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Pimenta dioica/Allspice
Large, leathery, evergreen leaves
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Scientific Name:
Pimenta dioica
Common Name:
Allspice
Plant Type:
Evergreen
Leaf Type:
Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:
10, 11
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Height:
30-50 feet
Spread:
20- 30 feet
Bloom time:
Spring
Flower color:
White
Fruit present:
Summer
Fruit color:
Brown
Light Exposure:
Sun
Drainage:
Well drained, Moist, Dry
Rate of Growth:
Moderate
Water Requirement:
Low
Maintenance Level:
Low
Comments:
The spice or condiment, allspice, comes from this plant. The white flowers are about 1/4 inch across and borne in many flowered pyramidal cymes originating from the leaf axils. The fruit is a brown berry-like drupe, about a 1/4 inch in length. Has large, evergreen, leathery leaves up to 8 inches long. Both leaves and fruit smell like a combination of cloves, black pepper, nutmeg, and cinnamon and thus the plant' name.