Description
The Kei Apple can fruit abundantly. The fruit is soft skinned, orange, 50 mm in diameter. The flesh is juicy and the flavour is mild and like a plum, tasty and slightly sour. It contains several seeds.
Kei Apple – Dovyalis caffra
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The Kei Apple can fruit abundantly. The fruit is…
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SKU: 0264P
Category: Plants
Tags: Aberia caffra, Dovyalis caffra, Salicaceae ( formerly Flacourtiaceae), Umkokolo
Plant family: Salicaceae ( formerly Flacourtiaceae)
Plant origin: Southern Africa.
Fruit description: The Kei Apple can fruit abundantly. The fruit is soft skinned, orange, 50 mm in diameter. The flesh is juicy and the flavour is mild and like a plum, tasty and slightly sour. It contains several seeds.
Flowers: The flowers are small and not showy. The male and female flowers occur on different plants.
Growing conditions: The Kei Apple is a small subtropical evergreen tree that can also be grown as a dense hedge. It has long thorns, small birds make nests in Kei Apple plants. It is it quite hardy and can tolerate frost, drought and salty air. It prefers a warm moist climate.
Uses: You can eat Kei Apple fresh or with sugar. It makes good desserts, pickles and jam.
Medicinal uses:
Pollination requirements: Separate Male and Female plants are required for pollination.
Harvest time Spring to Autumn
Plant relatives Ketembilla
Special features:
Grown by method: Seed Grown Pot size:
Plant growing Height and Width for pots or in the ground planting: Grows to 2.5 metres high by 2 metres wide if Planted in a Pot. Grows 5 metres high by 4 metres wide if Planted in the Ground.
Shipping plant pot or planter bag size: