General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Plant Height: 25-50 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Young leaves can be flushed pinkish-bronze and age to green
Fruit: Showy
Other: 6-10 inch oblong, hard shelled brown fruit contains 20-40 seeds that are surrounded by fragrant white pulp
Fruiting Time: Spring
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Reddish-white
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Year Round
Underground structures: Taproot
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Humidity tolerant

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Common names
  • Cupuacu
  • Cupuassu
  • Cupuazu
  • Cupu Assu
  • Copoasu

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Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28

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