Sideroxylon foetidissimum

Mastic, False Mastic, Wild Olive

Sapotaceae

Also known as Mastichodendron foetidissimum

Plant Specifics

Form:	Tree
Size:	30-60 (70) ft tall by 30-50 ft wide
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	Yellow
Fruit Color:	Yellow,orange
Phenology:	Evergreen. Flowers early summer. Fruits ripen late winter-early spring.
Noted for:	Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:	Shade tree. Can be used in settings such as parking lot edges, street tree, etc.
Propagation:	Seed, cuttings.
Availability:	Native nurseries, Seed
Light:	Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance:	always floodedextremely dry
	(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods)
Moisture Tolerance:	Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:	Tolerant of inundation with brackish water
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:	Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
Soil or other substrate:	Lime rock, Sand
Soil pH:	Calcareous (high pH)

Ecology

Wildlife:	Povides good cover.  Birds and small mammals are attracted to the fruit.
Insects:	Attracts insect pollinators
Native Habitats:	Tropical hammocks.

Distribution and Planting Zones

Comments

Ethnobotany:	The fruits are edible raw, but the latex is very sticky. The wood is used for ship building in the West Indies.
General Comments:	Interesting buttressed trunks.