Darling Plum Care

Darling plum is an evergreen tree growing 6 - 7.5 metres tall. The bole is 15 - 20cm in diameter. The edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local use. The fine-quality timber is used locally.

Small tree or large shrub with stout, rigid branches and an irregular crown. Trunks to 9 inches in diameter, but usually much less. Bark dark reddish-brown with large plate-like scales. Leaves thick, rigid, about 1-1 1/2 inches long with a notched tip.Shrubs or small trees, 1.5–7 m, glabrous; trunks to 2 dm diam. Leaves: petiole 1.5–3 mm; blade elliptic-oblong to oval or obovate, 2–4 cm, coriaceous, base cuneate to truncate, margins entire, revolute, apex usually truncate-emarginate, sometimes rounded. Inflorescences 1–4-flowered. Pedicels 4–9 mm. Drupes dark purple to black, globose to ovoid or ellipsoid. Phenology: Flowering sporadically year-round. Habitat: Coastal hammocks, open woods, thickets, mangrove margins, dunes. Elevation: 0–10 m. Shrubs or small trees, 1.5–7 m, glabrous; trunks to 2 dm diam. Leaves: petiole 1.5–3 mm; blade elliptic-oblong to oval or obovate, 2–4 cm, coriaceous, base cuneate to truncate, margins entire, revolute, apex usually truncate-emarginate, sometimes rounded. Inflorescences 1–4-flowered. Pedicels 4–9 mm. Drupes dark purple to black, globose to ovoid or ellipsoid. Flowering sporadically year-round. Coastal hammocks, open woods, thickets, mangrove margins, dunes; 0–10 m; Fla.; West Indies. Reynosia septentrionalis is found in the flora area in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.