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Schaefferia frutescens

yellowwood, Florida boxood
  • Photo by: David J. Stang, from Wikipedia Commons, cropped

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

yellowwood, Florida boxood

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Schaefferia frutescens

Familia:

Celastraceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

Tree

Tamaño:

15–25 (36) ft tall by 10–15 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

yellow, green

Color de la fruta:

yellow, red

Fenología:

Evergreen. Flowers and fruits all year

Destacado por:

Showy Fruits

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Understory tree. Can be trimmed to keep sized as a shrub. Accent shrub or can be trained as a hedge.

Consideraciones:

Slow growing.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagación:

Seed.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Lime Rock

pH del suelo:

Calcareous (high pH)

Apto para cultivo en:

10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Birds

Insect pollinated.

Birds eat the fruit.

Hábitats nativos:

Tropical rockland hammock (borders), coastal berm

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gann, G.D, C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Florida Boxwood [in] Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Schafrut ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, FL.


Gilman, Edward F, Ryan W. Klein, and Gail Hansen. (2023). Schaefferia frutescens , Florida Boxwood. ( https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FP540.) Accessed 2026. Dept. of Environmental Horticulture, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Gainesville, FL.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Tomlinson, P. B. (1974). Breeding Mechanisms in Trees Native to Tropical Florida— A Morphological Assessment. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum, 55(2), 269–290. ) http://www.jstor.org/stable/43781937 ). Accessed 2026.


Wunderlin, R. P, B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

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