Bluewood Condalia

Condalia hookeri

Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn Family)

Lotebush, Brasil, Brasilwood, Bluewood, Logwood, Purple Haw, Capul Negro

http://www.bio.utexas.edu/courses/bio406d/images/pics/rhm/condalia_hookeri.htm

Courtesy; Wasowski, Sally and Andy, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=22012

Courtesy; Wasowski, Sally and Andy, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=22010

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Native Habitat: Grassland, Woodland

Edwards Plateau, Southern Texas Plains

Maintenance

Condalia hookeri can be grown from seed collected after the fruit has turned a black or purplish color. It can also be propagated from semihardwood cuttings.

Comments

Thorny shrub. Flowers are green and inconspicuous. Jelly can be made from fruit. Larval Host: Snout butterflies.

Growth Form

Tree

Height

12 to

36 ft

Spread

8 to

10 ft

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Caliche, Dry

Light Requirement

Part Shade

Water Requirement

Low

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Bloom Color

Green

Bloom Season

Summer

Seasonal Interest

Fruit, Nectar, Larval Host, Flowers

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals, Nectar Insects

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References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=COHO. 3) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=20996&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 4) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt. 5) Miller, George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd Ed., 2013, pg 48. 6) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 285.

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