Spinach tree

How to grow Spinach tree growing and care:

Sometime need to hold it with stick

What is the best way to start growing?
Seedling / Seed

Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction?
No

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Prodenia

Planting season:
Spring

Pests and diseases:
Apids, prodenia

Pruning season:
Summer / Autumn

How to prune:
Recommend to prune the flowers

Size of the plant?
1-2.5 m, 3-8 feet

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing

Water requirement:
Average amount of water / big amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Summer / Autumn

General information about the flower
Purple small flowers, inflorescence stalk

Thinning the bloom:
Possible to do that If you eat the leaves and don’t used the seeds

Pollination is done by:
Bees

Edible leaves

Leaves harvesting season
Spring / Summer / Autumn

How to harvest the leaves?
Cut the stems or just leaves from the base

Information about leaves:
Green leaves ,purple when the leaves young, the texture like velvet

Uses of Spinach tree leaves:
Eaten raw, salad, stir fry, cooked

Scientific name:

Chenopodium giganteum