Coccoloba diversifolia

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Pigeon Plum

Form:	Shrub
Size:	30-40 (60) ft tall by 10-20 ft wide
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	White,yellow
Fruit Color:	Purple
Phenology:	Evergreen
Noted for:	Interesting bark, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance

Recommended Uses:

Shade tree.

Propagation:

Seed

Availability:

Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales

Light:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

(Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Short very dry periods)

Moisture Tolerance:

Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Short very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.

Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.

Soil or other substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Wildlife:

Fruits are used by birds and other wildlife.

Insects:

Nectar plant for large orange sulphur (Phoebis agarithe), Schaus' swallowtail (Papilio aristodemus ponceanus) and other butterflies.

Pollinated by bees.

Native Habitats:

Coastal uplands

Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures

Ethnobotany:

Fruits are edible.