COMA DEL SUR Saffron, plum
Bumelia celastrina - Sapotaceae, Sapodilia Family
DESCRIPTION:
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Small, spiny, evergreen tree.
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Height: 15-20 feet; can grow to 30 feet.
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Flowers: Fragrant, small, clustered, greenish-white; frequent in late autumn or
after rainfall.
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Fruit: Sweet edible purple to black elongated berry with large seed.
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Foliage: Evergreen.
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Bark: Mottled gray to brown; smooth or
furrowed.
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Growth rate: Moderate to slow.
REQUIREMENTS:
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Sun: Partial shade to full sun.
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Soil.- Any.
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Drainage: Well-drained.
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Water. Low; drought tolerant.
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Maintenance: Little needed.
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Propagation: Scarified seed.
NATIVE HABITAT:
Brush-grassland.
WILDLIFE USE:
Very attractive to butterflies and bees; fruit feeds a variety of birds
and mammals; deer browse leaves; nest sites.
COMMENTS:
Chewing gum substitute; fruit eaten by humans; aphrodisiac; cabinet
work. Growth has tendency to reveal a slightly weeping canopy; can easily be pruned into an attractive shape.
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