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Chrysophyllum colombianum

Chrysophyllum colombianum is a rainforest tree from Central and northern South America that grows up to 15 metres tall. It is not commonly grown as a garden or houseplant, so care advice is for outdoor tropical conditions.

Family
Sapotaceae (Sapot family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and reduce watering in the dry season.
Soil
Well-drained, moist, fertile soil rich in organic matter.
Temperature
20–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard

About

Chrysophyllum colombianum is a tree in the family Sapotaceae, native to Central and South America.

Where it grows

Chrysophyllum colombianum is native to an area from Costa Rica in the north to Brazil and Peru in the south. Its habitat is in rainforest at altitudes up to 1,200 m (4,000 ft).

Other Chrysophyllum plants

Goldenleaf · Goldenleaf · Chrysophyllum amazonicum · Bastard redwood · Chrysophyllum aulacocarpum · Star apple · Chrysophyllum durifructum · Chrysophyllum eximium · Chrysophyllum flexuosum · Chrysophyllum gonocarpum · Chrysophyllum inornatum · Chrysophyllum lucentifolium

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chrysophyllum colombianum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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