Ixora densiflora (Ixora densiflora)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Year Round After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio High Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous Yes Fire Resistant No Flower Color White Flower Conspicuous Yes Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Dense Foliage Porosity Winter Dense Foliage Texture Medium Fruit/Seed Color Red Fruit/Seed Conspicuous Yes Growth Form Multiple Stem Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 15.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention Yes Lifespan Moderate Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Rounded Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils No Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance Low CaCO3 Tolerance Medium Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance Medium Fertility Requirement High Fire Tolerance None Frost Free Days, Minimum 365 Hedge Tolerance High Moisture Use High pH, Minimum 4.0 pH, Maximum 7.5 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 700 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 1100 Precipitation, Minimum 60 Precipitation, Maximum 100 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 40 Salinity Tolerance Low Shade Tolerance Tolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) 17 Reproduction Bloom Period Spring Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance High Fruit/Seed Period Begin Spring Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root No Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 1000 Seed Spread Rate None Seedling Vigor Medium Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product Yes Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product Yes Palatable Browse Animal Palatable Graze Animal Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No