Sideroxylon lycioides: Country Or Region Of Origin
Southern Illinois to SE. U.S.A
Plant Profile: Sideroxylon lycioides
Taxonomy: Sideroxylon lycioidesNames
Buckthorn Bumelia
Phonetic Spelling:sid-der-ox-ZY-lon ly-see-OY-deez
Genus:Sideroxylon
Species:lycioides
Family:Sapotaceae
Bumelia lycioides is a native perennial shrub or small tree known for its edible fruit, which is typically harvested in the autumn.
Sideroxylon lycioides Feature Summary
Sideroxylon lycioides Image Gallery
Tags
#deciduous
#full sun tolerant
#drought tolerant
#white flowers
#native tree
#NC native
#edible garden
#fruits
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Sideroxylon lycioides Feature Summary
Attributes
Southern Illinois to SE. U.S.A
Perennial
Flowers
Leaves
Simple, alternate, often clustered
Deciduous
Black
Gold/Yellow
Alternate
Whole Plant Traits
Shrub
Tree
Native Plant
Deciduous
Rounded
Erect
Rapid
Medium
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Coastal
8b
8a
9a
9b
Fruit
Stem
Landscape
Native Garden
Flowering Tree
Sideroxylon lycioides Image Gallery
Sideroxylon lycioides Attributes
Sideroxylon lycioides: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Sideroxylon lycioides: Recommended Propagation Strategy
Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting
Sideroxylon lycioides Flowers
Sideroxylon lycioides: Flower Description
Clustered
Sideroxylon lycioides: Flower Color
White
Sideroxylon lycioides: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Sideroxylon lycioides Leaves
Sideroxylon lycioides: Leaf Description
Simple, alternate, often clustered
Sideroxylon lycioides: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Sideroxylon lycioides: Leaf Color
Black
Gold/Yellow
Sideroxylon lycioides: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Sideroxylon lycioides: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Sideroxylon lycioides Whole Plant Traits
Sideroxylon lycioides: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Sideroxylon lycioides: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Sideroxylon lycioides: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Sideroxylon lycioides: Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Sideroxylon lycioides: Texture
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Sideroxylon lycioides Cultural Conditions
Sideroxylon lycioides: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Sideroxylon lycioides: NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Sideroxylon lycioides: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
8a
8b
9a
9b
Sideroxylon lycioides Fruit
Sideroxylon lycioides: Fruit Color
Black
Sideroxylon lycioides: Fruit Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Sideroxylon lycioides: Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Sideroxylon lycioides Stem
Sideroxylon lycioides: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Sideroxylon lycioides Landscape
Sideroxylon lycioides: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Sideroxylon lycioides: Design Feature
Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree
