How to grow Cocoa tree growing and care:
Moist, mulch
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No, but its better
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Sensitive tree (if grows out of the region)
Planting season:
All year
Pests and diseases:
Fungal, termites, ants
Pruning season:
Spring
How to prune:
Fruits grow on the big trunks, better to cut the little and the weak branches
Size of the plant?
3-6 m, 10-20 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Slow growing
Water requirement:
Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Most of the year
General information about the flower
Small pink flower, flowers grow on trunk
Pollination is done by:
Bees, moth, butterfly, by hands
Edible Fruits
Fruit harvest season:
5 month from the flowers
Fruits pests or diseases:
termites, ants
What can be done with big quantities of Cocoa fruits?
Eat raw
Work requirements on the fruit:
Put something soft next to the tree easier to collect the fruit
How long does it take to bear fruit?
3-5 years
Edible seeds
Seeds harvest season:
5 month from the flowers
Seeds pests or diseases:
termites, ants
What can be done with big quantities of Cocoa seeds?
Cooked, roasted, chocolate, beverage, alcoholic beverage
How long does it take to bear fruit?
3-5 years
Scientific name:
Theobroma cacao
Categories
Blooming Seasons |
- Autumn flowers
- Spring flowers
- Summer flowers
- Winter flowers
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Edible Parts |
- Edible Fruit
- Edible Seeds
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Culinary uses |
- Alcoholic beverages
- Beverage
- Cooked
- Eaten raw
- Ice pop & Ice cream plants
- Jams
- Juice
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Flower colors |
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Climate |
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Harvest Season |
- Autumn Harvest
- Spring Harvest
- Summer Harvest
- Winter harvest
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Ornamental parts |
- Ornamental fruit
- Ornamental leaves
- Ornamental plant
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Plant growing speed |
- Average growing plants
- Slow growing plants
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Plant life-form |
- Evergreen
- Perennial plant
- Tree
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Plant Uses |
- Bonsai
- Edible plants
- Indoor plants
- Medical uses
- Ornamental plants
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Planting Season |
- Autumn Planting
- Spring Planting
- Summer planting
- Winter planting
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Plants sun exposure |
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Watering plants |
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Hardiness zone |
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