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    Allspice

    Scientific Name: Pimenta dioica

    Also Known As

    • Eugenia pimenta
    • Pimenta officinalis
    • Jamaica Pepper
    • Jamaican Allspice
    • Newspice
    • Pimenta
    • Pimento

    Plant type

    tree

    size

    • H: 20'-40'
    • W: 20'-40'

    planting zones

    • 10a-11

    Allspice plant details

    Allspice is a broadleaf deciduous tree with green foliage. In spring white flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular water. Does well in acidic and alkaline soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Allspice

    Plant type: tree
    Plant family: myrtaceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 20 FT - 40 FT - wide, 20 FT - 40 FT - tall
    Flowers: white blooms in spring
    Uses: fragrant

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Allspice

    USDA Zones: 10a - 11
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
    Watering frequency: regular
    Soil needs: acidic and alkaline

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    A spice that is the dried unripe fruit "berries" of Pimenta dioica, a mid-canopy tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico and Central America, now cultivated in many warm parts of the world. The name "allspice" was coined as early as 1621 by the English, who thought it combined the flavor of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Allspice, also called Jamaica pepper, kurundu, myrtle pepper, pimenta, or newspice.

    By: Florida Hill Nursery

    The Allspice of cuisine, this unusual tropical tree's foliage and fruit are used in cooking. The large glossy rounded foliage creates a nice foil for the fragrant white flowers which are soon followed by clusters of fruit. The wonderfully scented foliage is often used the same as Sweet Bay. Allspice is a medium sized tropical tree. Consider growing it as a container specimen where not hardy.

    By: Almost Eden

    Gardening facts about Allspice plant

    How to Grow Allspice

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly shade

    • Water Needs

      • regular

    • Soil Needs

      • acidic
      • alkaline

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • white

    • Flower Season

      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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