Sideroxylon foetidissimum

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Mastic, False Mastic, Wild Olive

Also known as Mastichodendron foetidissimum

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. Life span about 100 yrs. (Nelson).
Noted for:	Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance

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)

Wildlife:

Povides good cover.

Birds and small mammals are attracted to the fruit.

Insects:

Attracts insect pollinators

Native Habitats:

Tropical hammocks.

Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures

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.