How to grow Acai palm tree growing and care:
Humidity, moist soil, acid soil
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction?
No, easy to do
Difficulties or problems when growing:
The fruit can be contain Triatomines
Recommended planting season?
All year
Pests and diseases:
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
dead leaves
Size of the plant?
10-20 m (30-60 inches), 4-6m (12-20 inches) to dwarf cultivars
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
No
Blooming information
Bloom season:
All year
General information about the flower:
Flower color red, the flowers grow on branch on every branch can be dozens of flowers
Pollination is done by:
Beetles, bees, wasps, flies
Edible Fruit
Fruit harvest season:
All year
Fruits pests or diseases:
Birds
What can be done with big quantities of Acai palm fruits?
Juice, cooked
Work requirements on the fruit:
When the tree is young it’s easy to pick the fruits, when the tree high it become harder
How long does it take to bear fruit?
5-8 years
Scientific name:
Euterpe oleracea
Categories
Blooming Seasons | - Autumn flowers
- Spring flowers
- Summer flowers
- Winter flowers
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Harvest Season | - Autumn Harvest
- Spring Harvest
- Summer Harvest
- Winter harvest
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Ornamental parts | - Ornamental flower
- Ornamental fruit
- Ornamental leaves
- Ornamental plant
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Plant growing speed | - Average growing plants
- Fast growing plants
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Plant life-form | - Evergreen
- Palm
- Perennial plant
- Tree
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Plant Uses | - Edible plants
- Ornamental plants
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Planting Season | - Autumn Planting
- Spring Planting
- Summer planting
- Winter planting
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Plants sun exposure | - Full sun Plants
- Part shade Plants
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Watering plants | - Big amount of water
- Regularly water
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Hardiness zone | - Hardiness zone 12
- Hardiness zone 13
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