Chrysophyllum oliviforme
Satinleaf
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Chrysophyllum oliviforme, commonly known as the satinleaf, is a medium-sized tree native to Florida, the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, and Belize. It is also known as Damson plum, wild star-apple, saffron-tree, Caimitillo, Caimitillo de Perro, Camitillo Cimarró, Teta de Burra, Macanabo, and Caïmite Marron. It gets the name satinleaf from the distinctive colors of the leaves. The top of the leaf is dark green while the bottom is light brown or copper. This distinctive look makes...
Read more on Wikipedia →Only 1 phenology-annotated observation exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.
Controlling Chrysophyllum oliviforme
Best reported: clip and drip with 20% G4, 80% Crop oil — one report from OANRP.
4.0clip and drip20% G4, 80% Crop oilTriclopyrG4
- 4more than moderate satisfaction · OANRP · observed · 2015-02-23
4.0cut-stump20% G4, 80% Crop oilTriclopyrG4
- 4more than moderate satisfaction · OANRP · observed
3.0IPA-Incision Point Application100% PolarisImazapyrG2
- 3moderate satisfaction · CTAHR/OANRP/ Waimea · trial · 2018-04-23
TRIAL INCOMPLETE. Difficult to see canopy of test trees. Abandoned trial after 6 months. No trees died within that time. 2 cuts/tree, 0.5ml/cut. Major defoliation seen on all trees.
3.0IPA-Incision Point Application100% MilestoneAminopyralidG4
- 3moderate satisfaction · CTAHR/OANRP/ Waimea · trial · 2018-04-23
TRIAL INCOMPLETE. Difficult to see canopy of test trees. Abandoned trial after 6 months. No trees died within that time. 2 cuts/tree, 0.5ml/cut. Major defoliation seen on trees 48cm circum or less.
2.0IPA-Incision Point Application100% Garlon 4 UltraTriclopyrG4
- 2minimal satisfaction · CTAHR/OANRP/ Waimea · trial · 2018-04-23
TRIAL INCOMPLETE. Difficult to see canopy of test trees. Abandoned trial after 6 months. No trees died within that time. 2 cuts/tree, 0.5ml/cut. Some trees had major defoliation, but results very patchy. Not recommended.
1.0IPA-Incision Point Application100% Ranger ProGlyphosateG9
- 1unsatisfactory results · CTAHR/OANRP/ Waimea · trial · 2018-04-23
TRIAL INCOMPLETE. Difficult to see canopy of test trees. Abandoned trial after 6 months. No trees died within that time. 2 cuts/tree, 0.5ml/cut. Some defoliation seen, but no dramatic results. Not recommended
Ratings are the reporting organisation’s own, on a 5-point scale. Always follow the product label — the label is the law. See these 6 rows in the full table
