Muntingia Calabura Bonsai

The sapling is botanically known as muntingia calabura.

Muntingia calabura bonsai. It has serrated green leaves 5 8cm long and 1 2cm wide alternate oblong lanceolate unequal and sub cordate at the base acuminate at tip. Muntingia calabura the sole species in the genus muntingia is a flowering plant native to southern mexico the caribbean central america and western south america south to peru and bolivia. And cebuano ilokano mansanitas and sagase in kannada. It is the sole species in the genus muntingia which was named after the dutch botanist abraham munting the specific epithet calabura is possibly a vernacular name of unknown meaning.

One of the most profuse fruiting trees. A highly ornamental tree that bears small red berries within its first year. Notes on taxonomy and nomenclature top of page. Description this is a very fast growing tree of slender proportions reaching 25 to 40 ft 7 5 12 m in height with spreading nearly horizontal branches.

The jamaica cherry muntingia calabura is a fast growing useful tree and the sweet fruit is popular in tropical america and southeast asia. Elaeocarpaceae strawberry tree jam tree jamaican singapore panama cherry cotton candy berry calabura manzanil origin. It can grow from 3 12 metres tall. From spring to fall you will harvest 2 crops a day once the plant is established in full sun and has enough water.

Learn how to grow care for and harvest. The edible fruit ripens during november to january and is said to help diabetic. Usually it serves as a shade plant. Calabura is a rapidly growing small evergreen shrub or a tree with a short broad spreading crown.

The plant grows into a tree with a spreading crown. Common names include english calabur tree capulin jamaica cherry panama berry strawberry tree singapore cherry sabah cherry bajelly tree tagalog aratilis and saresa. The jamaican cherry or strawberry tree is a tropical fruit that tastes like cotton candy and is easy to grow and prolific in its ability to produce fruit. Muntingia calabura was described from jamaica by linnaeus in 1753.

Its common name in singapore is buah ceri. Flower is solitary petal white in 5 sepal green anthers yellow stigma bright green. Muntingia rosea a species with pink flowers described from colombia karsten 1863 is. Muntingia is a genus of plants in the family muntingiaceae comprising only one species muntingia calabura and was named in honour of abraham munting it is native to the neotropics from mexico south to bolivia in kerala it is seen in the areas adjacent to the western ghat.

The trees are exceptionally attractive with long spreading branches that often droop down to the ground and soft weeping foliage.