Natives by ZIP

Native plants recorded in your state and county

Tree · Bignoniaceae

Common calabash tree

Crescentia cujete

In this build, common calabash tree is not on any county’s main native list.

Recorded native ranges can include long-established populations that spread from gardens; check your state’s native plant society list for local guidance. How native status is decided.

Key facts · USDA PLANTS

Common calabash tree at a glance

Native in
0 counties, across 0 states and territories
Estimated cold hardiness
Zone 11a PLANTS minimum temperature 40°F
Mature height
33 ft PLANTS mature height
Light and water
Not recorded Moisture use not recorded

Estimated cold hardiness: zone 11a. PLANTS gives a minimum temperature of 40°F; zone 11a winters bottom out at 40°F, the coldest half-zone that stays within that limit.

In this build, common calabash tree is not on any county’s main native list.

Growing traits

Values from the PLANTS characteristics record. “Not recorded” means PLANTS has no value; nothing here is estimated except the zone.

Growth

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Duration
Perennial
Mature height
33 ft
Growth rate
Slow
Growth form
Single Crown
Shape
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Active growth period
Spring

Light and water

Shade tolerance
Not recorded
Moisture use
Not recorded
Drought tolerance
Not recorded
Tolerance of waterlogged soil
Not recorded
Precipitation range
Not recorded

Soil

Soil textures
Coarse and fine
pH range
Not recorded
Lime (CaCO₃) tolerance
Medium
Salinity tolerance
Not recorded
Fertility requirement
Medium
Minimum root depth
36 in

Climate

Minimum temperature
40°F
Estimated cold hardiness
Zone 11a and warmer
Minimum frost-free days
365
Fire tolerance
Not recorded

Flowers, leaves and fruit

Flower color
Green
Showy flowers
Yes
Bloom period
Summer
Foliage color
Green
Showy in fall
No
Keeps leaves
Yes
Fruit color
Green

Other

Toxicity
Moderate
Nitrogen fixation
None
Nursery availability
Routinely Available
Family
Bignoniaceae
PLANTS symbol
CRCU

Is it native where you live?

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Source & data date

Source
USDA NRCS PLANTS Database: county distribution records, native status and plant characteristics. CC0 (public domain dedication, per the data.gov catalog record).
Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP): native or introduced status by state. CC BY 3.0.
USGS US-RIIS (ver. 2.0): species listed as introduced are excluded. CC0.
Citation
USDA, NRCS. 2026. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov, 11/04/2026). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
Govaerts R. (ed.) (2026). WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Data file dated 2026-06-04, http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ (retrieved 2026-11-04). Paper: Govaerts R. et al. (2021) The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8, 215.
Data date
Retrieved from PLANTS on November 4, 2026; WCVP data file dated June 4, 2026.
Scope
Crescentia cujete (PLANTS symbol CRCU).
Method
A species is listed when it is recorded as native to the state in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in the county by USDA PLANTS. Species PLANTS labels both native and introduced are listed separately. Full method · All sources

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