Syzygium Cumini, Jamun - Plant
The evergreen Jamun plant bears amazing fruits.
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About Syzygium Cumini
The evergreen Jamun plant, with oblong opposite leaves that are smooth, glossy and having a terpentine smell. Jamun has fragrant white flowers in branched clusters at stem tips and purplish-black oval edible berries. The leaves are antibacterial and are used for strengthening the teeth and gums.
The fruit and seeds are sweet, acrid, sour.
Plant Specifications
| Plant Height | 18 inch (46 cm) |
| Plant Spread | 6 inch (15 cm) |
*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%
| Common Name | Java plum, Jamun, Malabar plum, |
| Maximum Reachable Height | 30 m |
| Flower Colour | White |
| Bloom Time | March to April |
| Difficulty Level | Easy to grow |
Planting And Care
- Apply a high-potassium liquid fertilizer every 2 weeks from early spring until 6 weeks after flowering.
- Keep moist in winter.
Syzygium Cumini Care
S. cumini prefers moist locations and will tolerate waterlogging thus is commonly found on riverbanks. Despite its ability to thrive in low, wet areas, the tree also grows well on higher land if well-drained such as loams, marls, sands or oolitic limestone.
Sunlight Full sun Watering Medium Soil Moist Temperature 13 to 27 degrees C Fertilizer Apply any organic fertilizer Syzygium Cumini Special Feature
Food (Herb & Spice: In Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and India, the leaves are used fresh as a culinary herb which has a similar, but stronger flavor than Coriander (Coriandrum sativum).The leaves are used to season meat and other foods in Caribbean, Latin American and Asian cuisines.
Syzygium Cumini Uses
Ornamental Use:
- The plant is used for an ornamental purpose
Medicinal Use:
- The fruit and seeds used in diabetes, diarrhea, and ringworm
- The bark is astringent, sweet sour, diuretic, digestive and anthelmintic
Culinary Use:
- Uses in the making jams