CUAJILOTE --Parmentiera aculeata-- Size:2 GALLON pot Fruit starts purple

Fruit starts purple

with pale purple speckles

and potassium

shade tree and live fence throughout its native range

When watering

CUAJILOTE --Parmentiera aculeata-- Size:2 GALLON pot Fruit starts purpleAKA cow okra, rare and unusual Mexican native tree with edible fruit, up to 30' tall. Fruit is antioxidant, juice has been found to promote Lactobacillus (the good gut bacteria). Often planted as an ornamental, shade tree and live fence throughout its native range. Its fruits are edible and are eaten either raw or cooked, and are sometimes pickled or made into preserves. Its flavor is reportedly similar to sugarcane. Used in traditional medicine and