Need help indentifying plants on my land (Florida).
 

I have two types of plants on my land that I am not sure what they are. Perhaps some of you can assist... My land is in North Central Florida.

Thank you,

Dave

Re: Need help indentifying plants on my land (Florida).
 

#2 is a wild holly

Re: Need help indentifying plants on my land (Florida).
 

Looks like (1) huckleberry and (2)native holly.

Does the former get dark berries in the fall?

Re: Need help indentifying plants on my land (Florida).
 

That is exactly what it looked like to me. My folks have some "domesticated holly" growing in their garden. I think I might plant more of the holly around my borders as a natural borders with "attitude" :)

Dave

Re: Need help indentifying plants on my land (Florida).
 

I didn't see the plant in the fall state so I will have to observe it later this year but you gave me some possible ideas of types to research.

Thank you all for the thoughts.

Dave

Re: Need help indentifying plants on my land (Florida).
 

If it is a native huckleberry, it'll put on little white flowers this spring which will fall off and then little green berries mid to late summer that ripen to black in late fall/early winter. (At least they do a couple hundred miles North of your area) It looks similar to the domesticated vatieties, but generally will have fewer, smaller, and not as sweet berries.

Re: Need help indentifying plants on my land (Florida).
 

If you want a plant with a serious attitude, look into century plants. Those things can hurt, bad.

They also grow good in Florida, parents had a couple.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/48/13...fd2aec44e2.jpg

Re: Need help indentifying plants on my land (Florida).
 

Definitely has a berry look to it, I have some sparkleberry that looks very similiar.

Re: Need help indentifying plants on my land (Florida).
 

I'm with you there, Dave. A fence can be jumped but it can be very very difficult to get through a large bush in the right place. There's no way to climb it, usually it is impassable without cutting through it.

Re: Need help indentifying plants on my land (Florida).
 

Go to your county extension office and get a list of the native plants.

Re: Need help indentifying plants on my land (Florida).
 

And take a sample with you when you go.

Re: Need help indentifying plants on my land (Florida).
 

The second set of pics is a "Palatka Holly". Native to central FL. If you want a great barrier plant look up "Spanish Bayonet". It will stop people and most animals.

Re: Need help indentifying plants on my land (Florida).
 

First one looks like a mayhaw. If it is it'll produce a yellow to red berry depending on the variety. Makes a great jelly.

I agree the second one is holly.

Re: Need help indentifying plants on my land (Florida).
 

Just an FYI, I think I am about 95% certain of the first set of pictures. I talked to a Beekeeper that said it was a variety of Vaccinium Arboreum or commonly known as farkleberry variety. Based on what I could find online this seems to support that identification.

Doesn't look like the fruit is really that useful from what he said and what ready so I will likely just remove the bush and replace it with blueberries since the soil condition seems to be friendly to blueberry bush varieties.

Any ways, I just wanted to let everyone know that participated. I appreciate all of your input.

Dave