This is a seed variation of the regular green buttonwood. It gets to be 40' high, and has a similar form to some species of Podocarpus . Fast-growing, high salt tolerance. The multi-trunk specimen in the photo above is about 25 feet tall and provides morning shade for the house. Here's a narrowleaf buttonwood planted with Fakahatchee Grass for a natural screening.
Name is actually a misnomer since the fruit only takes about one year to mature.
Sp artina spartinae adds a different texture at the mid-level, with Silver Thatch Palm Thrinax morrisii topping it off. Here's another recreated coastal scene. Fakahatchee Grass Tripsacum dactyloides , in combination with coconut palms and beach sand, serves to transform an urban waterfront into a tropical get-away. The small nooks and crannies created by the roots give places for fish larvae to hide. An adaptable aquatic plant, it lives in either salt water or fresh and makes a unique emergent plant for ponds.