ShrubsCocoplum
Chrysobalanus icaco
Cocoplum (Chrysobalanus icaco) is a shrub, hardy in USDA zones 10-11, that matures to about 6-15ft × 6-15ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in sandy soil. Expect white blooms in spring. It stands up well to salt.
- USDA zones
- 10-11
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6-15ft × 6-15ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Sandy
- Foliage
- Green, Red
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Tough against
- Salt
- Native to
- Florida coastal, Caribbean
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Cocoplum is hardy to about 30°F (estimated from USDA zone 10), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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