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Golden-Apple
Ambarella:
Spondias dulcis Sol. ex Parkinson
(S. cytherea Sonn. See
http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?35330)
SPUN-dee-us DULL-sis
Hog-Plum
Yellow Mombin: Spondias mombin
L. (do
not confuse with
Ximenia americana)
MOM-bin, pur-PUR-ee-ah
Red Mombin (also called
Hog Plum)
Spondias purpurea
L.
Anacardiaceae
Explanation of name:
Spondias
is Greek for plum.
Dulcis means sweet.
Mombin is a local name for the tree.
Purpurea is self-explanatory.
Natural range:
S.
dulcis:
Tropical Asia. The others from Tropical America.
Recognition:
Trees with pinnate
leaves having numerous leaflets.
Flowers small but in large panicles (as in most Anacardiaceae). Fruits the size
of plums, clustered
Golden-Apple, Ambarella:
Leaflets 3”. Fruits 2”-3” long,
numerous per cluster, greenish or yellow with gray freckles, grown from seed
Red Mombin: Leaflets
0.5”-1.5”; fruits in pairs or triplets. Dioecious, and unpollinated female makes
sterile seeds. Fruits in summer.
Cuttings root readily.
Hog-Plum:
Leaflets 1”-1.5”; fruits numerous per cluster
Landscape uses:
Trees
with edible fruits. Usually grown
from cuttings, including very large cuttings. May be grafted or budded.
Internet sources:
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/ambarella_ars.html#Description
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg059
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Botanical
name
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English
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FL native
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Growth form
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Flowering
season
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Typical
dimensions
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Suggested
spacing
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Cultural
conditions
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Problems
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Spondias
dulcis
S. mombin
S. purpurea
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Golden-Apple,
Ambarella
Hog-Plum
Yellow Mombin
Red Mombin
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Exotic
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Tree
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Fruits FA-WI
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Depends on
selection, some to 40’-60’
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60’
(Red Mombin 30’)
(Internet
sources as above)
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Shaded when young
Protected
WD
AT
DT
Poor soils reportedly tolerated with adequate fertilization
(Internet sources as above)
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Must be
frost-free
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