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Slugwood (Beilschmiedia pendula)

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Beilschmiedia Pendula, or more commonly know as Slugwood, is a tree with green foliage and yellow flowers of the genus Beilschmiedia. It has a height of 66 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Beilschmiedia Pendula or Slugwood's floral region is Puerto Rico and The Virgin Islands.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Beilschmiedia
  • Family: Lauraceae
  • Order: Laurales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Tree
  • Native Status: PR (N) VI (N)
  • After Harvest Regrowth Rate: None
  • Allelopath: No
  • Bloat: None
  • Coppice Potential: No
  • Fall Conspicuous: No
  • Fire Resistance: No
  • Flower Color: Yellow
  • Flower Conspicuous: No
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Foliage Texture: Medium
  • Fruit/Seed Color: Black
  • Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
  • Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 98
  • Height Mature (feet): 66
  • Leaf Retention: Yes
  • Low Growing Grass: No
  • Resprout Ability: No
  • Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
  • Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: No
  • Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
  • Cold Stratification Required: No
  • Fertility Requirement: Medium
  • Frost Free Days Minimum: 365
  • Hedge Tolerance: Low
  • Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 320
  • Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 640
  • Root Depth Minimum (inches): 36
  • Temperature Minimum (°F): 40
  • Bloom Period: Spring
  • Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Year Round
  • Fruit/Seed Period End: Year Round
  • 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
  • Small Grain: No


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