Coco plum
Location
Native Plants
Chrysobalanus icaco
- Origin: South Florida Native
- Height: 10’ – 30’
- Width: 10’ – 20’
- Outstanding texture plant with a “beachy” look, producing an edible plum which many critters (including people) enjoy, noted for showy flowers, showy fruit, hurricane resistance, interesting foliage
- Full sun to part shade, moderately salt tolerant
- Evergreen plant produces small white flowers, followed by fruit that’s often made into jelly or as an attraction in a wildlife garden
- Plum is pink and ripens to purple with a bland flavor, and the almond-flavored seeds can be roasted and eaten or crushed for use in cooking, fruit could make a slight mess on walks and patios for a short period
- Good as hedge shrubs or privacy plants, can be kept trimmed to around 4 feet
- Attracts various pollinators, birds and other wildlife consume fruit, good for dense cover
- USDA hardiness zones 10A – 11
