Chittamwood Sideroxylon lanuginosum
Other plants called Chittamwood:
Previously known as:
- Bumelia lanuginosa
- Phonetic Spelling
- sid-der-ox-ZA-lon lan-ee-gih-NEE-sum
- Description
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Chittamwood is a deciduous tree that is found in rocky wooded areas and streambanks.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No serious problems.
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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.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Appendage:
- Thorns
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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
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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
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Description:
- Tiny flowers appear in clusters in leaf axils
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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.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Surface:
- Hairy (pubescent)
- Stem Description:
- Branches have sharp thorns and exude a milky sap. and are also hairy
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Naturalized Area
- Riparian
- Woodland
- Design Feature:
- Small Tree
- Attracts:
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
- Dry Soil
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns