General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 25 feet to 50 feet
Plant Spread: 20 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Other: Small, reddish-green button-like cones.
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Green
Other: Greenish-white
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Other: Most of the year
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Buttonwood
  • Green Buttonwood
  • Silver Buttonwood
  • Button Mangrove
  • Button-Tree

Photo Gallery
Location: St. James, Florida
Location: Oak Hill, Florida
Date: 2014-10-26
Location: Sarasota, FL
Date: 2015-04-30
At Selby Gardens
Location: Sarasota, FL
Date: 2015-04-30
At Selby Gardens
Location: Sarasota, FL
Date: 2015-04-30
At Selby Gardens

Date: 2014-05-21
Credit Brandon Trentler
Location: Oak Hill, Florida
Date: 2014-10-26
Growing along the Intracoastal waterway
Location: Oak Hill, Florida
Date: 2014-10-26
Location: Oak Hill, Florida
Date: 2014-10-26
Location: Oak Hill, Florida
Date: 2014-10-26

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