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Crescentia cujete

Calabash tree, Jicaro

Unusual ornamental tree . Often seen in the fields in Guanacaste. The flowers and  gourds  grow directly off the trunks and branches. The tree is resilent. When the fields are burned these trees seem to survive fine. 

Plant Characteristics

Dimensions at Maturity
  • Height: 20 to 30 ft
  • Spread: 25 to 35 ft

Leaves
simple leaves, which are alternate or in fascicles (clusters) on short shoots

Fruit
the large, round fruit, 5 to 12 inches in diameter, with a smooth, hard shell, which hang directly beneath thebranches.

Flowers

The twoi nch-wide flowers are yellow/green with red or purple veins, cup-shaped, and appear to emerge directlly from the branches 

Bloom Cycle
year round 

Additional Information

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescentia_cujete

?http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/database/documents/pdf/tree_fact_sheets/crecuja.pdf * good source 

Tags
native, fire resistant, evergreen

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