Common Name: Seven Year Apple

General Information

Seven year apple is an evergreen shrub or small tree.
The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use of its edible fruit and its wood.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Caribbean - Bermuda, Bahamas, Cuba; southeastern N. America - Florida.

Habitat

Coastal sand dunes and hammocks near the coast in Florida[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Shrub
Height	0.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Tolerates high levels of salt in the soil[].
Plants can flower and fruit all year round, though most flowering occurs during the warm season[].
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[].

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[]. When fully ripe, the fruit is soft, wrinkled and prune-like with a black, jelly-like pulp that has a flavour somewhat like liquorice[]. The fruit is eaten by making a hole at one end and sucking the pulp out through it[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The dark-brown or reddish heartwood is close-grained, very heavy, and hard[].

Propagation

Seed -

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