Ice cream bean grow and care – tree of the genus Inga and also known as Inga edulis, Ice cream bean tree perennial evergreen plant, grow for the edible fruits, but also can grow as ornamental plant and used as shade tree, can grow in tropic, mediterranean or subtropical climate and growing in cold hardiness zone 10b+, with the right winter care in hardiness zone 10a.
Flower color white with dozen of stamens, the stamens are like string, flowers grow in clusters.
Ice cream bean fruit
Fruits grow in pods, the pod in color green to yellow, the size can be more than 5-100 cm, in one pod can be 3-50 fruits, the fruit pulp is white and hairy in some cultivars peel easy
Ice cream bean tree for sale – Seeds or Plants to Buy
How to grow growing Ice cream bean tree care:
When the tree young need design to go up if there not growing next to tree
What is the best way to start growing:
Plant / Seed (sowing and care explanation bellow) / Cutting
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No, but in specific condition better to graft, taste, stuck on the seeds, not enough fruits, very small fruits
Difficulties/Problems with growing:
Aggressive
Planting season:
Spring to summer in hardiness zone 10a, spring to autumn in hardiness zone 10b-11 in hardiness zone 12+
Pests and diseases:
Ants, aphids, mealy bug
Pruning season:
Autumn / winter
How to prune:
Weeping branches, the tree need to be design in the beginning to prune each branch that doesn’t go up,
Size of the plant:
7-20 m, 21-60 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing
Irrigation water management requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water (root can grow in water)
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
No
Blooming information
When does flowers bloom?
Spring / Summer
General information about the flower
White flower, in the flower dozen of stamens, the stamens are like string
Pollination is done by:
Bees
Edible Fruits
When does it yield:
Spring / Summer
Fruits pests or diseases:
Aphids, birds, larva
What can be done with big quantities of Ice cream bean fruits?
Eat raw, juice, ice-cream
Work requirements on the fruit:
Nothing special
How long does it take tree to bear fruit:
2-6 years
How to grow Ice cream bean seeds
Sowing requirement:
Better to use in fresh seeds, the seeds have short shelf life
Saving and care seeds until sowing:
Sow directly, but method to keep them until sowing: peat soil that was soaked in water, need to take out the extra water, put the seeds in the middle and cover fully the seeds and wrap it with plastic bag, after this cover the plastic bag with foil aluminum
Sowing season:
In the tropical all the year, better in the spring to summer, but need to use the seeds fresh so directly sowing in green house in hardiness zone 10
How to plant:
Better it in peat soil or other soil that absorb water and keep them, also in well ventilated soil
Planting spacing:
Better in separate pots, sowing to transplant 50*50cm (20*20 inches)
Depth of Sowing:
3-5cm (1-2 inches) from the top of the seeds
Conditions for seeds germinate:
Moist soil, full sun, high humidity
Watering requires for Seeds:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Germination time:
2-4 weeks, less the seeds fresh take more time to germinate
Condition of seedling:
Moist soil with good drainage, (sensitive to overwater)
Scientific name:
Inga edulis
Alternative names: Ice cream fruit tree, Pacay fruit, Inga beans, Icecream bean fruit
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