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Diospyros acapulcensis

Diospyros acapulcensis is a tree or shrub in the ebony family (Ebenaceae) from seasonally dry tropical Mexico and Central America. It is rarely grown outside its native range, so care guidance is mostly general, and it likely needs warm, sunny conditions with moderate watering.

Family
Ebenaceae (Eben family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply during the growing season and let the soil dry out between waterings, as it is adapted to seasonally dry climates.
Soil
Well-drained soil or a sandy, loamy mix.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
C. Mexico to C. America
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

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Diospyros acapulcensis is a species of tree in the family Ebenaceae. It is native to Central America.

Other Diospyros plants

Giant Diospyros · Diospyros acris · Diospyros aculeata · Diospyros acuminata · Diospyros agnitser · Diospyros alatella · Diospyros andamanica · Diospyros apiculata · Diospyros areolata · Diospyros artanthifolia · Diospyros arupaj · Diospyros atrata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Diospyros acapulcensis 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.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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