Syzygium Jambos
Rose Apple
Syzygium are typically grown as ornamental plants for their attractive glossy foliage. Some varieties produce edible fruit that are eaten fresh or used in jams and jellies. It has a multitude of uses. It is evergreen, has dense foliage, and grows rapidly to a height of up to 4 m if left unchecked. Syzygiums are sensitive to extreme cold and frost, but will grow almost anywhere. Syzygium Jambos is a medium-large tree that can reach over 12m in ideal conditions. The tree will not flower or bear fruit in areas of frost. Flowers are very ornate, large, with hundreds of beautiful white stamens that attract nectar loving insects. Flowering and fruiting usually follow cycles but these cycles vary throughout the tropics.
Contributed by @vivianmak
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Rose Apple
Latin name
Syzygium Jambos
type
Evergreen Shrub
family
Myrtaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
Syzygium Jambos
Syzygium are typically grown as ornamental plants for their attractive glossy foliage. Some varieties produce edible fruit that are eaten fresh or used in jams and jellies. It has a multitude of uses. It is evergreen, has dense foliage, and grows rapidly to a height of up to 4 m if left unchecked. Syzygiums are sensitive to extreme cold and frost, but will grow almost anywhere. Syzygium Jambos is a medium-large tree that can reach over 12m in ideal conditions. The tree will not flower or bear fruit in areas of frost. Flowers are very ornate, large, with hundreds of beautiful white stamens that attract nectar loving insects. Flowering and fruiting usually follow cycles but these cycles vary throughout the tropics.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Plant in full sun or in shade. A well-drained, fertile soil is ideal. To plant as a hedge, it is best to dig a trench instead of individual planting holes. This will help you plant the hedge in a neat straight row. Mix the extracted topsoil with a mixture of compost and bone meal. Also place several spades of compost and bone meal in the ditch and mix it with the sub-soil. Place the young plants in the trench, about 50 cm to 1 m apart, and at the same depth they were growing in their nursery pots. Fill with the enriched topsoil and water immediately, then keep the soil moist until you see the first signs of growth.