Drypetes diversifolia
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11
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Milkbark, Whitewood
Putranjivacaea
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 20-30 (45) ft | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Fruit Color: | White | |
| Habitats: | Rockland hammock. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Shade tree. Can be used as a specimen tree for its light colored bark. Slow growing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Short 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: | Humus (organic, upland), Lime rock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Birds and other wildlife consume fruit.
Larval host for Florida white (Appias drusilla) butterfly.