Where and How to plant Lakeview Jasmine Tree

Ok so I am new to the whole gardening thing. We just bought our first home which the landscaping needed lots of help. So far I started a little garden with a few scrubs and flowers. They have been there about 5 months and I haven't killed them, they are actually growing really well. My husbands company is selling the Lakeview Jasmine Trees for $5 a piece as a charity event, so we bought 4 of them. They are about 4 1/2 to 5ft tall already. and we were told they were grown to be a tree NOT a shrub. So I love them, they smell so great and look very healthy. Now I am faced with the problem of where to plant them? We have a fairly large piece of property with a pond way in the back. I would like to plant them near the back porch but I am concerned with the roots growing into the foundation of the house or hitting the roof. How far away from the house should I go? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated on how to plant them, fertilize them,etc...
I live in South East Florida. Its usually warm if not unnaturally hot here with Plenty of rain and sunshine year round.

Thank you!!!!

Do you know what climate zone you're in? If you're far enough south in FL then you're probably OK, the plant is hardy to zone 9b.

Here's the Plant Files info on it--I've grown Murraya paniculata (different cultivar) in a pot but have never planted it in the ground because I don't trust it to always make it through the winter, so I don't have any personal experience to share.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/55288/

It's a small tree or a fairly large shrub depending on how you prune it, my guess is you could probably treat it as a shrub if you want, or if you prune it into a tree you could grow it that way too, but I'm not sure if it's going to naturally be treelike all on its own. Although I guess if they're 5 feet tall they've probably already done some of the initial pruning to make them more like a tree so it might be harder to turn it into a shrub.

As far as I can tell I am in zone 10??? But I its hard to tell on the map. I live in Palm Beach, FL if that helps (which is about 1 hour south of Fort Pierce and a little over 1 hour north from Miami)

I was told they were pruned to be trees.
Thank you for your response

Do I need to worry about the roots on these trees growing into the foundation?

If you're that close to Miami you are likely zone 10, maybe 9b but this plant is hardy there too so you should be fine.

I have no idea about the roots and the foundation--they're not going to be a very big tree (10-12 ft) so the roots aren't going to extend nearly as far as a big tree, so I think if you plant it a little bit away from the house you wouldn't have problems with it lifting the foundation. But as I said, I've only grown these in pots so really don't have any personal experience with how they would behave in the ground, some trees have roots that just love to get into water pipes and things like that and I have no idea if this is one of those or not. The trouble is there's not too many places in the country where you can grow this plant in the ground, so the vast majority of people around here who grow it would have it in a pot.

I'm assuming that your husband's company knows where the plants came from that they're selling for charity, so you might find out what nursery they came from and give them a call to ask them about it. Or talk to other nurseries or landscapers in your area, I'm sure most of them have experience with this plant.

Hello, I bought a Jasmin tree yesterday. I planted it on the north side of my house, in front of the porch area. I hope it does well here. I live in Loxahatchee area. I am just off of Northlake Blvd. I was happy to see someone from my area with the same questions I had. I will post here to let you know how it does for me. I will look for your posts also.

Thanks for your post Jeanae,

I did up up planting my Lakeview Jasmine Trees in the backyard near my pond which faces the south about a month ago. They have done quite well. I did have to buy this spray to ward off bugs because something was eating my trees. But since then they have been growing well. They bloom about every 2 weeks. Just make sure to water them, I collect rain water and water the trees with it. I was using the well water and wasn't seeing new growth. I water a few times a week.
I'll keep looking at the post to see if you have any questions.
Good Luck!

My Jasmine tree is still looking good. no leaf drop. My citrus trees look bad tho. Don't know whats up with them.

If you're in Zone 10, I'd be leery about having it in a southern exposure. We had one at our old house in zone 10a and had to move it to a northen exposure because it started to fry in the summer, even though it WAS in an eastern exposure...the morning summer sun was starting to torch it.

I have seen them do very well when planted under taller trees and they get dappled sun throughout the day.

You're lucky to have found them trained as trees and not just as a shrub !

The Jasmine tree looks great, it is about five feet tall. It has no low branches. Like a long stick. Lots of leaves on top tho.
It has a few blooms still and some buds to open, they have not dropped at all, I thought they would with the planting and all. My citrus tress look bad still. Spots and scale, Hope it is not citrus canker. How do I find out . I have four citrus trees.

Here are some pics of citrus canker http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=citrus+canker&gbv=2