The Cocoa Plant (Theobroma cacao 'Trinitario') - Grow Your Own Cocoa Beans at Home!

In this video, Logee's horticulturist and third generation owner, Byron Martin, talks about the popular Cocoa plant (Theobroma cacao 'Trinitario'). Chocolate’s delicious taste is enjoyed by young and old alike. The botanical name Theobroma cacao literally means "Food of the Gods." Now you can have fun growing your own cocoa beans at home! Our seedling plants start bearing fruit once they are 3-4 years old and have reached 5-6’ tall. The pink and white flowers grow straight out of the tree trunk and main branches, followed by the cocoa pods. It then takes 5 months for the fruit to develop. The cylindrical cocoa pods change from green to yellow when fully ripe. Each pod contains 20-40 seeds. The cocoa beans must ferment for about one week and then are dried to create the unique chocolate flavor. Cocoa plants prefer some shade, especially when the trees are young.
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[@KimberleyEdelmann]

I purchased a pod on Ebay a couple years ago, "ate" the pulp (delicious) and popped the seeds right into soil. I got over 20 plants which I shared with people in my community. It was really fun!

[@WrenNeigh]

I’ve never seen one indoors before. I grew up in Jamaica and we had many cocoa trees on our property. As kids we would pick them and eat them. But my family would harvest them and make chocolate with it (not at all like store bought chocolate!). Great memories. Thanks for showing off this gorgeous one you have

[@fryillustration]

I bought one of logee's cacao trees a few years back. I kept it indoors in Connecticut next to bright windows, have moved to Oregon with it, and am now in Utah. It is going on four years indoors, has tripled in size and recently split into five branches, each producing it's own leaves. I love my cacao tree! We want to put in a greenhouse so we can let it, our banana tree, and our vanilla vines really mature and grow well. They all seem to like Utah a lot!

[@edwarddiekhoff859]

This man’s plant knowledge...

[@deaconsmom2000]

I recall there was a fashion in the 80's to sell cocoa plants at Hershey Park and Chocolate World. It's nice to see Logee's bringing attention back to the plant.

[@Jeuro38]

Cocoa pulp indeed tastes beautiful, and is eaten as a candy before tossing the seed for propagation in cocoa producing countries.
Great video!

[@justjenn9011]

I wish I had an awesome greenhouse like this where I live. The two that is near me just always has basic stuff. Never anything interesting like this. I ordered some seeds online though after alot of research and am hopeful to have my own cocoa tree some day. I love chocolate and would be stoked if i could make my own some day. Great video, very informative!

[@helloplantlovers]

What a brilliant plant! I had no idea it would be that easy to grow in a greenhouse! Thanks again for another great video.

[@LogeesPlants]

Glad you liked it! :)

[@Bonniebrubeckjeter]

Logees is my favorite nursery, I have tried to get excited this year at our local nurseries but will be saving my pennies for Logees exclusively.

[@janecurtis5726]

Very interesting plant! Nice to know the process of obtaining one of my favorite foods.

[@PaolaEnergya]

This is excellent, now I really want to grow Cocoa! But I live in cold Ireland and even indoors it might be too cold... I have a couple of coffee plants that are definitely on the struggle bus!

[@emmasolloway2366]

Great video! I love cacao plants.

[@erichertzen3251]

I was curious on growing cocoa plants. I live in the Jungles of Costa Rica

[@aadityasah6164]

Can i join?? 😅😅

[@weareorigin]

Reminds me of the Magic School Bus episode from the 1990s about chocolate pods

[@surfsk8domin8]

the burnt leaves are caused by salinity problems w the water to. cacoa are sensitive to hard water

[@anniehouston7963]

Yall's videos are so useful

[@19o]

helpful tips. thanks 🙌🇮🇷

[@ganesankpillay3768]

Well presented

[@buffaloindoorsplants]

Awesome thanks for the I love tropicals

[@jolus6678]

Some people do grow this outdoors here in USDA zone 10a Fl as a backyard understory plant. The leaves get a bit ugly in winter from the less-than-ideal weather but since it doesn't normally get chilly enough here to kill an established cocoa plant, they recover very quickly come spring.

[@datlaichelle2736]

He’s so cool 😎!!!

[@LogeesPlants]

We agree! :)

[@majidasaaddine7006]

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Thanks for sharing 👌
So important video 👏
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[@ceili]

Fascinating

[@jolus6678]

Logees should sell other interesting species of Theobroma, like Theobroma grandiflorum, and Theobroma bicolor. Both of those have superior tasting pulp.

[@YummyFluffyWater]

I think I’m drowning my cocoa tree- it’s still small and I give it a quarter of a watering can everyday with a moist climate 😶