Willow-bustic

Sideroxylon salicifolium
(White Bully)
Español: Sándalo
Its small to medium size make it appropriate for small landscapes as a specimen tree.

Tolerance

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.

Wildlife

Fruits eaten by birds and other wildlife.

Habitat

Pine rockland, hammocks.

Did You Know?

  • Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
  • Nectar plant for Florida duskywing (Ephyriades brunneus), red-banded hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) and other butterflies.
  • Larval food for various caterpillars.
  • Attracts bees and flies