Cartrema floridanum
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
9A 9B
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Scrub Wild Olive
Oleaceae
Also known as Osmanthus megacarpus
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 15-20 (30) ft tall by 10 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White | |
| Fruit Color: | Black | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen | |
| Habitats: | Dry sites. Scrub, scrubby sandhill. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Screen plant esp. for sunny, dry sites. Specimen plant where its shiny foliage will be appreciated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Larger birds and small mammals eat the fruit.
Bees and other pollinators.