Syzygium jambos (Rose Apple)

The rose apple (Syzygium jambos) from the family Myrtaceae is grown now mainly in India, the Pacific islands and from Mexico to Peru, also in Brazil. Its qualities lie in the compact, evergreen habit, the impressive flowers, the delicious fruit and its robustness. The rose apples wear shiny, leathery, evergreen and narrow leaves of the length of about 6 inches and the width of 2 inches and form with this in the nature dense and compact crowns. The young foliage is bronze-colored, and gradually turns dark green. The blooms can reach impressive 2 to 3.2 inches in diameter and consist of equally long yellow stamens, which add to a large "brush" and stand together in groups. the flowers are self fertile and are pollinated by insects. Then develop even on plants from the age of 3 years to guava-like, 1.2 to 2 inches wide, round, yellow-skinned fruits that mature thin three to four months. The firm, yellow pulp tastes sweet, and sweet-scented excellent. At the soil are the rose apples as few claims as to the tanning. They do cope with all conditions, but they are not frost hardy.

We have several specimens in our garden.

Rose apple in our garden in September 2008.

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Created by Joachim Jaeck on December 1st, 2009