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Citharexylum spinosum
Jamaican Fiddlewood
Notes

Uses: Medium to tall tree from the West Indies.
Has rich bronze foliage in winter.
Synonyms for this tree are Citharexylum fruticosum and Citharexylum quadrangulare.
Tree attracts bees, insects and butterflies.

  • Canopy Shape canopy-oval Oval
  • Height 8-12m
  • Spread 3-4m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Verbenaceae
  • Botanical Name Citharexylum spinosum
  • Common Name Jamaican Fiddlewood
  • Origin West Indies
  • Habit Upright, Dense, Rounded.
  • Landscape Coast, Coastal footslopes, 2nd line coast, Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Loam, Sand
  • pH Alkaline, Neutral
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour White
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Foliage Dark-green
  • Flower Type Clusters
  • Purpose Ornamental, Habitat
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Seasonal Colour Winter
  • Trunk Smooth
  • Form Tall Tree (Usually exceeds 10m)