Che Fruit
Maclura tricuspidata
Almost nothing troubles it; the one thing that costs you fruit is letting the tree go dry.
Light Full sun
Height 5 m
Spread 16 ft 5 in
Spacing 500 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 16 ft 5 in
- In-row spacing
- 16 ft 5 in
- Between rows
- 16 ft 5 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Fruit · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Feeding
- All-purpose balanced
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- May
Through the year
- Apr–May Bud Break
- May–Jun Flowering
- Jun–Aug Fruit Set
- Aug–Oct Harvest
- Oct–Nov Growing
- Nov–Dec Leaf Fall
- Jan–Apr Leaf Fall
Companions
Comfrey, Yarrow, Mulberry, Goumi
Pests & problems
- Generally trouble-free No notable pest or disease problems when grown in the right conditions — one of the easy ones.
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