General Landscape Uses: Tropical gardens, edible landscaping, container planting

Ecological Restoration Notes: Habitat restoration

Description: The fruit has a taste like sugary sweet custard. It is eaten fresh and used to flavor ice cream.

Dimensions: Height 10-20 ft.; Spread 8 – 12 ft.

Growth Rate: Moderate

Native Range: Central America, South America, Caribbean

Native Habitats: Tropical forests, rainforests, and woodlands with moderate rainfall and warm temperatures.

Soils: Well-draining, slightly acidic to neutral soils, loamy or sandy

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Low

Salt Wind Tolerance: Low

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full Sun

Flower Color: Yellowish-green

Flower Characteristics: Fragrant

Flowering Season: Spring to Summer

Fruit: Green or yellowish in color with scaly skin and sweet, creamy flesh

Wildlife and Ecology: Pollinator attraction, wildlife eats fruit

Horticultural Notes: Grown from seed, cuttings

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