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
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low to moderate
Drought Tolerance: Moderate
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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