Schaefferia frutescens

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Yellowwood, Florida Boxood

Form:	Tree
Size:	15-25 (36) ft tall by 10-15 ft wide
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	Yellow,green
Fruit Color:	Yellow,red
Phenology:	Evergreen. Flowers and fruits all year.
Noted for:	Showy fruits

Recommended Uses:

Understory tree. Can be trimmed to keep sized as a shrub. Accent shrub or can be trained as a hedge.

Considerations:

Slow growing.

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:

Clay, Lime rock, Sand

Soil pH:

Calcareous (high pH)

Wildlife:	Birds eat the fruit.
Insects:	Insect pollinated.
Native Habitats:	Tropical rockland hammock (borders), coastal berm.

Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures