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Malvaceae
Bastard-cedar
Guazuma ulmifolia
Also known as Guazuma, Mutamba, West Indian elm, Theobroma celtifolium
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Tropical Tree · Medicinal · Shade Tree · Fodder · Edible Fruit · Agroforestry · Fast-Growing · Wildlife Habitat · Latin America · Malvaceae
Bastard-cedar is a fast-growing tropical tree valued for its edible fruits, medicinal bark, and use as a shade and fodder tree in warm climates. Plant it in a sunny location with well-drained soil and water regularly during establishment; mature trees develop good drought tolerance. It is best suited for tropical and subtropical gardens with ample space, as it can reach significant size at maturity.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply and allow the top 2 inches of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, GaláPagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle
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