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Survives zone 8 through 9
A LEAF crop — warm cinnamon-anise aroma, used as a spice. ⚠ Fruit is a dry capsule, not eaten. Care: Winter protection — mulch, fleece, or a warm wall.
- Hardiness
- Zone 8 to 9
- Habit
- Tree
- Edible part
- Leaf, Fruit
- Ripens
- Leaves year-round
- Mature size
- Evergreen shrub/tree 5–10 m; hardier than lemon myrtle
- Light
- Full sun to partial
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.0 (acid–neutral; dislikes chalk)
- Environment
- Subtropical rainforest margin
- Status
- Both wild and cultivated
- Years to fruit
- 2–3 yrs (leaf harvest)
- Pollination
- Self-fertile