Reynosia septentrionalis

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Darling Plum, Red Ironwood

Form:	Tree
Size:	8-12 (20) ft
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	Yellow-green
Fruit Color:	Black, purple
Phenology:	Evergreen. Blooms all year (flowers inconspicuous) with peak in spring-summer.
Noted for:	-

Recommended Uses:

Screen plant. Specimen shrub or small tree -- you can choose based on how you opt to prune (prune, don't shear).

Propagation:

Seed.

Availability:

Native nurseries, Seed

Light:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

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

Moisture Tolerance:

Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Very 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:

Humus (organic, upland), Lime rock, Sand

Soil pH:

Calcareous (high pH)

Wildlife:	Cover and food primarily for birds.
Insects:
Native Habitats:	Coastal hammocks.

Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures

Ethnobotany:

Fruit said to be edible.

General Comments:

Wood is dense (hard).

Listed as Threatened by the FDACS.