Buckthorn Bully
Sideroxylon lycioides
Family
Sapotaceae
Genus
Sideroxylon
Specific Epithet
lycioides
Arboretum Collection
ST
Lifecycle
medium deciduous tree
Fall Color
yellow
Size
to 9 meters
Bloom Time
midsummer
Flower
small white in clusters from the leaf axils
Bark
gray brown and ridged to scaly
Leaf Size
10 cm long 4 cm wide
Leaf Margin
Entire
Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Leaf Type
Simple
Description
Flowers popular with bees and fruit eaten by birds. Formerly Bumelia lycioides.
Cultural Requirements
Occurs in a range of habitats and is adaptable in the landscape.
