Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
Plant Height: | 25 to 100 feet |
Leaves: | Evergreen |
Fruit: | Showy Other: 2 to 4 inch reddish to dark purple skinned with faint green tinged area around the calyx. |
Fruiting Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring |
Flowers: | Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Green Other: Greenish-yellow to Purplish-white |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Uses: | Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering Other: Grafting, Budding. |
Pollinators: | Self |