🌶️ Allspice
Pimenta dioica
spices
evergreen tree
Myrtaceae
☀️ Sun
full sun to partial shade
💧 Water
moderate to high
🗺️ Zones
[10,11]
🧪 Soil pH
5.5-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
well-drained, loamy
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
20-25 ft
📐 Height
20-40 ft
⏱️ Maturity
5-6 years to first harvest
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone
🤝 Companions (9)
Understory shade
Traditional Caribbean shade-grown companions
Dynamic accumulator
Universal companion
Vanilla climbs allspice trunk as living trellis in Caribbean agroforestry
⚠️ Keep Apart (2)
Juglone sensitive
📝 Growing Notes
Named 'allspice' because the dried berry tastes like a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Not a blend , a single spice. Native to Jamaica and the Caribbean. Leaves also aromatic , used like bay leaf in Caribbean cooking.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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