Sideroxylon salicifolium
willow-bustic, white bully
Sapotaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
20-30 (50) ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Evergreen. Blooms in spring. Life span around 100 yrs. (Nelson 2003).
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Its small to medium size make it appropriate for small landscapes as a specimen tree.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- 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, Lime Rock
Suitable to Grow In:
10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals
Nectar plant for Florida duskywing ( Ephyriades brunneus ), red-banded hairstreak ( Calycopis cecrops ) and other butterflies.
Larval food for various caterpillars.
Attracts bees and flies
Fruits eaten by birds and other wildlife.
Native Habitats:
Pine rockland, hammocks.
