Eugenia confusa
ironwood, red-berry stopper
Myrtaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
15-25 (40) ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
red
Phenology:
Evergreen. Blooms spring-summer. Fruits ripens in fall.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Hurricane Wind Resistance, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Specimen tree or screening plant.
Considerations:
Slow growing.
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:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam, Lime Rock
Suitable to Grow In:
10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Birds, Mammals
Insect pollinated.
Birds and other wildlife consume fruit.
Native Habitats:
Rockland hammock. Coastal hammock.
