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Annonaceae
Corkwood
Annona glabra
Also known as Asimina arborea, Annona klainei, Balsa, Annona laurifolia
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Pond Apple · Tropical Tree · Edible Fruit · Wetland · Subtropical · Wildlife Tree · Flood Tolerant · Annonaceae · Tropical Fruit · Swamp
Annona glabra, known as pond apple or corkwood, is a tropical to subtropical tree that naturally thrives in wet, swampy conditions and is tolerant of periodic flooding. Plant in full sun to partial shade in consistently moist to wet soil, and provide regular watering especially during dry spells. The tree produces edible, apple-like fruits and is an important wildlife tree, though it can become invasive in certain tropical regions outside its native range.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply and allow the top 1-2 inches of soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 5-7 days; more frequently in hot, dry conditions
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Fruit
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Andaman Is., Bahamas, Belize, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cameroon, Cayman Is., Central American Pac, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle
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