Cacao Tree

Seed germination time: 4-12 weeks
Number of seeds in the package: 2
Soil in the package: Amazon soil with nutrients
Suitability for an indoor tree: Very good
Height as an adult: 1-1.8 meters
Right time to plant: All year round

Become an owner of the wonderful cacao tree with Happytree's easy growing kit. Or give it as a memorable gift to an important person!

Easy start, germination time 4-12 weeks

Growing cacao tree indoors is possible throughout the year. Just follow the instructions that come with the package and enjoy watching of your own hand-planted cocoa tree grow.

What does the package contain?

• 2 cocoa tree seeds
• 100% biodegradable growing pot
• Amazon soil specially designed for cocoa tree
• Clear and easy start-up instructions to make sure you succeed

Germination guarantee

Although all of our seeds are the best quality, it can sometimes happen that nature just decides that germination will not succeed. So we promise that if none of the seeds germinate within 12 weeks of sowing them, even though you have grown them according to the instructions, we will send you new seeds for free.

Cacao tree care instructions

The natural habitat of the cacao tree is on the ground floor of the Amazon rainforest, in the shade of larger trees, and it is particularly important in its cultivation to find similar conditions.

Cacao tree grows well indoors as long as you make sure that it does not receive direct sunlight and that it is in a sufficiently humid and warm (25 - 30 ° C) place. Cacao tree is very sensitive to a lack of water, so always keep its soil moist but never soaked. Spray the tree regularly with a spray bottle to maintain moisture.

Cacao tree growing checklist:

• Scattered light - a shady habitat, “in the shadows of the rainforest”
• Sufficiently warm, 25 - 30 ° C
• Adequate watering; soil moist but never soaked. Water in the morning, use a room temperature water.
• Sufficient humidity, 70% - 100%
• Nutritious, clayey soil with a pH of 5.0-7.5.
• The tree is accustomed to the nutrient-rich soil of the tropics, so fertilize enough
• Cacao grows a long tap root, so always use a large, deep pot with plenty of perlite / pot gravel at the bottom to ensure water circulation

Adrink of the Inca, Aztec an Mayan gods

The cacao tree is originally native to South America, east of the Andes. Recent archaeological evidence found in southern Ecuador shows that cocoa beans were used at least more than 5,300 years ago.

The first European to enjoy chocolate was Christopher Columbus, who arrived in Nicaragua in 1502. Cocoa was brought to Europe a few years later by Hernan Cortés, who on his return to Spain in 1528 brought with him a Mayan recipe for “chocolha”. The drink did not initially receive an enthusiastic reception, and only after the addition of sugar did it become a popular drink in the Spanish court and gradually in other European courts.

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