🍎 Che

Maclura tricuspidata

fruits Tree Moraceae

☀️ Sun

Full Sun

💧 Water

Low

🗺️ Zones

6-10

🧪 Soil pH

6.0-7.5

🪴 Soil Type

Well-draining

🚿 Drainage

Well-drained

📏 Spacing

15-25 ft

📐 Height

20-30 ft

Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 Companions (3)

🤝 Fig

Heat-loving fruit tree companions

🤝 Jujube

Drought-tolerant oriental fruit tree companions

🤝 Mulberry

Both Chinese fruit trees for warm temperate gardens

⚠️ Keep Apart (3)

⚠️ Fennel

Allelopathic - may inhibit growth

⚠️ Mint

Aggressive mint competes for resources

⚠️ Walnut

Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees

📝 Growing Notes

Chinese mulberry relative. Fruit tastes like watermelon and fig. Thornless now. Drought-tolerant.

🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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