Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F) |
Plant Height: | 30 to 70 feet |
Plant Spread: | 20 to 50 feet |
Leaves: | Evergreen Broadleaf |
Fruit: | Showy Other: Fruit is melon shaped, 1 to 3 feet long pale green fruits ripen to yellowish-green to brown with pale yellow inner flesh. Rind is covered in hard cone-like knobs. Each fruit can contain up to 500 seeds. |
Fruiting Time: | Summer |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Green |
Bloom Size: | 3"-4" 4"-5" |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Winter |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Uses: | Erosion control Vegetable Useful for timber production |
Edible Parts: | Seeds or Nuts Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: 10 to 40 days Other info: Seed loses viability rather quickly and should be sown as soon as possible. |
Propagation: Other methods: | Layering |
Pollinators: | Wind Various insects |
Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
Kevalsha | On September 16, 2019 | Obtained plant I still have about three of these trees in containers and need to find a place to plant them in the ground. |