General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Plant Height: 10 to 25 feet
Plant Spread: 8 to 10 feet
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Other: Briefly deciduous in spring just before flowering
Fruit: Other: 3 to 5 inch long, cylindrical bean-like pod
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Year Round
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Uses: Shade Tree
Flowering Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: 2 to 3 weeks
Pollinators: Bees

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Common names
  • White Dwarf Tabebuia
  • Beef Bush
  • Above-All
  • Gumwood
  • White-Cedar

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Location: Southwest Florida
Date: September 2012

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