What it needs & gives back
↓ Needs
Sunlightfull sun
Watermedium
↑ Gives back
Fruitedible
Biomassmedium
Companions
Through the year
Flowering
Flowering occurs after chill fulfillment and when air temperatures consistently reach 100C.
Fruiting
Fruit development begins approximately 60 days after flowering.
Harvest
Harvest typically occurs about 30 days after the start of fruiting, once fruits are ripe.
Senescence
Leaves senesce and drop with the first autumn frosts and shortening days.
Dormancy
The tree enters dormancy after leaf senescence, lasting through winter.
Timing is relative to your local season (temperate Northern Hemisphere).
Soil interactions
Drainagewell-drained
Nitrogen fixingNo
MycorrhizalYes
Accumulatespotassium, calcium
Soil textureloam, sandy_loam
Organic matterMedium
Compaction toleranceLow
Propagation
Methodsseed, grafting, budding
Difficulty2 / 5
Establishes in~3 yr
Stratificationcold stratification required
Wildlife & pests
Attractsbees, pollinators
Can host pestsaphids, plum curculio, peach tree borer
Can host diseasesbrown rot, bacterial canker