Sea Plum (Coccoloba uvifera x diversifolia)
Main Uses
Sea Plum is native to Florida and is said to be a very low maintenance tree. This makes a great coastal tree with its high salt water tolerance.
Considered a front line tree, the Sea Plum is tolerant of extreme exposure to salt spray.
It is also used as a screening shrub, accent tree, front line salt tolerance plant, specimen tree, patio tree, medium tree, and the bush variety even adapts well to espalier.
We have three different varieties of Sea Plum
Appearance
The Sea Plum is a hybrid of the Sea Grape (Coccoloba uvifera) and the Pigeon Plum (Coccoloba diversifolia), thought to have naturally occured. It is said to grow 6-8 feet in height, but with its parents growing upwards of 30 feet high, Sea Plum could vary well grow just as large.
White fragrant flowers bloom mid Spring to mid Summer.
Wildlife Attractant
Birds such as the Woodpecker, Mockingbird, and Robin love to eat the fruit from the Sea Plum
