis, True cinnamon

Budding Flowers

Budding Flowers

Ficus auriculata

Elephant Ear Fig Tree, Elephant Ear Tree, Giant Indian Fig, Roxburgh fig

Ficus auriculata

Ficus auriculata

Ficus auriculata

Ficus auriculata

Ficus auriculata

Ficus auriculata

Ficus auriculata

Ficus auriculata

Ficus auriculata

Ficus auriculata

Ficus auriculata

Ficus auriculata

Ficus microcarpa

Chinese Banyan, Curtain Fig, Gajumaru, Gajumaru Indian Laurel, Indian Laurel, Laurel Fig, Malayan Banyan

Ficus microcarpa

Ficus microcarpa

Ficus microcarpa

Ficus microcarpa

Ficus microcarpa

Ficus microcarpa

Ficus microcarpa

Ficus microcarpa

Ficus microcarpa

Ficus microcarpa

Ficus microcarpa

Ficus microcarpa

4 Cultivars/Varieties

Howea belmoreana

Belmore Sentry Palm, Curly Palm, Kentia Palm, Paradise Palm, Sentry Palm

Single stemmed, pinnate-leaved palm

Single stemmed, pinnate-leaved palm

Palm with recurved pinnate leave.

Palm with recurved pinnate leave.

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Jacaranda

Street tree with round crown covered in bluish flowers. Leafless

Street tree with round crown covered in bluish flowers. Leafless

Ground under a tree covered in bluish flowers.

Ground under a tree covered in bluish flowers.

Leafy branch bearing large panicle of tubular flowers.

Leafy branch bearing large panicle of tubular flowers.

Tree with fern-like bipinnate leaves.

Tree with fern-like bipinnate leaves.

One fern-like bipinnate leaf

One fern-like bipinnate leaf

Musa balbisiana

Plaintain, Plantain Banana

Form - Wake Co., NC

Form - Wake Co., NC

Persea americana

Alligator Pear, Avocado

Leaves and Flower

Leaves and Flower

Plinia cauliflora

Brazilian Grapetree, Jaboticaba, Jaboticaba Tree, Jabuticaba

Vernicia fordii

Tung Nut, Tung Oil Tree, Tungoil Tree

Vernicia fordii

Vernicia fordii

Vernicia fordii

Vernicia fordii

Vernicia fordii

Vernicia fordii

Vernicia fordii

Vernicia fordii

Vernicia fordii

Vernicia fordii

Leaf with entire margins

Leaf with entire margins