What is a good shade tree to plant in the Orlando Florida area?

Question

Looking for something fairly large, no flowers, strong in wind, doesn't have huge amounts of leaves to rake up,resistent to occassional freeze, doesn't have invasive roots and grows fairly quickly. Oh ya and no acorns. Thanks

Answer 1

Some suggestions:

Tulip Poplar -  http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/trees/LIRTULA.p...

Magnolia - http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/trees/MAGGRAA.p...

Loblolly Bay (if you have a rich/moist soil) - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/ST/ST2...

American Hornbeam -

Some other links:  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EH141

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP014

http://www.leugardens.org/STREET%20TREES...

http://www.myakkariver.org/NatTrees.pdf

The Hornbeam is the only large tree without noticeable flowers.

Answer 2

Sounds like you've pretty much extinguished any kind of tree with all the things the tree can't have.  Maybe you should get an umbrella!