Damburneya coriacea
lancewood
Lauraceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
20-30 ft tall by 10-20 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
blue,black
Phenology:
Evergreen. Blooms in spring. Fruits summer-fall.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
This small tree has an elegant appearance that makes it suited to use as a specimen plant. The glossy evergreen foliage makes this small tree also make it effective as a screen or barrier plant.
Considerations:
Potentially subject to laurel wilt disease.
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Short very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Lime Rock
Suitable to Grow In:
9B,10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators
Insect pollinated. Said to be a good honey plant (Haehle and Brookwell 1999).
Wildlife food plant.
Native Habitats:
Tropical hammocks. This is naturally an understory tree and also as a colonizer of disturbed sites.
