Common Name:

black titi, spring titi, buckwheat-tree

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Cliftonia monophylla

Family:

Cyrilliacea

Form:

tree

Size:

10-20 ft tall by 10-20 ft wide

Life Span:

long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

black

Phenology:

evergreen

Noted For:

Recommended Uses:

Hedge in wet sites, pond borders. Good for a small thicket. Grow as a small tree or large shrub.

Considerations:

Availability:

Propagation:

seed

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

Stays wet ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Organic (muck), Loam, Sand

Soil pH:

acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

8A, 8B

Wildlife:

browsed by deer

attracts bees

Native Habitats:

Hydric flatwoods, seep swamps, sloughs, stream banks, bogs, wiregrass savannas.

Natural Range in Florida:

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