Guanacaste Tree

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"Guanacaste Tree  a Species of Enterolobium"


Common Name:

  • Monkeys Ear tree
  • Devil's Tree
  • Elephent Ear Tree
  • Caro caro
  • Pitchwood

Botanical Name:

Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Scientific classification
Genus:
Enterolobium - Enterolobium
Family:
Fabaceae - Legume, Pea, Bean
Order:
Fabales - Legumes, milkworts and allies, Peas, beans and relatives
Class:
Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons, Dicots, Eudicots
Phylum:
Tracheophyta - Vascular plants, Seed plants, Ferns, Tracheophytes..

Information:

The guanacaste is native to the tropical regions of the Americas. It is commonly grown as a shade tree for coffee plantations. Small, green ear-shaped pods appear high in the crown long after the decline of the blossom.

Characteristics

Plant Type:    Tree

Lifespan:  Perennial

Bloom Time:  Spring, summer

Plant Height:  82 to 115 feet

Spread:  8 to 10 feet

Flower Size:  Inflorescence 0.4 inch to 0.6 inch

Habitat: Subtropical, dry forest zones, dry lowland forests and savannahs, dry hillsides, by streams, dry, lowland forest, savannah

Flower Color:  White

Leaf Color:  Green

Fruit Color:  Brown

Conditions Requirement
Sunlight:
Full sun, Partial sun
Hardiness:
20 ℉
Hardiness Zones:
9
Soil:
Clay, loam, sand; well drained; slightly acidic, neutral, slightly alkaline
Care Guide:
Water:
Average water needs,watering when the top 1.2 inch of soil has dried out.
Planting Time:
Spring
Harvest Time:
Autumn
Propagation:
Sowing

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