Allspice

Pimenta dioica, Myrtaceae

Zones

10–11

Layer

Canopy

Lifespan

Perennial

Growth

Moderate

Guild Roles

Shade ProviderProducerPest Confuser

Full Sun (optimal)Partial Sun (acceptable)

ModerateModerateModerateModerate

5.5 – 7.5

Drought

Frost

Heat

Pest Resistance

Disease Resist.

Allspice produces aromatic compounds that can have allelopathic effects on crop plants including corn

FoodSpice

Fruit

Allspice grows in USDA hardiness zones 10 through 11.

Good companions for Allspice include Nutmeg, Narra, Clove.

Design guilds with Allspice and see companion relationships visually.