Calabash Seeds - Vegetable Plant for Home Gardens

Calabash is a tropical evergreen tree grown for its rounded canopy, fragrant flowers, and large, hard-shelled fruits. It is well suited to tropical gardens, parks, and ornamental landscape plantings. The tree thrives in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil and moderate watering during establishment. It is commonly cultivated as a shade and ornamental tree and is valued for its distinctive fruit and attractive branching habit.

Features

• Tropical evergreen fruiting tree
• Produces large, hard-shelled round fruits
• Suitable for gardens, parks, and landscape planting
• Adapted to tropical and subtropical climates
• Dense, rounded canopy
• Performs well in fertile, well-drained soil
• Suitable for ornamental landscape planting

Specifications

• Scientific Name: Crescentia cujete
• Common Name (US): Calabash Tree
• Seed Type / Variety: Tropical Fruiting Tree Variety
• Growth Habit: Evergreen tree
• USDA Zones: 10-11
• Planting Season: Spring
• Growing Season: Year-round in frost-free climates
• Sowing Season: March-May
• Germination Time and Conditions: 14-30 days at 75-85°F (24-29°C) in moist, well-drained soil
• Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
• Soil Requirements: Fertile, well-drained loamy or sandy soil
• Watering Needs: Moderate watering; keep soil evenly moist during establishment
• Mature Plant Size: 20-35 feet tall, 20-30 feet spread
• Plant Spacing: 20-25 feet apart