Conocarpus erectus locally known as Damas tree is a variety that usually grows as a low branching shrub with several trunks, but under ideal conditions silver buttonwood can become a handsome vase-shaped tree up to 50 ft tall with a 20 ft spread. The evergreen leaves are oblong to lance-shaped, 2-3 inches long and arranged alternately. The leaves of silver Damas imparts a beautiful silver-gray color to the plant.
