Characteristics
An erect tree. It grows 10-35 m high. The bark is grey and has fine cracks along and across it. The leaves are crowded towards the end of branches. The leaf stalks are 2-3 cm long. The leaves are narrowly oval and 6-10 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. They are dark green and leathery. The fruit is an oval berry. They are greenish-yellow. The fruit are edible.
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
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| Spread |
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| Mature width (meter) |
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| Mature height (meter) |
12.5 - 25.0
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| 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 |
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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 Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in forest between 500-1,800 m above sea level. It grows in areas with an annual rainfall between 600-1,100 mm. It can grow in arid places.
| 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
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| Mode |
seedlings
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| Germination duration (days) |
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
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| Germination luminosity |
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| Germination treatment |
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
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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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