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Nomenclature

Common Name:

yellowwood, Florida boxood

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Schaefferia frutescens

Family:

Celastraceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

tree

Size:

15-25 (36) ft tall by 10-15 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow,green

Fruit Color:

yellow,red

Phenology:

Evergreen. Flowers and fruits all year.

Noted For:

Showy Fruits

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

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

Considerations:

Slow growing.

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

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

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Lime Rock

Soil pH:

Calcareous (high pH)

Suitable to Grow In:

10A,10B,11

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Birds

Insect pollinated.

Birds eat the fruit.

Native Habitats:

Tropical rockland hammock (borders), coastal berm.

Natural Range in Florida:

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