🍎 Ice Cream Bean

Inga edulis

fruits Tree Fabaceae

☀️ Sun

Full Sun to Partial Shade

💧 Water

Moderate

🗺️ Zones

9-12

🧪 Soil pH

5.5-7.0

🪴 Soil Type

Well-draining

🚿 Drainage

Well-drained

📏 Spacing

15-25 ft

📐 Height

30-60 ft

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

🤝 Companions (2)

🤝 Cacao

Nitrogen-fixing shade tree for cacao

🤝 Coffee

Traditional shade tree for coffee plantations

⚠️ Keep Apart (3)

⚠️ Fennel

Allelopathic - may inhibit growth

⚠️ Mint

Aggressive mint competes for resources

⚠️ Walnut

Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees

📝 Growing Notes

Fruit with sweet white pulp that tastes like vanilla ice cream. Nitrogen-fixing tree. Used as shade tree for coffee and cacao.

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