General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 12 to 40 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Other: Fragrant, 2 inch oval shaped, The crisp, juicy fruit is a pale yellow color, sometimes with a pinkish blush. Fruit spoils quickly so must be used soon after picking.
Fruiting Time: Spring
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Other: Pale cream
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Other: Sporadically, nearly all year in some locations
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Uses: Shade Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Rose Apple
  • Malabar Plum
  • Plum Rose
  • Pomarosa
  • Wax Apple
  • Roseapple
  • Water Apple

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Date: 2017-11-12
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Date: 2024-08-11
Location: San Diego Botanic Graden
Date: 2011-10-31
Location: San Diego Botanic Garden
Date: 2011-10-31

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