Description
It has a very hard rind which can be difficult to crack open, and contains sticky brown pulp and small white seeds. The fruit looks similar in appearance to fruit of Bael.
Wood apple is an erect, slow-growing tree with a few upward-reaching branches bending outward near the summit where they are subdivided into slender branchlets drooping at the tips.
Plant Specifications
| Plant Height | 7 inch (18 cm) |
| Plant Spread | 4 inch (10 cm) |
| Common Name | Limonia acidissima,wood-apple, elephant-apple, monkey fruit, and curd fruit. |
| Maximum Reachable Height | 30 feet |
| Flower Colour | Red |
| Bloom Time | Any time. |
| Difficulty Level | Easy to grow |
Planting and care
Woodapple care
Exotic, tropical creatures, cannas need lots of sunshine and fertile, moist soil but you don t have to pamper them. Cannas can be started in the house in small pots if your gardening season is short. Where not hardy, plant outdoors in early summer around the same time you put in tomato plants.
| Sunlight | Full Sun |
| Watering | Medium |
| Soil | Well-drained soil |
| Temperature | 25 to 37 degrees C |
| Fertilizer | Apply any organic fertilizer |
Woodapple special feature
If you need to lift your cannas, do so right after the first killing frost. Dig one foot away from the stem so that the rhizome (roots that shoot) is not damaged. Loosen the soil and lift out the clump. Shake off the dirt and cut off the tops.
Woodapple uses
Ornamental Use:
- The plant is used for ornamental purpose
Medicinal Use:
- A hundred grams of fruit pulp contains 31 grams of carbohydrate and two grams of protein, equivalent to nearly 140 calories
Culinary Use:
- The fruit is eaten plain, blended into an assortment of drinks and sweets, or well-preserved as jam
- The scooped-out pulp from its fruits is eaten uncooked with or without sugar, or is combined with coconut milk and palm-sugar syrup and drunk as a beverage, or frozen as an ice cream