gum bully
Sideroxylon lanuginosum
USDA zones6 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size15 to 45 feet tall10 to 30 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Shrub , tree
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Gum bully (Sideroxylon lanuginosum) is a tree for low maintenance, woodland, and meadow gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to moist, sandy soil. Small white flowers open in mid to late spring and again in early to late summer. They are fragrant and feed bees early in the season. Birds eat the fruit, and a deep taproot helps the tree handle drought.
Pairs well with Beautyberry, Osage orange, Passionflower, and Fountain grass.
Native range
AL, AR, AZ, FL, and 11 more places. See all 15
AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IL, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NM, OK, SC, and TX.