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American Muskwood (Guarea guidonia)

Guarea Guidonia, or more commonly know as American Muskwood, is a tree shrub with green foliage and white flowers of the genus Guarea. It has a slow growth rate and a height of 10 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It's active growth period is fall and blooms during spring. Guarea Guidonia or American Muskwood's floral region is Puerto Rico and The Virgin Islands.

Category: Dicot
Genus: Guarea
Family: Meliaceae
Order: Sapindales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree Shrub
Native Status: PR (N) VI (N)
Active Growth Period: Fall
Allelopath: No
Bloat: None
Coppice Potential: No
Fall Conspicuous: No
Fire Resistance: No
Flower Color: White
Flower Conspicuous: Yes
Foliage Color: Green
Foliage Porosity Summer: Moderate
Foliage Porosity Winter: Moderate
Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: Yes
Growth Rate: Slow
Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 40
Height Mature (feet): 10
Leaf Retention: No
Lifespan: Short
Low Growing Grass: No
Resprout Ability: No
Shape and Orientation: Erect
Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: No
Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: No
Cold Stratification Required: No
Fertility Requirement: Medium
Fire Tolerance: Medium
Frost Free Days Minimum: 365
Hedge Tolerance: Low
pH (Minimum): 6
pH (Maximum): 8
Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 320
Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 640
Root Depth Minimum (inches): 24
Temperature Minimum (°F): 40
Bloom Period: Spring
Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Spring
Fruit/Seed Period End: Summer
Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
Propagated by Bare Root: No
Propagated by Bulbs: No
Propagated by Container: No
Propagated by Corms: No
Propagated by Cuttings: No
Propagated by Seed: Yes
Propagated by Sod: No
Propagated by Sprigs: No
Propagated by Tubers: No
Seed per Pound: 4607
Small Grain: No

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American Muskwood (Guarea guidonia)

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