Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Fruits, Trees
Flowering Plants, Fruit, Tree
Origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
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Types
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Prunus serrulata
Number of Varieties
125
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
Bushlands, gardens, Homesteads, In desert grasslands, Lowland, Shady Edge, Tropical areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
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4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
800.00 cm180.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
900.00 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Greyish Brown, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Autumn
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Rich
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Fall
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Rich
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune prior to new growth, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Organic Manure
Pests and Diseases
-
Aphids, Mealy bugs, Mites
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Gastric
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good Cleanser
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Fruits
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Culinary use, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
Limonia acidissima
PRUNUS 'Hally Jolivette'
Common Name
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
Flowering Cherry, Hally Jolivette Flowering Cherry
In Hindi
कबिट
चेरी
In German
Indischer Holzapfel
Blühende Kirsch
In French
Kawista
cerisier
In Spanish
Kawista
floración de la cereza
In Greek
γλυκό ασβέστη
Άνθιση κερασιών
In Portuguese
Limonia
cereja de florescência
In Polish
Feronia słoniowa
Kwitnienie wiśni
In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
florentem cerasis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Rosales
Family
Rutaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Limonia
Prunus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Citreae
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Subfamily
Aurantioideae
Amygdaloideae
Number of Species
1430
1
27800
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