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Corcho Bobo (Pisonia albida)

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Pisonia Albida, or more commonly know as Corcho Bobo, is a tree with green foliage and green flowers of the genus Pisonia. It has a height of 30 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 early spring. Pisonia Albida or Corcho Bobo's floral region is Puerto Rico.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Pisonia
  • Family: Nyctaginaceae
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Tree
  • Native Status: PR (N)
  • Active Growth Period: Fall
  • After Harvest Regrowth Rate: None
  • Allelopath: No
  • Bloat: None
  • Coppice Potential: No
  • Fall Conspicuous: No
  • Fire Resistance: No
  • Flower Color: Green
  • Flower Conspicuous: No
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Foliage Porosity Summer: Moderate
  • Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
  • Foliage Texture: Coarse
  • Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
  • Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
  • Growth Form: Multiple Stem
  • Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 45
  • Height Mature (feet): 30
  • Leaf Retention: No
  • Low Growing Grass: No
  • Resprout Ability: No
  • Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
  • Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: No
  • Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
  • Anaerobic Tolerance: Low
  • CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
  • Cold Stratification Required: No
  • Drought Tolerance: Medium
  • Fertility Requirement: Medium
  • Frost Free Days Minimum: 365
  • Hedge Tolerance: Low
  • Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 320
  • Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 640
  • Root Depth Minimum (inches): 36
  • Temperature Minimum (°F): 40
  • Bloom Period: Early Spring
  • Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Spring
  • Fruit/Seed Period End: Spring
  • 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
  • Small Grain: No





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