Guangzhou is located in the south-central part of Guangdong Province.

Close to the estuary of the lower reaches of the Pearl River, located in the southern subtropical zone of the northern hemisphere.

The typical marine climate is conducive to the growth of ornamental plants.

Guangzhou is known as the "Flower City".

There are abundant ornamental plant resources, and the zonal vegetation is the southern subtropical monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest.

Evergreen trees

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Variety name: Silver Date

Scientific name: Phoenix sylvestris Roxb.

Light: Light-loving

Temperature: likes high temperature, resistant to frost

Water: resistant to flooding, drought and salinity

Soil: Neutral

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: It can be planted alone as a landscape tree, or in rows as street trees, or in groups of three or five to create a landscape.

Individual characteristics: A palm plant full of nobility, a graceful tropical landscape tree.

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Variety name: Canary Date

Scientific name: Phoenix canariensis Hortorum ex Chabaud

Light: Medium

Temperature: Warm

Moisture: Neutral

Soil: Any

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: It can be planted alone as a landscape tree, or in rows as street trees, or in groups of three or five to create a landscape.

Individual characteristics: Its trunk is thick, upright and majestic, with a graceful and stretched tree shape, and it is often used to create tropical landscapes.

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Variety name: Old Man Sunflower

Scientific name: Washingtonia filifera Wendl.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Cold resistant

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: street trees, landscape trees, solitary planting or group planting.

Individual characteristics: The dry leaves hang down and cover the stems like a skirt, some people call it the "skirt tree", which is strange and interesting; there are white fibers between the leaf lobes, like an old man's white hair, also known as "old man sunflower".

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Variety name: Royal Coconut

Latin name: Roystonea regia (HBK.) OF Cook

Light: Medium

Temperature: Cold resistant

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestion: Planting in groups and rows.

Individual characteristics:The trunk is tall and straight, the leaves are huge and feathery, and the overall tree shape is very beautiful and spectacular.

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Variety name: Foxtail Coconut

Scientific name: Wodyetia bifurcata AKIrvine

Light: Strong

Temperature: Cold resistant

Moisture content: Medium

Soil: Any

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: street trees, landscape trees, solitary planting or group planting.

Individual characteristics: The plant is tall and upright, with beautiful shape, umbrella-like crown, dense shade all over the ground, cold and drought resistance, and wide adaptability.

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Variety name: King Coconut

Scientific name: Ravenea rivularis

Light: Medium

Temperature: Cold resistant

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: fast

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: Garden tree, street tree, can also be used as potted plant.

Individual characteristics: The tree has a beautiful shape, smooth stems, emerald green leaves arranged neatly, small wind-exposed surface, flexible stem fibers, strong wind resistance, and resistance to transplanting.

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Variety name: False betel nut

Scientific name: Archontophoenix alexandrae (F. Muell.) H. Wendl. et Drude

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Moisture content: Medium

Soil: Acidic

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: street trees, row planting, and group planting.

Individual characteristics: The tree has a beautiful shape, smooth stems and emerald green leaves.

Flowering period: April

Fruiting season: May to July

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Variety name: Livistona

Latin name: Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R.Br.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Cold resistant

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestion: row planting, street trees.

Individual characteristics: The fan palm is evergreen all year round, with an umbrella-shaped crown and leaves as big as fans. It is an important greening tree species in tropical and subtropical areas. It is often planted in landscapes, with thick shade in summer, creating a tropical scenery.

Flowering period: April

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Variety name: Fishtail palm

Latin name: Caryota ochlandra Hance 

Light: Strong

Temperature: Cold resistant

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: courtyard, street greening.

Individual characteristics: The tree has an elegant and graceful posture, emerald green leaves with peculiar shapes and irregular serrated notches, resembling a fish tail, full of tropical atmosphere. It is an excellent large indoor potted tree species, suitable for arranging living rooms, conference halls, restaurants, etc. The feathery leaves can be cut as cut flowers and accompanying leaves.

Flowering period: May to July

Fruiting season: August to November

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Variety name: Melon tree

Scientific name: Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth.

Light: Strong

Temperature: High temperature

Moisture content: Medium

Soil: Any

Ornamental type: Fruit viewing

Design suggestions: It can be planted individually, in rows or in groups in parks, courtyards, scenic spots and high-end villas.

Individual characteristics: The chandelier tree has a graceful posture, and its flowers bloom in clusters hanging down in summer. The flowers are large and gorgeous, especially its hanging fruits that are shaped like hanging melons and do not fall off for a long time. They are novel and interesting, and spectacular. It is a very unique and interesting high-end new and excellent greening sapling.

Fruiting period: October to March of the following year

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Variety name: Camphor tree

Latin name: Sect. Camphora (Trew) Meissn.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Cold resistant

Moisture content: Medium

Soil: Neutral

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: fast

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: courtyard trees, street trees, shelterbelts, landscape trees

Individual characteristics: The tree has a broad oval crown , a wide spreading crown, dense branches and leaves, majestic momentum, and is evergreen all year round.

Flowering period: April to May

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Variety name: Pot rack

Latin name: Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Cold resistant

Moisture: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: Street trees, shade trees, and good tree species for decorating courtyards.

Individual characteristics: The branches of the sugar gum tree are arranged in whorls, the leaves are in multiple whorls like trays, the fruits are hanging like long strips, the crown is neat, the leaves are bright, the old roots are simple and vigorous, the shape is peculiar, and it is particularly ornamental. Young trees can be pruned into disks or curved branches, and old roots can be cultivated into potted piles in various forms.

Flowering period: June to November

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Variety name: Pingpo

Latin name: Sterculia nobilis

Light: Strong

Temperature: Cold resistant

Moisture: Medium

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: fast

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: courtyard trees, street trees.

Individual characteristics: The crown is dense, the leaves are green all year round, and the follicles are bright red.

Flowering period: May

Fruiting season: June to July

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Variety name: False Pingpo

Latin name: Sterculia lanceolata Cav.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Cold resistant

Moisture: Medium

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: fast

Ornamental type: Fruit viewing

Design suggestions: garden trees, street trees, and scenic area greening tree species.

Individual characteristics: Both true and false Artemisia argyi trees are native tree species in southern Guangdong and can be seen in mountains and countryside. They are easy to grow, have dense crowns and beautiful shapes, and are suitable as garden landscape trees and street trees.

Flowering period: April to June

Fruiting season: July

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Variety name: Mango

Scientific name: Mangifera indica L.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: Fruit viewing

Design suggestions: courtyard trees , street trees .

Individual characteristics: high density, grayish white or grayish brown bark, branches not easily broken, twigs very straight.

Flower viewing: December to February

Fruit viewing: May to July

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Variety name: Longan

Latin name: Dimocarpus longan Lour.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: fast

Type of viewing: Flower viewing

Design suggestions: courtyard trees, street trees .

Individual characteristics: There are many cultivated varieties, and it is often grown in gardens.

Flowering period: May to July

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Variety name: Water Apple

Latin name: Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: fast

Ornamental type: Fruit viewing

Design suggestions: Suitable for waterside planting, windbreak trees, garden trees

Individual characteristics: The foliage-viewing Syzygium has many low branches, dense and dark green leaves, and a large crown like a broad umbrella. Syzygium is a tropical fruit tree that can be cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions. It likes humidity and heat, and can bloom and bear fruit when the annual average temperature is above 20℃.

Flowering period: March to April

Fruiting period: May to June

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Variety name: Bauhinia scabra

Scientific name:
Bauhinia blakeana Dunn

Light: Strong

Temperature: Best temperature

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Type of viewing: Flower viewing

Design suggestions: street trees, garden trees

Individual characteristics: Bauhinia rubra, also known as Bauhinia bracteata in Hong Kong, is a street tree in many cities in South China. It is deeply loved by local people because of its beautiful tree shape and long flowering period. It is a household name in Hong Kong, known to both young and old.

Blooming period: March to April

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Species name: Masson pine

Latin name: Pinus massoniana Lamb

Light: Strong

Temperature: Best temperature

Moisture: Medium

Soil: Acidic

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: fast

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestion: solitary planting,

Individual characteristics: tall and majestic, with an ancient and strange posture, strong adaptability, strong wind resistance, smoke and dust resistance, fine wood texture, hard quality, water resistance, suitable for mountain streams, valleys, rock edges, poolsides, roadsides and mountain afforestation. It is also suitable for solitary planting in front of the courtyard, beside the pavilion, and between rockeries.

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Variety name: Ficus microcarpa

Scientific name: Ficus altissima Bl.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: fast

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: Landscape tree, shade tree.

Individual characteristics: evergreen all year round, broad crown, full and spectacular tree posture, strong nature, resistant to drought and barrenness, strong winds, and air pollution, and easy to survive after transplantation, making it an excellent urban greening tree species.

Flowering period: March to April

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Variety name: Ficus microcarpa

Scientific name: Ficus microcarpa

Light: Medium

Temperature: Best temperature

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: fast

Ornamental type: foliage, aerial rooting

Design suggestions: solitary planting, street trees, afforestation.

Individual characteristics: The aerial roots hanging from the tree can create a natural landscape of tropical rain forest for the garden environment.

Flowering period: May to June

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Variety name: Ilex

Latin name: Ilex rotunda Thunb.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Cold resistant

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: Fruit viewing

Design suggestions: single planting, group planting, mixed planting

Individual characteristics: Evergreen all year round, the fruit turns red like red pearls when ripe, pleasing to the eye. If this tree is used as the top tree, with evergreen flowers and trees below, the effect will be better. If mixed with autumn-colored leaf trees, it can add a unique seasonal change in autumn.

Flowering period: March to April

Fruiting period: October to December

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Variety name: Water stone banyan

Scientific name: Elaeocarpus hainanensis Oliver

Light: Medium

Temperature: Warm

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: fast

Type of viewing: Flower viewing

Design suggestion: cluster planting, background tree.

Individual characteristics: evergreen all year round, beautiful tree shape, long flowering period, white and elegant petals, an excellent garden ornamental and ecological public welfare forest species.

Flowering period: May to June

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Variety name: Big Flowered Dillon Peach

Scientific name: Dillenia turbinata Finet et Gagnep.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Moisture: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: Fruit viewing

Design suggestions: courtyard ornamental trees, street trees, and fruit trees.

Individual characteristics: the trunk is straight, the leaves are large and dense, the tree shape is beautiful, the flowers and fruits are continuous at the end of the branches, bright and eye-catching, it is an excellent native tree species for viewing flowers and fruits. It is suitable for being a street tree or planted alone, in pairs or in clusters in the garden for landscaping and attracting birds.

Flowering period: April to May

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Variety name: Autumn Maple

Latin name: Bischofia javanica Bl. 

Light: Medium

Temperature: Warm

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: fast

Ornamental type: foliage,

Design suggestions: Garden trees, street trees, lawns, lakeside and streamside embankment planting

Individual characteristics: The autumn maple tree has lush leaves, a round crown and a spectacular appearance.

Flowering period: April to May

Fruiting period: August to October

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Variety name: Acer truncatum

Latin name: Heteropanax fragrans (Roxb.) Seem.

Light: Medium

Temperature: Warm

Moisture: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: garden shade trees, street trees.

Individual characteristics: The crown is round and arranged like an umbrella, and the pinnate leaves are huge and peculiar, making it a beautiful ornamental tree. The large tree can be used as a shade tree in the garden or as a street tree, and the young plant can also be potted for viewing, placed in the hall or on both sides of the gate, to show the tropical style.

Flowering period:

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Species name: Indian rosewood

Latin name: Pterocarpus indicus Willd.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: fast

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: landscape trees, street trees

Individual characteristics: When the wood of Indian rosewood is cut open, purple juice will flow out, hence the name 'Indian rosewood'. In April, the treetops often turn yellow and the fragrance of flowers fills the air. In winter, the dead branches and buds can be seen against the gray sky, which is infinitely bleak.

Flowering period: April to May

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Variety name: White Orchid

Scientific name: Michelia alba DC.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Moisture content: Medium

Soil: Acidic

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Type of viewing: Flower viewing

Design suggestions: courtyard trees, backbone tree species

Individual characteristics: The growth environment of white orchid improves the growth environment of the house and also improves the Feng Shui environment of the owner. White orchid likes warmth and humidity, good ventilation, and sufficient sunshine. It is afraid of cold and dampness. It neither likes shade nor can tolerate sunburn. Such living requirements give the owner a standard to judge whether the home environment is suitable for warmth, humidity and ventilation.

Flowering period: April to September

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Variety name: Ficus microcarpa

Scientific name: Ficus benjamina L.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Moisture: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: planting in groups, planting in rows, and repairing

Individual characteristics: The fig tree is a very effective air purifier. It can increase the humidity in the room, which is good for the skin and breathing. At the same time, it can also absorb formaldehyde, toluene, xylene and ammonia and purify turbid air.

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Variety name: Ficus Bodhi

Latin name: Ficus religiosa

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: fast

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: ornamental trees, garden trees, street trees

Individual characteristics: The tree is tall, with a wide crown, luxuriant branches and leaves, and is elegant and impressive. It is an excellent ornamental tree species, and a greening tree species for courtyards, paths and polluted areas.

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Variety name: Flamewood

Latin name: Spathodea campanulata Beauv.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Water: Xerophyte

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: fast

Type of viewing: Flower viewing

Design suggestions: street trees, garden trees.

Individual characteristics: The tree shape is very beautiful, the whole plant is tower-shaped or umbrella-shaped, the leaves are elegant, the four seasons are lush and beautiful, the flowers are bright and colorful, and the flowers are abundant. It is suitable for street trees and garden trees. It blooms in spring and summer, and the flowers are full of trees. The color is bright red. It is a very good ornamental tree species.

Flowering period: April to August

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Variety name: Willow of the Valley

Latin name: Callistemon viminalis (Soland.) Cheel.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Type of viewing: Flower viewing

Design suggestions: street trees, courtyard trees, waterside.

Individual characteristics: The shape and branches of the willow are very similar to those of a willow, and the flower spikes are very similar to the whole bunch, hence the name willow. It is also known as red flower willow, bottle brush, and red flower weeping willow.

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Variety name: Nanyang Ying

Scientific name: Albizia falcataria (Linn.) Fosberg.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: fast

Ornamental type: tree

Design suggestions: courtyard trees, street trees

Individual characteristics: The crown of the South Sea tamarisk is as large as an umbrella. It is widely used as a shade tree for livestock, cocoa, coffee, banana and tea plantations. Its fallen leaves serve to improve the soil.

Flowering period: April to July

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Variety name: Elaeocarpus punctatus

Scientific name: Elaeocarpus apiculatus Masters

Light: Medium

Temperature: Warm

Moisture: Medium

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: fast

Type of viewing: Flower viewing

Design suggestions: cluster planting, row planting, background trees for flower shrub sculptures, and greening trees in the factory area.

Individual characteristics: In gardens, it is often planted in clusters on lawns, at intersections, at forest edges, etc. It can also be planted in rows to provide shelter and sound insulation, or as a background tree for flower shrubs or sculptures, etc., with a good contrast effect. It can also be used as a greening tree in factory areas. In some areas, it has been used as a street tree.

Flowering period: August to September

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Variety name: Human face

Scientific name: Dracontomelon duperreanum Pierre

Light: Strong

Temperature: Cold resistant

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: street trees, garden shade trees

Individual characteristics: The tree crown is broad and dark green, which is very beautiful. It is an excellent tree species for "four sides" and garden greening, and is also suitable as a street tree.

Flowering period: March to May

Fruiting period: July to September

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Species name: Araucaria

Scientific name: Araucaria cunninghamii Mudie

Light: Strong

Temperature: Cold resistant

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: fast

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: Landscape trees, memorial trees, group planting and row planting

Individual characteristics: One of the top five park tree species in the world. Suitable for planting alone as a landscape tree or as a memorial tree, or as a street tree. However, it is best to choose a location without strong winds to avoid the crown tilting.

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Variety name: Osmanthus

Scientific name: Osmanthus sp.

Light: Medium

Temperature: Cold resistant

Moisture: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: cluster planting, group planting, barrier trees, foil trees, guiding trees, transitional trees, adding layers to the landscape

Individual characteristics: Osmanthus fragrans has the advantages of luxuriant branches and leaves and evergreen all year round, so it is used as a greening tree species. Its arrangement form is eclectic, or it can be planted in pairs, scattered, or in groups or rows. In the traditional arrangement, there have been titles such as "two osmanthus trees in the courtyard" and "double osmanthus trees leaving fragrance" since ancient times. It is also common to plant four traditional famous flowers, namely magnolia, crabapple, peony and osmanthus, in front of the courtyard to take the homophony of jade, hall, wealth and nobility, which means auspiciousness.

Flowering period: September to October

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Variety name: Pineapple

Scientific name: Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Moisture: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: Fruit viewing

Design suggestions: garden trees, street trees, shade trees, fruit trees

Flowering period: February to March

Fruiting period: June to December

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Variety name: Grapefruit

Scientific name: Citrus maxima (Burm) Merr.

Light: Medium

Temperature: Cold resistant

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: Fruit viewing

Design suggestions: Landscape trees and shade trees should be planted on both sides of garden paths.

Individual characteristics: The white flowers of the pomelo tree are fragrant and refreshing; the tree has a beautiful shape.

Fruiting season: September to December

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Species name: Mahogany

Latin name: Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Cold resistant

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: fast

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: garden shade trees, street trees.

Individual characteristics: It has lush branches and leaves and beautiful tree shape, and is an excellent garden shade tree and street tree.

Flowering period: May to June

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Variety name: Neem

Scientific name: Chukrasia tabularis A. Juss.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Cold resistant

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: fast

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: garden shade trees, street trees.

Individual characteristics: The tree has a majestic posture.

Flowering period : May to June

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Variety name: Melaleuca

Scientific name: Melaleuca leucadendron L.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Cold resistant

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: barrier trees, street trees

Individual characteristics: The bark of the Melaleuca alternifolia is of various colors, beautiful and fragrant.

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Variety name: Casuarina

Scientific name: Casuarina equisetifolia Forst.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Moisture: Drought and humidity resistant

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: fast

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: courtyard greening, wind and sand fixation

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Variety name: Silver birch

Scientific name: Grevillea robusta

Light: Strong

Temperature: Best temperature

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: fast

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestion: street tree or garden ornamental tree.

Individual characteristics: Silver birch has a straight trunk, is tall and majestic, and is suitable for use as a street tree or garden shade tree; it is also suitable for greening the "four sides" of rural areas, and is suitable for creating fast-growing scenic forests and timber forests in low mountains.

Flowering period : May

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Variety name: Bamboo cypress

Scientific name: Podocarpus nagi (Thunb.) Zoll. et Mor ex Zoll.

Light: Medium

Temperature: Cold resistant

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: Evergreen ornamental trees, planted in groups, mixed with other evergreen and deciduous tree species

Individual characteristics: The leaves and bark of bamboo cypress can emit a strong scent of cloves all year round. It has the function of decomposing a variety of harmful waste gases, and has the effect of purifying the air, resisting pollution and strongly repelling mosquitoes.

Deciduous trees

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Variety name: Royal Poinciana

Latin name: Delonix regia 

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Water: Xerophyte

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: fast

Type of viewing: Flower viewing

Design suggestions: high-level street trees, landscape trees and shade trees, single planting, row planting and group planting

Individual characteristics: A famous tropical ornamental tree species. The Phoenix tree has a tall crown, red flowers and green leaves during the flowering period, and the tree is full of fire and magnificent.

Flowering period : June to July

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Variety name: Yellow bell tree

Scientific name: Handroanthus chrysanthus (Jacq.) SOGrose

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Type of viewing: Flower viewing

Design suggestions: Street trees, gardens, campuses, and residential areas

Individual characteristics: The four seasons change significantly, with flowers in spring, fruits in summer, green in autumn and wither in winter, giving the seasons color.

Flowering period : March to April

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Variety name: Camptotheca

Latin name: Camptotheca acuminata Decne.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Cold resistant

Moisture content: Medium

Soil: Any

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: fruit viewing/foliage viewing

Design suggestions: Solitary planting/clustered planting of shade trees/rowed planting of street trees

Individual characteristics: The tree has a tall stature, a wide crown, and dense foliage. It is a good tree species for greening areas around the garden and is suitable as a garden shade tree and street tree.

Flowering period: May to July

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Variety name: Weeping willow

Latin name: Salix babylonica

Light: Strong

Temperature: Cold resistant

Moisture: Wet

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: garden shade trees/street trees/park trees/embankment protection trees.

Individual characteristics: interplanting with peach blossoms can form a scene of pink peaches and green willows, which is one of the characteristic planting methods of spring scenery in Jiangnan gardens. It can also be used as a garden shade tree, street tree, and road tree.

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Variety name: Terminalia truncatula

Latin name: Terminalia mantaly

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Moisture content: Medium

Soil: Any soil type, fertile sandy soil

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: Slow

Ornamental type: foliage/stem

Design suggestions: High-grade street trees, landscape trees and garden shade trees, can be planted in rows or groups

Individual characteristics: The tree has a slender appearance and a very elegant posture. Although the tree is tall, its branches are very flexible. After the root system grows firmly, it is very resistant to strong winds and salt, making it an excellent coastal tree species.

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Variety name: Sophora japonica

Scientific name: Cassia surattensis Burm. f. (C. glauca Lam.).

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Type of viewing: Flower viewing

Design suggestions: Park green roadside, poolside, front yard greening

Individual characteristics: The yellow acacia has a beautiful shape and the tree is covered with yellow flowers when it blooms. It is an excellent street tree and a solitary tree species.

Flowering period: all year round

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Variety name: Baldcypress

Scientific name: Taxodium distichum

Light: Medium

Temperature: Cold resistant

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: foliage/stem

Design suggestions: Garden shade trees/waterside bank protection trees

Individual characteristics: It has lush branches and leaves, leaves fall late in autumn, and a majestic and beautiful crown. It is an elegant tree species for gardens and road greening.

Fruiting season: October

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Variety name: Beautiful silk cotton

Latin name: Ceiba speciosa St.Hih.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Best temperature

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: medium

Type of viewing: Flower viewing

Design suggestions: Garden shade trees and street trees

Individual characteristics: In winter, the tree is full of purple flowers, which are beautiful and charming. It is called "Beauty Tree" and is an excellent ornamental tree. It has strong wind resistance.

Flowering period: October to December

Fruiting season: May

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Variety name: Kapok

Latin name: Bombax ceiba

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Water: Xerophyte

Soil: Neutral

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: Medium

Type of viewing: Flower viewing

Design suggestion: solitary planting, group planting and row planting

Individual characteristics: The tree is tall and majestic, and red flowers bloom in spring

Flowering period: March to April

Fruiting season: June to August

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Variety name: Kapok

Scientific name: Ceiba speciosa

Light: Strong

Temperature: Best temperature

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: Medium

Type of viewing: Flower viewing

Design suggestions: shade trees/street trees

Individual characteristics: The trunk of the Kapok tree is upright, with thorns on the main trunk, the canopy is umbrella-shaped, the leaves are green, and the trunk of an adult tree is bottle-shaped. In winter, the flowers are full of purple, which is very beautiful.

Flowering period: December to February of the following year

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Variety name: Erythrina crestina

Scientific name: Erythrina crista-galli Linn.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Cold resistant    

Water: Xerophyte

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Type of viewing: Flower viewing

Design suggestions: garden shade trees, street trees.

Individual characteristics: The trunk is vigorous and simple, the flowers are numerous and bright, the flower shape is unique, the flowering period is long, and it has high ornamental value.

Flowering period: April to July

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Variety name: Big Leaf Crape Myrtle

Scientific name: Lagetstroemia speciosa

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Water: Xerophyte

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Type of viewing: Flower viewing

Design suggestions: street trees, landscape trees, garden shade trees. Single planting, row planting, and group planting.

Individual characteristics: dense branches and leaves, gorgeous flowers, and elegant tree posture.

Flowering period: summer to autumn

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Variety name: Albizzia

Latin name: Albizia julibrissin Durazz.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Cold resistant

Water: Xerophyte

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: fast

Type of viewing: Flower viewing

Design suggestions: Street trees, garden shade trees, can be planted in clusters, rows, or groups

Individual characteristics: Albizia Julibrissin has a broad crown, feather-like leaves, and bright red flowers. It is a beautiful shade tree and street tree, suitable for planting in front of or behind houses, on lawns, or on the edge of forests. It has strong resistance to toxic gases.

Flowering period: June to July

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Variety name: Banyan tree

Scientific name: Ficus virens Ait. var. sublanceolata (Miq.) Corner

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Water: Xerophyte

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: Medium

Ornamental type: foliage

Design suggestions: high-level street trees, landscape trees, garden shade trees, single planting, row planting and group planting

Individual characteristics: evergreen all year round, with a broad crown and a full and spectacular tree posture.

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Variety name: Sausage tree

Latin name: Cassia fistula L.

Light: Strong

Temperature: Warm

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: shallow roots

Growth rate: Medium

Type of viewing: Flower viewing

Design suggestions: High-grade street trees, landscape trees and garden shade trees, single planting, row planting and group planting

Individual characteristics: It blooms in early summer, the whole tree is golden, and in autumn the fruit pods hang down like sausages. It is a rare ornamental tree and can be planted with red flowers and trees. It can also be planted in small clusters of 2-3 plants to create a scene in itself.

Flowering period: June to August

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Variety name: Terminalia tinctoria

Latin name: Terminalia mantaly Triciolor

Light: Strong

Temperature: Best temperature

Moisture content: Medium

Root system: Deep roots

Growth rate: Slow

Ornamental type: foliage/stem

Design suggestions: Courtyard trees/street trees

Individual characteristics: Unique style, upright branches, often used as garden trees and street trees. Although the tree is tall, the trunk is round and straight, but the branches are very soft. After the root system grows firmly, it is very resistant to strong winds and salt, making it an excellent coastal tree species.