Chittamwood Sideroxylon lanuginosum

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Sideroxylon

  Species:

  lanuginosum

  Family:

  Sapotaceae

  Life Cycle:

  Woody

  Country Or Region Of Origin:

  South central U.S.A. and Mexico

  Dimensions:

  Height: 15 ft. 0 in. - 45 ft. 0 in.

  Width: 10 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Tree

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Maintenance:

  Low

  Appendage:

  Thorns

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

  Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

  Soil Texture:

  Shallow Rocky

  Soil Drainage:

  Occasionally Dry

  Very Dry

  Available Space To Plant:

  12-24 feet

  24-60 feet

• Fruit:

  Fruit Color:

  Black

  Fruit Value To Gardener:

  Showy

  Display/Harvest Time:

  Fall

  Fruit Length:

  < 1 inch

  Fruit Width:

  < 1 inch

  Fruit Description:

  1/2" long slender shiny globular black fruits mature in the fall

• Flowers:

  Flower Color:

  White

  Flower Value To Gardener:

  Showy

  Flower Bloom Time:

  Summer

  Flower Description:

  Tiny flowers appear in clusters in leaf axils

• Leaves:

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:

  Gold/Yellow

  Insignificant

  Leaf Type:

  Simple

  Hairs Present:

  Yes

  Leaf Length:

  1-3 inches

  Leaf Description:

  Hairy 3" long oblong to obovate. Unexceptional yellow fall color.

• Stem:

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

  Stem Surface:

  Hairy (pubescent)

  Stem Description:

  Branches have sharp thorns and exude a milky sap. and are also hairy

• Landscape:

  Landscape Location:

  Naturalized Area

  Riparian

  Woodland

  Design Feature:

  Small Tree

  Attracts:

  Songbirds

  Resistance To Challenges:

  Drought

  Dry Soil

  Problems:

  Spines/Thorns