Gopher Apple | Geobalanus oblongifolius | Florida Native Fruit Bearing Groundcover

Gopher apple (Geobalanus oblongifolius) is a hardy, low-growing, woody groundcover that occurs naturally in sandhills, pine and scrubby flatwoods, scrub, coastal dunes and pine rocklands. It typically blooms spring through summer but may bloom year-round, attracting a plethora of pollinators. Its fruits appear in late summer. They are edible to humans (although nearly tasteless) and other animals but it is a preferred food of gopher tortoises.

Gopher apple will spread and form colonies by way of underground rhizomes. It works well as a groundcover and can help stabilize dry, sandy soils. It is fire adapted and salt and drought tolerant.

Gopher apple’s flowers are small, creamy white; leaves are leathery, stiff and oblong with fine but obvious venation, up to 4 inches long. Fruits are white drupes with a rosy blush, around 1.5" long.

1 gallon pots, shipped in careful wrapping.

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