Cartrema floridanum
scrub wild olive
Oleaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
15-20 (30) ft tall by 10 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
black
Phenology:
evergreen
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Screen plant esp. for sunny, dry sites. Specimen plant where its shiny foliage will be appreciated.
Considerations:
Slow growing.
Light:
Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Not wet but not extremely dry ---- to ---- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Birds, Mammals
Bees and other pollinators.
Larger birds and small mammals eat the fruit.
Native Habitats:
Dry sites. Scrub, scrubby sandhill.
