Ceratonia siliqua 'Amele'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial evergreen tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Pollination anemogamy
Spread endozoochory
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Nitrogen fixer present
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Cultivation

Origin: in ancient times; long the principal variety grown near Bari, Italy, on the Adriatic Coast. Introd. into the U.S. in 1951 as P.I. 194137 by J. Eliot Coit, Vista, Calif., from budwood furnished by V. Carrante of the experiment station near Bari. Tree: upright; vigorous; blooms heavily, but does not set a heavy crop; female flower. Fruit: sugar content high, 53.8%, near Indio, Calif.; flavor good; harvested during October.
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Minimum temperature (C°) -5
Optimum temperature (C°) 20 - 32
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Synonyms

Ceratonia siliqua 'Amele'