Theobroma Cacao
Cacao Tree
Theobroma Cacao - Cacao Tree or Cocoa Tree - is an evergreen tree from which we get the basis of chocolate. The leaves are oblong with one end narrower than the other, and aboyut 20 cms. in length. Clusters of pinkish white flowers are borne on branches . The flowers have slender, pointed, recurving petals. Fruits up to 30cm long, yellow, brown and even purple in colour, usually with 10 ribs. The seeds are embedded in slimy pulp.
Contributed by @hazzer101
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Partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Cacao Tree
Latin name
Theobroma Cacao
type
Evergreen tree
family
Malvaceae
ph
5.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
5.00 M
8.00 M
Theobroma Cacao
Theobroma Cacao - Cacao Tree or Cocoa Tree - is an evergreen tree from which we get the basis of chocolate. The leaves are oblong with one end narrower than the other, and aboyut 20 cms. in length. Clusters of pinkish white flowers are borne on branches . The flowers have slender, pointed, recurving petals. Fruits up to 30cm long, yellow, brown and even purple in colour, usually with 10 ribs. The seeds are embedded in slimy pulp.
Flowering
From Early Spring TO Late Winter
The white or pinkish-white flowers are very beautiful, though tiny - about 1/2" across- and, unusually, grow straight from the branch and trunk. The are unscented. They can appear at any time of the year
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Winter
This is a tropical tree, and thrives in humidity (not necessarily high heat). In climates other than tropical can be grown in a container indoors, in filtered light and out of draughts. The growing-medium must be free-draining, and, preferably, fertile..
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