General Landscape Uses: Edible landscaping, specimen plant, vertical interest, container growing, pollinator gardens

Ecological Restoration Notes: Pioneer species, pollinator support, wildlife habitat and food source, organic matter contribution

Description: Short-lived, soft-stemmed, herbaceous tree

Dimensions: Height 6 – 20 ft.; Spread 3 – 15 ft.

Growth Rate: Fast

Native Range: South America

Native Habitats: Tropical lowland forests, secondary forests, moist savannas, coastal lowlands

Soils: Well-drained, fertile soils with good organic matter

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Low

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Light Requirements: Full sun

Flower Color: Yellowish-white

Flower Characteristics: Showy, Fragrant

Flowering Season: All year

Fruit: Oval to pear-shaped, green when immature, ripening to yellow-orange; orange to pink flesh with black seeds inside

Wildlife and Ecology: Flowers pollinated by insects

Horticultural Notes: Grown from seed, cuttings

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