Cocoplum

2/3/22

Provides significant food and cover for wildlife. Their flowers attract butterflies, bees, beetles, and wasp pollinators and squirrels eat the fruit. While the fruits are too large for most birds, cardinals, grackles, jays and red-bellied woodpeckers eat them. They host a wide variety of insects that, in turn, provide food for insect-eating birds.

The cocoplum has been seen to treat ailments such as dysentery, diarrhea, diabetes, bladder problems and kidney issues. The fruit can also be turned into a jam.