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Holywood (Guaiacum sanctum)

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Guaiacum Sanctum, or more commonly know as Holywood, is a tree shrub with green foliage and blue flowers of the genus Guaiacum. It has a slow growth rate and a height of 50 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It's active growth period is spring and blooms during spring. Guaiacum Sanctum or Holywood's floral region is North America US Lower 48 and Puerto Rico, specifically in the state of Florida.

Category: Dicot
Genus: Guaiacum
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Order: Sapindales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree Shrub
Native Status: L48 (N) PR (N)
State T/E Status: FL (E)
State T/E Common Name: FL (lignum vitae)
Active Growth Period: Spring
After Harvest Regrowth Rate: None
Allelopath: No
Bloat: None
Coppice Potential: No
Fall Conspicuous: No
Fire Resistance: No
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Conspicuous: Yes
Foliage Color: Green
Foliage Porosity Summer: Dense
Foliage Porosity Winter: Dense
Foliage Texture: Medium
Fruit/Seed Color: Yellow
Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: Yes
Growth Rate: Slow
Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 82
Height Mature (feet): 50
Leaf Retention: Yes
Low Growing Grass: No
Resprout Ability: No
Shape and Orientation: Rounded
Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: No
Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: No
Anaerobic Tolerance: Low
CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
Cold Stratification Required: No
Fertility Requirement: Medium
Fire Tolerance: Medium
Frost Free Days Minimum: 365
Hedge Tolerance: Low
pH (Minimum): 6
pH (Maximum): 8.5
Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 320
Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 640
Precipitation (Minimum): 40
Precipitation (Maximum): 60
Root Depth Minimum (inches): 36
Temperature Minimum (°F): 40
Bloom Period: Spring
Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Spring
Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
Fruit/Seed Persistence: Yes
Propagated by Bare Root: No
Propagated by Bulbs: No
Propagated by Container: No
Propagated by Corms: No
Propagated by Cuttings: No
Propagated by Seed: Yes
Propagated by Sod: No
Propagated by Sprigs: No
Propagated by Tubers: No
Seed per Pound: 44000
Small Grain: No

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