Java Apple ( Water Apple ) - Syzygium Samarangense - Outdoor Fruit Plant

Description:

Water apple (Scientifically known as Syzygium Samarangense) also known as Jambu, Jambu Air, Java apple, belongs to the family of Myrtaceae. With native originated to Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Malay Peninsula and Greater Sunda Islands, now they are widely cultivated around all tropical climate regions. They are very well known for the fruit that it bears. These water apples are of pear-shaped, waxy fruits, which are usually light-red or cream-colored or greenish-white coloured with narrow base and wide apex. And the texture of this fruit is very thin, with flesh white and bland in flavour. Fruits that this plant bear, could be consumed raw or even used for culinary purposes. These plants also have distinct foliage and flowers which both are aromatic when crushed.