The bark is gray, beige, and brown and it falls off in patches. The fruit is small and round, purple or black. Wild Dilly Manilkara bahamensis. This evergreen tree or shrub has wood that is heavy, hard, strong, and close- grained. Frequently found in coastal hammocks, the tree is salt tolerant.
Flowers are light yellow and form drooping clusters.
The brown, rough-skinned fruit is one inch in diameter and globe shaped. The leaves are two to four inches long and are leathery, dull, and dark green. They cluster at the ends of the branches. This tree is a relative of the more well-known Sapodilla, whose white, sticky latex contains chicle, an ingredient in chewing gum. Tamarind Tamarindus indica.