It was planted in the Bahamas in 1913. It was widely planted in Israel, flourished and flowered freely but rarely set fruit. Frank' is a light bearer though it has a good supply of pollen. As space for massive barrier hedges has diminished and interest in the fruits declined, efforts have been directed to the development of dwarf, compact, less spiny types for landscape use. Various degrees of unfruitfulness in America has been attributed to inadequate pollination.
Some seedlings are light-croppers, but others never bear at all.
Best growth is obtained in full sun. The plant has moderate drought tolerance and high resistance to soil salinity and salt spray. It cannot stand water-logging. Propagation Seeds germinate in 2 weeks but the seedlings grow very slowly at first and are highly variable. Cuttings root poorly unless the tip of a young branchlet is cut half-way through and left attached to the plant for 2 months.