Cartrema americanum
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Wild Olive, American Devilwood
Oleaceae
Also known as Osmanthus americanus
Plant Specifics
Form: | Shrub | |
Size: | 8-15 (50) ft tall by 5-10 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | White | |
Fruit Color: | Black | |
Phenology: | Evergreen | |
Noted for: | Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Evergreen screen, evergreen shrub to small tree. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed, layering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Native nurseries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (major storms). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
Larger birds and small mammals eat the fruit. | |
Insects: | Attracts bees. | |
Native Habitats: | Moist sites. Coastal hammocks, floodplains, bulffs, flatwoods, bay swamps. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
Ethnobotany: | Fruit is edible | |
General Comments: | Fragrant. |