The tree is damaged by frost | catappa has a red, edible fruit, when fully ripe tasting like an almond |
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It prefers moist, well-drained, sandy and loamy soils, but is adapted to a wide range of substrates, including saline and alkaline sands over limestone | Julia Morton 1985 , , Economic Botany , Issue 2, Folder 39, Page 101-112 |
Michelle Zitt, Cassie Rowe, Bobbi Henken, And Others 1-2016 , , Nutrition Research, Issue 1, Folder 36, Page 80-89.
4M Abbey, M Noakes, G Belling And Others 1-5-1994 , , The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Issue 5, Folder 59, Page 995-999 | catappa is deciduous and loses its leaves twice each year; before falling, they turn dark red |
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Tolerant of periods of drought, it sheds leaves to withstand dry spells | The large leaves are up to 25 cm long and 15 cm broad, ovoid, glossy dark green and leathery |
The yellowish, inconspicuous flowers with an unpleasant smell are produced on spikes.