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Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 12 to 40 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Other: Seeds
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Rose Apple

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Location: Sumatera Indonesia
Date: 2017-11-12
Location: NC Zoo Aviary
Date: 2020-07-08
Location: Anaheim, CA
Date: 2017-08-15
Appears to be Malabar Plum

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