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🍎 Abiu

Pouteria caimito
fruits Tree Sapotaceae
☀️ Sun
Full Sun
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
10-12
🧪 Soil pH
5.5-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Rich, well-draining
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
20-30 ft
📐 Height
20-40 ft

🤝 Companions (3)

🤝 Banana
Banana provides shade for young abiu trees
🤝 Cacao
Both tropical understory fruit trees in agroforestry
🤝 Coconut
Traditional tropical agroforestry companion

⚠️ Keep Apart (1)

⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity

📝 Growing Notes

Amazonian fruit with brilliant yellow skin and translucent sweet flesh. Tastes like caramel custard. Very productive once established.

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