🍎 Rollinia

Rollinia deliciosa

fruits Tree Annonaceae

☀️ Sun

Full Sun

💧 Water

Moderate

🗺️ Zones

10-12

🧪 Soil pH

5.5-7.0

🪴 Soil Type

Rich, moist, well-draining

🚿 Drainage

Well-drained

📏 Spacing

15-25 ft

📐 Height

20-50 ft

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

🤝 Companions (2)

🤝 Banana

Banana provides shade for young rollinia

🤝 Papaya

Fast-growing nurse crop for rollinia

⚠️ 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 so good it's called 'deliciosa'. Yellow spiky fruit with creamy sweet-tart flesh. Tastes like lemon meringue pie.

🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants

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

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