Description
Enjoy the taste of this delicious and nutritious Jamun fruit by growing in your outdoor spaces.The Jamun is evergreen, fruit plant in Myrataceae family with oblong opposite leaves that are smooth, glossy and having a terpentine smell. Jamun has fragrant white flowers in branched clusters at stem tips and purplish-black oval edible berries.Plant Specifications
Plant Height
18 inch (46 cm)
Plant Spread
6 inch (15 cm)
*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%
Common Name
Java plum, Jamun, Malabar plum,
Maximum Reachable Height
30 m
Flower Colour
White
Bloom Time
March to April
Difficulty Level
Easy to grow
Planting and careApply a high-potassium liquid fertilizer every 2 weeks from early spring until 6 weeks after flowering.Keep moist in winter.Jamun Tree care
Keep the plant in natural indirect bright Light. Poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture. Water when top soil (1-2inches) feels dry to touch. Do not re-pot for min. 2 weeks after receiving it.
Sunlight
More than 6 hours of direct bright sunlight a day is ideal for plant.
Watering
Before water poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture.
Water when top soil (1-2 inches) feels dry to touch.
Water thoroughly in the summer and reduce watering in winter and rainy season.
Soil
The soil should be well drained and fertile, rich in organic content for growing plant.
Temperature
13 to 27 degrees C
Fertilizer
During the main growing season (June-July) feed the plant with organic fertilizer.
Jamun Tree special featureFood (Herb & Spice: In Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and India, the leaves are used fresh as a culinary herb which has a similar, but stronger flavor than Coriander (Coriandrum sativum).The leaves are used to season meat and other foods in Caribbean, Latin American and Asian cuisines. Jamun Tree uses
Medicinal Use:
The fruit and seeds used to cure diabetes, diarrhea, and ringworm
The bark is astringent, sweet sour, diuretic, digestive and anthelmintic
Note- Please consults your health advisor before application or consuming of plants or plant parts
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