Coco Plum Plant
And it can be found in the most manicured landscaped yards and parks.
Coco plum plant. Coco plums are one of natures wonders this plant can be grown and maintained either as a hedge which is formal or informal letting it take off and grow or even as a tree. New leaves are red at first then turn green. And the Spanish name is itself a corruption of a native American name for the plant ikaku.
The red leaves are a delightful sight among other plants. The appearance of the plant is as follows. It might be decaying of its roots infecting leaves causing yellowish color mushy spots and holes or infecting its stem.
The plant produces small white flowers followed by fruit thats often made into jelly. So long as you dont have freezing temperatures they will grow happily in a wide range of conditions. Coco plum is well suited for beach plant-ings coastal erosion control as well as landscape use.
Coco plum also called Icaco species Chrysobalanus icaco evergreen tree in the family Chrysobalanaceae native to tropical America and Africa. Coco plum scientifically known as Chrysobalanus icaco is a slow growing tree belonging to the chrysobalanaceae family. By the way the word caicos as in Caicos Islands is yet another alteration of the aboriginal name of coco-plums.
With all that said there is a second Coco-plum Chrysobaloanus icaco var. Plant in spring summer or fall spacing plants 3 to 6 feet apart or closer if you want a hedge line. The new leaves are colored red which gives it more colors than traditional all green hedges.
Dig a hole only as deep as the root ball and 2 to 3 times as wide. The fruit serves multiple purposes and adds interest to your landscape. It doesnt grow fast so trimming is minimal when compared to a Ficus hedge.