Sideroxylon salicifolium
Willow-bustic, White Bully
Sapotaceae
Plant Specifics
Form: | Shrub | |
Size: | 20-30 (50) ft | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | White | |
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Noted for: | Aroma, Fragrance, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
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 |
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(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: | Lime rock, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | Neutral to calcareous |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
Fruits eaten by birds and other wildlife. | |
Insects: |
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Native Habitats: | Pine rockland, hammocks. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures