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Anacardiaceae
Glassywood
Astronium graveolens
Also known as Mulefat, Baccharis, Seepwillow, Astronium planchonianum
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Tropical Tree · Hardwood · Timber Tree · Central America · South America · Canopy Tree · Ornamental · Anacardiaceae · Tropical Garden · Rare Tree
Glassywood is a striking tropical hardwood tree native to Central and South American forests, valued for its dense, attractive timber and ornamental canopy. It thrives in full sun with well-draining soil and is best suited to large outdoor spaces in frost-free climates. Once established it is relatively drought tolerant and requires only occasional deep watering and minimal pruning.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply and allow soil to partially dry between waterings; established trees are moderately drought tolerant · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 240 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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