Characteristics
A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 2.5-3m high.
Life form |
perennial
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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 |
entomogamy
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Spread |
-
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Mature width (meter) |
-
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Mature height (meter) |
2.5 - 3.0
|
Root system |
-
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Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
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
Gentle slopes and ridges, with volcanic or limestone and calcareous rocks, mixed with oak trees at lower elevations and desert scrub and thorn scrub at higher elevations; at elevations from 600-1,500 metres
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
The fruit are eaten raw or better roasted.
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode |
seedlings
|
Germination duration (days) |
30 - 365
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Germination temperacture (C°) |
18 - 23
|
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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