Cocoa seedling (Theobroma cacao, Sterculiaceae)

[pajoojo]

This is cocoa seedling from my greenhouse.

The fruit:



starting to grow









finally:

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

What are your climatic conditions like.

[pajoojo]

So it's in a green house, temperature are about 25-28°C. 80-90% of hygrometry and for coca shadow is required.

[Izhar]

Nice pictures.. I have read at many places on internet that this tree grows in USDA Zone 11 and above.. well our climate is similar.. so we can try it..

[pajoojo]

Cocoa grow in very wet conditions and need equatorial climate. It can grow on tropical place, but not so well. I don't know very well Pakistan, but I don't think there is place with raining forest, right? But if you have a garden with enough water, it seems to be possible to grow it.