Spice Tree Information

ALLSPICE - Pimenta officinalis
Height 25' Width 15’
Flower Time: Spring
Harvest Time: July - August
Light: Full sun
Soil: Moist well-drained

BAY LEAF - Laurus nobilis
Height 20' Width15’
Flower Time: None
Harvest Time: None
Light: Full sun
Soil: Well-drained

BAY RUM - Pimenta racemosa
Height 20' Width 15’
Flower Time: March-April
Harvest Time: July - August
Light: Full sun
Soil: Moist well-drained

BLACK PEPPER - Piper nigrum
Height and Width: Vine
Flower Time: Any time
Harvest Time: Any time
Light: Shade
Soil: Well-drained

CINNAMON - Cinnamomum zeylanica
Height 20' Width 25'
Flower Time: March-April
Harvest Time: August-September
Light: Full sun
Soil: Well-drained

CITRONELLA GRASS - Cymbopogon Nardus

Height 5' Width 3’
Harvest Time: Any Time
Light: Full sun (No shade)
Soil: Moist well-drained

COSTA RICAN MINT - Satureja viminea
Height 5' - 6' Width 4-5'

Flower: Any time
Harvest Time: Any Time
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Well-drained

LEMON BAY RUM - Pimenta racemosa citrifolia

Height 20' Width 15’
Flower Time: March-April
Harvest Time: July - August
Light: Full sun
Soil: Moist well-drained

LEMON GRASS - Cymbopogon citratus
Height 5' Width 3’
Harvest Time: Any Time
Light: Full sun
Soil: Well-drained

Scotch Bonnet Pepper - Capsicum chinense
Height 5' Width 5’
Flower Time: All year
Harvest Time: All year
Light: Full sun
Soil: Well-drained

Stevia - Stevia rebaudiana

Height 1 1/2' Width 2’
Flower Time: January to March or any if cut back
Harvest Time: Any time
Light: Full sun
Soil: Moist acid