"Thodi teri, Thodi meri--- Ye hai Singapore ki Jamaica cherry". Thanks Raman ji for sharing pics of another fruit tree. Regards Prashant
On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 8:49 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Here in Pune, Maharashtra it is commonly known as Singapore cherry. > > On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 3:27 PM, raman <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Jamaica Cherry is a very fast-growing tree of slender proportions, >> reaching 25 to 40 ft in height, with spreading, nearly horizontal branches. >> The leaves are evergreen, alternate, lanceolate or ovate, long-pointed at >> the apex, oblique at the base. The flowers with 5 green sepals and 5 white >> petals and many prominent yellow stamens last only one day, the petals >> falling in the afternoon. Flowers resemble strawberry bloom, hence the >> common name, Strawberry tree. The abundant fruits are round, 1-1.25 cm >> wide, with red or sometimes yellow, smooth, thin, tender skin and >> light-brown, soft, juicy pulp, with very sweet, musky, somewhat fig-like >> flavor, filled with exceedingly minute, yellowish seeds, too fine to be >> noticed in eating. The tree has the reputation of thriving with no care in >> poor soils. It is drought-resistant but not salt-tolerant. Wherever it >> grows, fruits are borne nearly all year. The leaf infusion is drunk as a >> tea-like beverage. Fruits contain hundreds of tiny seeds. >> >> Raman >> > > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke >
