Drypetes diversifolia
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Milkbark, Whitewood
Putranjivacaea
Plant Specifics
Form: | Tree | |
Size: | 20-30 (45) ft | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | NA | |
Fruit Color: | White | |
Noted for: | Interesting bark |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Shade tree. Can be used as a specimen tree for its light colored bark. Slow growing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Native nurseries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Short very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Short very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Humus (organic, upland), Lime rock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | Calcareous |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
Birds and other wildlife consume fruit. | |
Insects: | Larval host for Florida white (Appias drusilla) butterfly. | |
Native Habitats: | Rockland hammock. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
General Comments: | It is listed as Endangered by the state of Florida. |