General Landscape Uses: Accent tree in residential and commerical landscapes. Buffer plantings.
Description: Medium tree with a rounded or narrow crown. Trunk erect, to 20 inches in diameter, bearing many willow-like branches. Bark smooth, becoming flaky. Leaves light green, thin, 2-6 inches long.
Dimensions: Typically 20-30 feet in height; to 57 feet in South Florida. Taller than broad.
Growth Rate: Moderate.
Range: Monroe County Keys north, mostly along the coasts, to Martin and Collier counties; West Indies, Mexico and Central America. For a digitized image of Elbert Little’s Florida range map, visit the Exploring Florida website.
Habitats: Hammocks.
Soils: Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.
Drought Tolerance: High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements: Full sun.
Flower Color: Whitish-green.
Flower Characteristics: Semi-showy. Fragant.
Flowering Season: All year; peak in spring.
Fruit: Black berry.
Wildlife and Ecology: Nectar plant for Florida duskywing (Ephyriades brunneus), red-banded hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops), and other pollinators.
Horticultural Notes: Can be grown from de-pulped seed.
References: Nelson 2003
Comments: Is sometimes defoliated by caterpillars.
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