Swietenia Species, American Mahogany, Cuban Mahogany, West Indies Mahogany

This tree is a heavy self seeder. It is beginning to invade pine rockland habitat on Big Pine Key.

Listed as endangered by the state of Florida, the West Indian Mahogany is native to South Florida and the Keys, including Everglades Nati...Read Moreonal Park. It is a great tree for a backyard or as a street tree and is very common in my area. The fruit is very unusual and oval, hard, and brown. Superb for zones 10a southward, but wrong choice any further north!

MORE FACTS - Great shade tree that is useful for wildlife. This medium to large tree is also native to the West Indies, hence the common name, West Indian Mahogany.

The alternate, compound leaves with no apical leaflet make this tree difficult to confuse with any other in south Florida.
T...Read Morehe intesting fruits are large, woody and egg shaped containing many winged seeds. They are held upright on the stems.
It is commonly planted as a graceful street tree.