Characteristics
A spiny rounded shrub. It grows 1.5 m high and spreads 1.8 m wide. The leaves are 6 cm long. They are oblong and mid green. The flowers can be pink, orange or scarlet. The fruit can be 8 cm long. It becomes yellow when ripe. It has a scent.
| Life form |
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| Growth form |
shrub
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
1.8 - 2.0
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| Mature height (meter) |
1.0 - 1.5
|
| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
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| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Fruit color |
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
It is a temperate to subtropical plant. It suits hardiness zones 6-10.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil texture |
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| Soil acidity |
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
| Uses |
food
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| Edible
|
fruits
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| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
| Mode |
cuttings
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
70 - 90
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
12 - 18
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| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
stratification
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-29
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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