Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F) |
Plant Height: | 8 to 20 feet or more |
Leaves: | Semi-evergreen |
Fruit: | Showy Other: 3 to 5 inches wide with lumpy skin. |
Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Green White Other: Greenish-yellow to Greenish-white |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Suitable Locations: | Street Tree Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree Espalier |
Uses: | Will Naturalize |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Salt tolerant |
Toxicity: | Other: Seeds are acrid and poisonous |
Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: May take 30 days or more but germination can be hastened by soaking for a few days or scarifying before sowing. |
Propagation: Other methods: | Other: Seedlings can be budded or grafted when they are a year old. |
Pollinators: | Beetles |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
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