Chrysobalanus icaco

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Coco Plum, Cocoplum

Form:	Shrub
Size:	10-30 ft tall by 10-20 ft wide
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	White
Fruit Color:	Unripe fruits pink maturing to purple-black
Phenology:	Evergreen. Blooms and fruits throughout the year.
Noted for:	Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance

Recommended Uses:

Hedges, specimen plants, screens.

Propagation:

Seed or hardwood cuttings.

Availability:

Native nurseries, Quality nurseries

Light:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods)

Moisture Tolerance:

Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Tolerant of inundation with brackish water

Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.

Soil or other substrate:

Clay, Sand

Soil pH:

Broadly tolerant

Wildlife:

Wildlife and birds consume the fruits though they areless useful for small birds due to itheir large size.

Provides dense cover.

Insects:

Attracts various pollinators, especially bees.

Native Habitats:

Coastal swamps, beaches, cypress dones, Everglades tree islands, edges of ditches and canals.

Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures

Ethnobotany:	Jelly is sometimes made from the fruits.
General Comments:	Pasco County occurrence is a 2004 specimen from Anclote Key Preserve and is a potential indicator of northward migration due to global warming.