Gum Bumelia Tree Fruit
Lanuginosa occur in texas including gum bumelia var.
Gum bumelia tree fruit. This tree is recognized not only for its size but also the critical ecosystem services that it provides such a food and shelter for wildlife its water purification abilities and its role in absorbing co2 from our atmosphere and storing carbon in its wood. The sideroxylon celastrina sid er rox il on see lass trin a is the one most recommended because it has the largest and best fruit. The inconspicious white flowers are borne in early to mid summer in small clusters from the leaf axils and have a sweet and penetrating odor. Rigida brazos bumelia var.
The fruit of bumelia lanuginosa is edible but can cause stomach aches or dizziness if eaten in large quantities. Texana and common bumelia var. From august to november it produces 2 10 greenish white flowers and the black oblong berries are produced from april to june. It is also called in many publications and websites bumelia celastrinum bew mee lee uh see lass trin a.
Formerly known as bumelia lanuginosa. One inch long oval blue black berries ripen in the fall and are a good source of food for wildlife. The twigs are often armed with thorns at the tips. It is the largest known tree of its species in the country as reported to american forests.
Rigida brazos bumelia var. Albicans spiny bumelia var. Four varieties of b. It is a coastal hammock tree and is found mid florida south and in south texas.
This champion saffron plum bumelia of texas made its debut on the national register of champion trees in 2018. The kiowa and comanche tribes both consumed them when ripened. Like many of its cohorts gum bumelia s fruits are edible and fairly good tasting but they re so small that few people bother with them only about 3 8ths of an inch long 1cm. Four varieties of b.
Less than 5 inch 5 to 1 inchfruit covering. Fruit leaves not a litter problem trunk and branches trunk bark branches. Genus name comes from the greek words sideros meaning iron and xylon meaning wood from the hardness of the heartwood. From august to november it produces 2 10 greenish white flowers and the black oblong berries are produced from april to june.
However such fruits which are oval blue to black berries are perfect for birds and other critters. Albicans spiny bumelia var. Bumelia is in the same family sapotaceae as the tropical sapodilla tree manilkara zapota which is the source of the chicle used in chewing gum. Gum from the trunk of the tree is sometimes chewed by children.
A fleshy black oblong berry 0 5 to 1 long borne singly or in a cluster of 2 or 3.