Description

General aspect and origins - Theobroma cacao, also known as cocoa or cacao, is a tropical tree that is native to Central America and South America. It can reach up to 60 ft (20 m) tall, but is generally not taller than 15 to 30 ft (5 to 10 m)
Flowers - The cocoa tree produces many small cauliflorous flowers all the year long.
Fruits - Fruits of cocoa are pods, that contains a few dozen seeds that are surrounded with mucilaginous pulp. These seeds are edible, and are processed to obtain chocolate, cocoa butter and other products.

Culture

A mature cocoa tree can withstand brief negative temperatures down to 28°F. But foliage will be damaged at 32°F-34°F (0°C to +2°C)