This narrow, low branched tree has beautiful foliage and colorful small flowers and fruit that provide nectar for insects and food and cover for birds. A native of our tropical hardwood hammocks, it is not freeze tolerant. It will grow in full sun, full shade, or part shade, part sun.

Photo by Jenny Evans

Photo by Scott Zona

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UF IFAS Extension Agent Stephen Brown’s fact sheet