Cocoplum
Chrysobalanus icaco · Shrub
Cocoplum is a shrub, hardy in USDA zones 10-11, that matures to about 6–15 ft × 6–15 ft. 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
- 6–15 ft × 6–15 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Sandy
- Foliage
- Green, Red
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Tough against
- Salt
- Native to
- Florida coastal, Caribbean
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