Sideroxylon salicifolium

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Willow-bustic, White Bully

Also known as Dipholis salicifolia, Bumelia salicifolia

Form:	Shrub
Size:	20-30 (50) ft
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	White
Phenology:	Evergreen. Blooms in spring. Life span around 100 yrs. (Nelson 2003).
Noted for:	Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage

Recommended Uses:

Its small to medium size make it appropriate for small landscapes as a specimen tree.

Propagation:

De-pulped seed.

Availability:

Native nurseries

Light:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry)

Moisture Tolerance:

Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.

Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.

Soil or other substrate:

Humus (organic, upland), Lime rock

Soil pH:

Neutral to calcareous

Wildlife:

Fruits eaten by birds and other wildlife.

Insects:

Nectar plant for Florida duskywing (Ephyriades brunneus), red-banded hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) and other butterflies.

Larval food for various caterpillars.

Attracts bees and flies

Native Habitats:

Pine rockland, hammocks.

Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures