Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Sideroxylon tenax

tough buckthorn, tough bully
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Donna Bollenbach

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

tough buckthorn, tough bully

Sinónimo(s):

Bumelia tenax

Especie del género:

Sideroxylon tenax

Familia:

Sapotaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

12-30 ft tall by to 20 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

black

Fenología:

Evergreen (south) or deciduous (north). Flowers in summer. Fruits ripen in summer or fall. Life span 50+ yrs (Nelson 2003).

Destacado por:

Thorns, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Hedge plant, specimen plant, woodland plant. Plant where the silky brown/gold undersides of the foliage will be seen.

Consideraciones:

Plant where it will have space. While many specimens in natural scrub settings are slow growing, this plant can be a robust growing in the landscape. Expect it to grow into a small tree.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagación:

Seed, cuttings.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

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

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Not wet but not extremely dry -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

Adaptable

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

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

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds, Mammals

Nectar plant for butterflies.





Attracts bees and flies.  A pollinator magnate.





Watching insects swarm over my tough bully trees is one of my summertime treats.

 Birds and other animals eat the fruit.

Hábitats nativos:

Sandhill, scrub.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

This plant is easy to grow.



Weak wood.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

https://www.fdacs.gov/content/download/82393/file/CIRCULAR_Buckthorns_SIderoxylon.pdf



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



Huegel, Craig, N.  2010.  Native plant landscaping for Florida wildlife.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL. (wildlife uses).



Nelson, Gil.  2003.  Florida's Best Landscape Plants. Association of Florida Native Nurseries.



Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native Plants.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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