Clusia guttifera ‘Nana’
Dwarf Pitch Apple is a compact, slow-growing cultivar of the native Florida pitch apple that stays low to the ground as a spreading shrub. This semi-succulent plant features the same distinctive thick, leathery paddle-shaped leaves as its full-sized parent but in a much more manageable form, typically reaching only 2-4 feet in height and spreading wider than it is tall. It produces waxy pink and white flowers with apple-like buds and can develop aerial roots, adding to its unique tropical appearance. Extremely low-maintenance and drought-tolerant once established, it thrives in full sun to partial shade and serves as an excellent ground cover, border plant, or accent specimen for South Florida landscapes in zones 9-11.
Clusia guttifera ‘Nana’
Dwarf Pitch Apple is a compact, slow-growing cultivar of the native Florida pitch apple that stays low to the ground as a spreading shrub. This semi-succulent plant features the same distinctive thick, leathery paddle-shaped leaves as its full-sized parent but in a much more manageable form, typically reaching only 2-4 feet in height and spreading wider than it is tall. It produces waxy pink and white flowers with apple-like buds and can develop aerial roots, adding to its unique tropical appearance. Extremely low-maintenance and drought-tolerant once established, it thrives in full sun to partial shade and serves as an excellent ground cover, border plant, or accent specimen for South Florida landscapes in zones 9-11.
Native, slow-growing, evergreen shrub; 2’-5’ (but prunable)
Full sun to part-shade, dry to moist (well-drained) soils; adaptable
Salt-inundation tolerant and salt-spray tolerant
Plant as a low hedge or specimen plant
Succulent-type foliage and epiphytic arial roots add interest to coastal landscapes!
