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🍎 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

🤝 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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