Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

titi, leatherwood

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Cyrilla racemiflora

Family:

Cyrilliacea

Plant Specifics

Form:

tree

Size:

20-30 ft tall by 10-20 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

Deciduous north Florida becoming semi-evergreen in peninsular locations. Blooms in spring. May live over 100+ years (Nelson 2003)

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Fall Color, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Hedge plant.

Considerations:

In unburned natural wetlands, this plant sometimes form almost impenetrable thickets along the edge.

Availability:

Native Nurseries

Propagation:

Seed and root cuttings.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Stays wet ---to--- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam, Organic

Soil pH:

Slightly acidic to calcareous

Suitable to Grow In:

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

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Birds, Mammals

Attracts bees ( https://wildflower.org ).

Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit.

Native Habitats:

Swampy sites, wet pine flatwoods, sloughs and edges of cypress swamps, seepage swamps and bogs, savannas, other wet depressional areas.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

Noted as a good honey plant.

General Comments: