Characteristics
A deciduous or semi-evergreen tree. It may or may not have thorns. It grows 6 m high and spreads 3 m wide. The leaves are up to 8 cm long. They are dark green but downy underneath. They turn orange to red in autumn. The flowers are white. The fruit are round or pear shaped. They are yellow-orange.
| Life form |
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
3.0
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| Mature height (meter) |
10.0
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| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
-
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| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
It is a warm temperate and subtropical plant. It can grow in the highlands in the tropics. It will grow in most soils. It needs an open sunny position. It is resistant to drought but damaged by frost. It suits hardiness zones 7-10. Kyneton Botanical Gardens.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil texture |
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| Soil acidity |
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The fruit are used to make jelly, jams and preserves. For stewing they are boiled with wood-ashes to remove the skin then boiled in hot syrup.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed. The seed need cold treatment. Plants can also be grafted.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
180 - 730
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
10 - 15
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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