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   Florida Climate and Winter Care                                                              Orlando Bonsai Store

Central Florida is Zone 9a

The growing season extends from February until about mid October.  Tropical plants can be grown very well in Central Florida, however the must be protected from freezing

 

 

DECIDUOUS TREES

i.e. Elm, Oak, Maple, Hornbeam, Crape Myrtle, Plum, Cypress

 Leave these trees on the benches. These trees need cold temperatures to start the natural process of dormancy. It's okay if pots freeze solid.

 

HARDY EVERGREENS

i.e. Japanese and English Boxwood, Pine, Podocarpus, Juniper, Cedar, Azalea, Camellia.

Note: Flowers will be damaged by freezing temperatures.

 

TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL TREES: Protect at 40 degrees and below:

Mangrove Aralia,

Buttonwood,

Fukien Tea,

Bucida Spinosa

TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL TREES:  Protect at 35 degrees and below:

All plants in Mame Pots,

Bottlebrush, Boxwood (Kingsville),

Bougainvillea, Carissa,

Citrus, Desert Rose,

Ficus (all varieties),

Gumbo Limmbo, Ixora,

Jaboticaba, Lantana,

Lignum Vitae, Malphighia,

Neea, Portulacaria (Jade),

Powderpuff, Schefellera,

Seagrape, Serissa,

Surinam Cherry, Samone,

Tamarind, Tabebuia,

Texas Ebony

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