Coccoloba diversifolia

This is curious tree that has leaves on young plants and root sprouts larger than those on mature plants! The flowers numerous inconspicuous appear on spikes 1.5-18 cm long in the spring. The fruit is an achene surrounded by a dark purple edible fleshy perianth, ripening in the fall. Young trees appear pyramidal until the multiple trunks begin spreading. This can form a rounded vase on older specimens. It is a wonderful small to medium-sized tree for subtropical landscapes, typically sporting a multiple trunk. Trunks often grow almost parallel to each other. The tree is unable to survive hard frost, but is resistant to high winds, salt and drought.

Similar plants:

• Coccoloba pubescens (Grandleaf Seagrape, Tin Roof Tree)
• Coccoloba rugosa (Red-flowered Sea Grape, Cardboard Leaf)
• Coccoloba sp. (Coccoloba)
• Coccoloba uvifera (Sea grape)
• Muehlenbeckia sagittifolia, Coccoloba sagittifolia (Zarzaparrila colorada)