Characteristics
A tree. It grows to 6-9 m high. It spreads 8 m wide. The leaves have stalks. The leaves are 9-18 cm long by 5-12.5 cm wide. They are oval with an abrupt tip. They have slight lobes and teeth. There is a white layer underneath the leaf. The flowers are white. The fruit is round and warty.
| Life form |
annual
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
8.0
|
| Mature height (meter) |
6.0 - 9.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a warm temperate plant. In Nepal they grow between 2500-3200 m altitude. It suits hardiness zones 8-10.
| Light |
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The ripe fruit are eaten fresh.
| Uses |
-
|
| Edible
|
fruits
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
|
| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
120 - 180
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
18 - 21
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
stratification
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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