Allspice grow and care – tree of the genus Pimenta also known as English pepper or Jamaica pepper, Allspice perennial evergreen plant also used as fragrant ornamental plant, can grow in tropic mediterranean or subtropical climate and growing in hardiness zone 10+.
Leaves are fragrant edible dark green the shape elliptic.
Flowers are small and white grow in clusters.
Fruit (berries) edible color is black 0.3-0.8 mm, fruit can be used dry or fresh and the seeds are also edible.
How to grow Allspice growing and care:
Humidity, acid soil
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Cutting (explanation bellow)
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Not something special
When is the best time to plant?
Spring / Summer
Pests and diseases:
Spider mites, aphids
When is the best time to prune?
Autumn / Winter
How to prune:
For design, can be prune
Size of the plant?
10-18 m (32-59 feet), outside of the comfort zone 2-5 m (6-15 feet)
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Slow growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / 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
Bloom season?
Spring
General information about the flower
Small white flowers that grow in clusters
Pollination is done by:
Bees
Fruit harvest season:
Summer
Fruits pests or diseases:
Birds
What can be done with big quantities of Allspice fruits?
Spice, cooked, dried
Work requirements on the fruit:
Nothing special
How long does it take to bear fruit?
5-8 years
Leaves harvesting season
All Year
How to harvest the leaves?
After the plant establish can be cut with the branches
Information about leaves:
Elliptic shape, dark green fragrant leaves
Uses of Allspice leaves:
Spice, cooked, herb
Pimenta dioica
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Tropics Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Slow growing plants
Plant life-form: Evergreen, Perennial plant, Tree
Plant Uses: Edible plants, Fragrance, Medical uses, Ornamental plants, Shade tree
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water, Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 12, Hardiness zone 13
Ornamental parts: Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Spring flowers
Flower colors: White flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest, Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible Fruit, Edible leaves, Edible Seeds