How to grow Monkey cocoa 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?
1-3 m, 40-120 inches
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-red flower, flowers grow on trunk
Pollination is done by:
Bees, moth, butterfly, by hands
Edible Fruits
Fruit harvest season:
4- month half year from the flowers
Fruits pests or diseases:
termites, ants
What can be done with big quantities of Monkey cocoa fruits?
Eat raw, shake
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
Scientific name:
Herrania purpurea
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting, Winter planting
Light exposure requirements: Shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Tropics Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Slow growing plants
Plant life-form: Evergreen, Perennial plant, Tree
Plant Uses: Edible plants, Indoor plants, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 13
Ornamental parts: Ornamental fruit, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Autumn flowers, Spring flowers, Summer flowers, Winter flowers
Flower colors: Pink flower, Red flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest, Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible Fruit
Culinary uses: Alcoholic beverages, Beverage, Eaten raw, Ice pop & Ice cream plants, Juice
