Identification Guide For Invasive Exotic Plants of the Florida Keys
Identification Guide For Invasive Exotic Plants of the Florida Keys
Identification Guide For Invasive Exotic Plants of the Florida Keys
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Scientific Name:<br />
Common Name(s):<br />
Bucida bucera<br />
Black Olive<br />
Height:<br />
Leaves:<br />
Flowers:<br />
Bark:<br />
Fruit:<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r:<br />
Treatment:<br />
Large tree, 40-45 ft tall with a crown width <strong>of</strong> 25-35 ft<br />
3-5 inches long 2 inches wide egg shaped with a blueish- green tint<br />
Small yellow<br />
Grey<br />
½ inch round “olive” not edible for humans<br />
Planted as a shade tree, it has started to naturalize in Key Largo Hammocks.<br />
Basal treatment with Garlon 4 at 20 %<br />
http://www.floridagardener.com/pom/Bucida.htm<br />
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