Allspice Tree
Plant Size Guide

Allspice Tree (Pimenta dioica) Live Plant
Plant spacing: 1 plant per 15 square feet
Sunlight requirements: 6-14 hours
Look out for: fruit flies and bark beetles
Harvest notes: harvest unripe berries for more flavor or leaves for use dried or fresh
Lifecycle: Perennial
Allspice, also called Jamaica Pepper, Myrtle Pepper, Pimenta, Turkish Yenibahar, English Pepper or Newspice, is the dried, unripe fruit (berries used as a spice) of Pimenta dioica. It is a midcanopy tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico, Central America, and now cultivated in many warm parts of the world. The name ‘allspice’ was coined as early as 1621 by the English, who thought it combined the flavor of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. We love Allspice trees because they are a nice, small, slow growing tree with the most fragrant leaves! While the allspice berries are what are used commercially, the entire tree smells of spices and the leaves can be used to make tea or syrups. Leaves and branches can also be used in smoking foods! Next time you’re deep in your annual Allspice prune, save the trimmings to use in a fun culinary way, like using the cured wood for smoking, or the leaves in a spice blend or baked good.
Delivery Details
Delivery Details
When you place your order we head into our greenhouse to select the very best plants we have in stock for your garden. We label them with handwritten compostable wooden labels and pack them in recyclable boxes to keep them safe on their journey. Our delivery partners, Roadie, take it from there and head to the Redlands to pick up your order. Communication and tracking take place via Roadie and your driver will leave your plants in a safe and covered area.
Plant Care
Plant Care
When your plant delivery arrives, make sure you water your new plants thoroughly with a light spray of water (none of this thumb over the hose stuff). We recommend planting them within 10 days of receiving them. If you do intent to wait to plant them, we recommend placing them in a shallow reservoir (like a baking pan) and filling it with half an inch of water so they can drink the water from below while you are at work and place them in an area with plenty of sun. When planting in your garden always add a dash of Organic granular fertilizer, and give them extra water during their first week in their new home, while they adjust. We recommend disturbing the root ball as little as possible during planting.
About Our Plants
About Our Plants
All of our plants are grown in OMRI certified Organic materials (potting mix, fertilizer, seeds, etc.) and include Organic granular fertilizer, living locally-made compost, and have been cared for with healthy microorganisms from compost tea and microbial inoculants. We only use organic pesticides when needed. We only stock varieties that we have experience growing and that are season and climate appropriate for South Florida. Our curated inventory is simple enough for a beginner and interesting enough to keep an advanced gardeners attention, with new and rare varieties being added weekly.
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