Silver Buttonwood Tree (Conocarpus erectus sericeus) has low, multiple-branches with a vase-like shape. It can reach 15-20 feet high and wide. It requires full sun but will tolerate some shade too. It produces white flowers and reddish- to purple-brown fruit. Occasionally wet, well-drained clay, loam, sandy soil with alkaline to acidic PH levels are preferred. It is both drought and salt tolerant.
- Evergreen tree
- Size: 15 to 20 feet tall and wide
- Flower color: White
- Fruit: purple-brown to red-brown
- Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
- Moisture: Occasionally wet, well-drained
- Drought tolerant
- Salt tolerant
- Soil: Clay, sand, loam, alkaline, acidic
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