Scrub Plum

This is an endangered species. Please acquire only from reputable nurseries.

Endemic to the central ridges, esp. the Lake Wales Ridge.



Specimen plant in a dry setting or grow as part of a scrub garden. This plant has very interesting zigzag branches which provide considerable winter interest.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Slow growing.

Birds eat the fruit and are the primary dispersers.

Scrub, scrubby high pine.

• Showy flowers, Showy fruits
• Pollinated by bees.