Prunus myrtifolia
West Indian cherry
Rosaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
25-35 (50) ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
brownish-orange
Phenology:
Evergreen. Blooms fall-winter.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Specimen tree, edge plant, or part of a clump of trees.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Somewhat long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Lime Rock
Suitable to Grow In:
10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Birds
Pollinated by bees.
Primarily dispersed by birds but other animals also eat the fruit.
Native Habitats:
Tropical rockland hammock, pine rockland.
