Gum Bumelia
Sideroxylon lanuginosum
Family
Sapotaceae
Genus
Sideroxylon
Specific Epithet
lanuginosum
Arboretum Collection
ST
Lifecycle
deciduous shrub or small tree
Fall Color
yellow
Size
to 9 meters
Bloom Time
midsummer
Flower
white from leaf axils in clusters
Bark
gray brown becoming scaly with red inner bark
Leaf Size
8 cm long
Leaf Margin
Entire
Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Leaf Type
Simple
Description
Flowers popular with bees, and birds eat the fruit. Formerly Bumelia lanuginosa.
Cultural Requirements
Occurs on dry sandy sites
