Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

willow-bustic, white bully

Synonym(s):

Dipholis salicifolia, Bumelia salicifolia

Genus species:

Sideroxylon salicifolium

Family:

Sapotaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

20-30 (50) ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Evergreen. Blooms in spring. Life span around 100 yrs. (Nelson 2003).

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Its small to medium size make it appropriate for small landscapes as a specimen tree.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries

Propagation:

De-pulped seed.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

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, Lime Rock

Soil pH:

Neutral to calcareous

Suitable to Grow In:

10A,10B,11

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

Nectar plant for Florida duskywing ( Ephyriades brunneus ), red-banded hairstreak ( Calycopis cecrops ) and other butterflies.





Larval food for various caterpillars.





Attracts bees and flies

Fruits eaten by birds and other wildlife.

Native Habitats:

Pine rockland, hammocks.

Natural Range in Florida:

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