Cliftonia monophylla
black titi, spring titi, buckwheat-tree
Cyrilliacea
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
10-20 ft tall by 10-20 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
black
Phenology:
evergreen
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Hedge in wet sites, pond borders. Good for a small thicket. Grow as a small tree or large shrub.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Stays wet ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam, Organic
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Mammals
Attracts bees ( https://flawildflowers.org/ ).
Browsed by deer.
Native Habitats:
Hydric flatwoods, seep swamps, sloughs, stream banks, bogs, wiregrass savannas.
