Castellow Hammock Preserve & Nature Center
Hammock and preserve in Redland, Miami
A mature tropical hardwood hammock on ancient karst limestone with native pollinator plantings.
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What to see
- Dense canopy of mature West Indian mahogany, gumbo limbo, paradise tree, and Jamaican dogwood.
- Karst limestone floor with deep solution holes and root entanglements sheltering ferns.
- Lush understory layer featuring native wild coffee and giant sword ferns.
- Pollinator garden near the nature center planted with blue porterweed and scorpion's tail.
- A shaded loop trail winding through a preserved remnant of the historic Dade Archipelago.
Plants you can see here
- Gumbo limbo Bursera simaruba
- West Indian mahogany Swietenia mahagoni
- Jamaican dogwood Piscidia piscipula
- Paradise tree Simarouba glauca
- Wild coffee Psychotria undata
- Giant sword fern Nephrolepis biserrata
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Nearby plant places
Pine Island Nursery
A long-running Redland nursery dedicated to tropical fruit trees, rare exotics, and culinary spices.
Hattie Bauer Hammock Preserve
A historic tropical hardwood hammock harboring rare solution-hole ferns and pioneer-era stone ruins.
Fruit and Spice Park
A 37-acre tropical botanical garden with over 500 varieties of edible fruits, nuts, and spices.
Black Creek Linear Park
A canal-side trail lined with palms and subtropical vegetation stretching toward Biscayne Bay.
Larry and Penny Thompson Memorial Park
Rare remnant pine rocklands and historic tropical fruit groves along the Miami Rock Ridge.
Seminole Wayside Park
A rare preserve protecting over 21 acres of critically imperiled pine rockland and endangered flora.
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