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Pumpwood (Cecropia schreberiana)

Cecropia Schreberiana, or more commonly know as Pumpwood, is a tree with green foliage and yellow flowers of the genus Cecropia. It has a rapid growth rate and a height of 65 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It's active growth period is spring summer fall, blooms during late winter, is intolerant of shade and is routinely available commercially. Cecropia Schreberiana or Pumpwood's floral region is Puerto Rico and The Virgin Islands.

Category: Dicot
Genus: Cecropia
Family: Cecropiaceae
Order: Urticales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree
Native Status: PR (N) VI (N)
Active Growth Period: Spring Summer Fall
Allelopath: No
Bloat: None
C:N Ratio: High
Coppice Potential: Yes
Fall Conspicuous: No
Fire Resistance: No
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Conspicuous: Yes
Foliage Color: Green
Foliage Porosity Summer: Dense
Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
Foliage Texture: Coarse
Fruit/Seed Color: Green
Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: Yes
Growth Form: Single Stem
Growth Rate: Rapid
Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 50
Height Mature (feet): 65
Leaf Retention: No
Lifespan: Short
Low Growing Grass: No
Resprout Ability: Yes
Shape and Orientation: Erect
Toxicity: None
Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
Anaerobic Tolerance: None
CaCO3 Tolerance: Low
Cold Stratification Required: No
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Fertility Requirement: Low
Fire Tolerance: High
Frost Free Days Minimum: 365
Hedge Tolerance: Low
Moisture Use: Medium
pH (Minimum): 5.8
pH (Maximum): 7
Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 300
Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 700
Precipitation (Minimum): 40
Precipitation (Maximum): 80
Root Depth Minimum (inches): 20
Salinity Tolerance: None
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Temperature Minimum (°F): 62
Bloom Period: Late Winter
Commercial Availability: No Known Source
Fruit/Seed Abundance: High
Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Spring
Fruit/Seed Period End: Summer
Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
Propagated by Bulbs: No
Propagated by Container: Yes
Propagated by Corms: No
Propagated by Cuttings: Yes
Propagated by Seed: Yes
Propagated by Sod: No
Propagated by Sprigs: No
Propagated by Tubers: No
Seed per Pound: 1120000
Seed Spread Rate: Rapid
Seedling Vigor: High
Small Grain: No
Vegetative Spread Rate: Slow

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Pumpwood (Cecropia schreberiana)

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