Jacquinia keyensis
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11
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Joewood
Theophrastaceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 4-10 (15) ft | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White, ivory | |
| Fruit Color: | Yellow,orange | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen. Blooms intermittently spring-summer. Slow growing. | |
| Habitats: | Dry sites. Coastal strand, coastal grassland, maritime hammock, pine rockland, coastal rock barren, rockland hammock. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Specimen plant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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: | Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (major storms). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Loam, Lime rock, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
White-crowned pigeons and other birds feed on the fruits of joewood, and the plant provides significant cover for wildlife (Brown et al. undated)
Insect pollinators (thought to be bees and wasps seeking nectar). (EDIS).