Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Plant Height: | 12 - 25 feet |
Leaves: | Evergreen Other: 8 to 12 inches in length, leathery, shiny, dark green in color. |
Fruit: | Showy Other: Ovoid reddish-brown pods 6 to 12 inches long, ripening from yellow to orange. Each pod coantains from 20 or more seeds (beans) that are embedded in white pulp. |
Fruiting Time: | Summer Winter Year Round |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Other: Yellowish-white to pale pink. |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Year Round |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
Pollinators: | Flies |