Living Holiday Trees

Starting around this time of year, many stores sell Norfolk Island Pines as living holiday trees. While they are pretty in their small pots, if you plant them outside in South Florida after the holidays, they will grow to be very tall trees that are susceptible to hurricane damage.

It would be much better environmentally to use a small native tree as your living holiday tree. Native trees can be planted outside with no potential problems.

Examples of native trees that can be planted outdoors are Southern Red Cedar and Sand Pine.

You can check with the following local native nurseries for availability of these and other native trees.

Alexander Landscaping & Plant Farm
830 South Flamingo Road
Davie, FL 33325
Phone (954) 472-5039

Garden Gate
Pompano Square Mall
2251 N. Federal Hwy
Pompano Beach, FL 33062
Phone: (954) 783-1189

Runway Growers, Inc
2911 SW 36th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
Phone (954) 584-0269
Fax (954) 584-6958

Indian Trails Native Nursery
6315 Park Lane W
Lake Worth, FL 33467
Phone (561)248-6669