Gum Bully

Sideroxylon lanuginosum Michx. - Sapodilla family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 50.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Gum Bully: Goditha bumeliana, Lactura psammitis, Lactura subfervens, Litodonta hydromeli, Parectopa bumeliella, Zomaria interruptolineana

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas
  • MEX:  Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.