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You are purchasing One 10-13'' tall (pot height is not included) TRINITARIO Yellow Large Rounded Pod Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa, Chocolate Fruit) Tropical Fruit Tree Starter Seedling Plant in 2.5'' square pot. Trees grown from seeds are not identical to the parent tree. Grown organically in Florida.
Height: 15-30 ft. (6-9.1 m). Hardiness: USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 C (40 F). Sun Exposure: Light Shade. Foliage: Evergreen.
Item location: Jupiter, Florida, United States
Ships to: United States with USPS Priority mail.
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Trinitario is a natural hybrid biological class resulting from cross-pollination. Legend recounts that it first came into existence on the Island of Trinidad, after a hurricane nearly completely destroyed the local Criollo crops in 1727. Assuming all the trees were dead, the plantations were replanted with Forastero, but spontaneous hybrids appeared. Trinitario combines the best of the two other main varieties: the hardiness and high yield of Forastero and the refined taste of Criollo. The quality of the cocoa varies between average and superior. It is the predominant fine flavor cocoa. Trinitario populations are usually variable in pod and bean characteristics because the parents have highly contrasting characters. They can now be found in all the countries where Criollo cocoa was once grown: Mexico, the Caribbean islands, Colombia, Venezuela, and in parts of Southeast Asia. The Cacao Tree fruit is a huge berry called cacao pod, usually egg or melon-shaped, 5 to 12 inches long and 3 to 5 inches wide. The cacao pod contains 30 to 40 seeds. It takes 20 to 25 pods to get 2 pounds of cocoa. Unlike most fruit that grows on the branches, cacao pods grow directly on the trunk of the tree. The cacao tree yields its first crop at 3-4 years old.