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 Fig. 22.-Fruit of the monkey-apple, Clusia rosea.

other trees, as is common with the native strangler fig, and on some
monkey-apple trees numerous aerial roots hang from branches. Mon-
key-apple is recommended as a specimen tree in tropical plantings
and for planting in seacoast locations where it also may serve as a
background or framing tree.

 Coccolobis diversifolia. Polygonaceae. Pigeon-Plum or Dove
Plum. Southern area and southern part of Central area. Evergreen.
Native.
 Pigeon-plum can grow to 60 feet in Florida, but specimens taller
than 50 feet are rare. Crowns are small, dense, round-topped, with
spreading branches arising from straight trunks. Bright green, simple,
oblong, leathery, evergreen leaves appear on slender reddish twigs.
Flowers are greenish and inconspicuous, appearing in spring on 2- to
3-inch spikes. Dark red fruits ripening in winter and early spring are
1/3-inch long, rounded at the top and narrowed at the base.
 Throughout the Florida Keys, pigeon-plum comprises a large part
of the native vegetation and can be found growing as far north as
Brevard County. It is highly recommended for use wherever salt
spray is a problem since it is highly tolerant of salt. Trees are also
tolerant of varying soil types and free of insect and disease problems.
Recommended landscape uses are as framing, shade, specimen, back-
ground and street or avenue trees.

 Coccolobis uvifera. Polygonaceae. Sea-Grape. Southern area and
southern part of Central area. Evergreen. Native.
 A small tree (up to 20 feet in height), sea-grape is stoutly
branched with a broadly spreading crown (Fig. 23). Thick, simple,
leathery, evergreen leaves are orbicular to nearly circular in outline,