trefle.io · Taken Apr 27, 2019 by Yamilette Herrera (cc-by-sa)
Sapindaceae
Genip
Melicoccus bijugatus
Also known as Mamoncillo, Melicocca bijuga f. alata, Melicocca carpoodea, Quenepa
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Tropical Fruit · Shade Tree · Caribbean · Genip · Limoncillo · Quenepa · Sapindaceae · Edible · Landscape · Large Tree
Genip is a large, long-lived tropical fruit tree that grows best in full sun with deep, well-drained soil and regular deep watering during establishment. Once mature it develops good drought tolerance and makes an excellent shade tree in warm Caribbean-style landscapes. It is slow to bear fruit (often 5–8 years from seed), so purchasing a grafted specimen will significantly shorten the wait.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to saturate the root zone, then allow the top 2 inches of soil to dry before watering again · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4–7.5
- Temperature
- 50°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 10a-12b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 240 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Mixed
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Bahamas, Cayman Is., Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, GaláPagos, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Society Is., Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Turks-Caicos Is.
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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