Cocoplum
hedges or plants can be found all over south florida, and are one of the most
common hedges native here to south florida. Very popular for its edible fruit,
cocoplum hedges produce a small fruit that is edible to both animals and
humans, known for its most famous species, “red tip” cocoplum is the most
common cocoplum style or species and the one used for hedging. New growth is
shown at the tip of the cocoplums quarter sized leaves by a red tip on top of
the leaf that way earning the name of red tip cocoplum. Cocoplum is very famous for hedging and can
grow 10 feet plus properly trimmed and maintained for, maintenance is fairly
easy, as cocoplum plants love our soil and weather. Installation is also simple, just open a hole
as big as the pots and place inside and recover with dirt. The suggested
installation spacing is 2 feet for the 7 Gallon cocoplum, 3 feet for the 15
gallon cocoplum. On the smaller pots in 3 gallon the recommended spacing is a
foot apart. Cocoplum is very durable as it does not catch white fly and it does
not attract any insects or pests.
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