Allspice gets it's name from the resemblance of taste to cinnamon, clove and nutmeg. It is mostly used as a flavoring for pumpkin pie. It can also be heated on the stove to spread its wonderful aroma in your home.
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How to care for Allspice
Light. Plant in full sun.
Water. Water regularly while it settles in, then give moderate, steady moisture. It needs soil that drains well.
Soil and feeding. It grows best in fertile, loamy soil that drains well.
Size. Grows to about 20 ft as a garden tree, at a moderate rate; in its native West Indies and Central America it can reach about 50 ft.
Good to know. The leathery leaves are dotted with oil glands and smell spicy when crushed. Peeling bark is normal for allspice and not a sign of trouble. The flowers are bisexual, but trees are functionally male or female. The ground, dried purple-black berries are the spice.
