Syzygium australe - Plant

Planting and care

Plant where they will receive a minimum of 5 to 6 hours of full sun per day. Plants grown in weak sun may not die at once, but they weaken gradually. Give them plenty of organic matter when planting and don’t crowd them.Wear sturdy gloves to protect your hands from prickly thorns.

Caring for Syzygium australe

To help conserve water, reduce stress, and encourage healthy growth, apply a 2- to 4-inch layer of chopped and shredded leaves, grass clippings, or shredded bark around the base of your plants. Allow about an inch of space between the mulch and the base stem of the plant.

Typical uses of Syzygium australe

Special features: Small landscape tree.

Ornamental use: The plant is used for ornamental purpose.

Medicinal use: Syzygium cumini (S. cumini) (L.) Skeels (jambolan) is one of the widely used medicinal plants in the treatment of various diseases in particular diabetes.

References

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/ http://www.flowersofindia.net/