Tropical and subtropical fruits (2+1)

Soil and climate

• The tree grows on a wide range of soils, deep clay loam or silt loam with good drainage is suitable.
  
• Sandy alluvial soils are unsuitable.
• The fruit tree requires a tropical climate with high humidity, high temperature and abundant rainfall, shade environment is required during early growth stage.
  
• It cannot tolerate temperature below 5⁰C or above 38⁰C.
  
• It grows up to an elevation of 1500m above mean sea level.