Wooden milk fruit is not familiar to many, but its use is not simple. It is not only an edible fruit but also has ornamental value and medicinal value.
Wooden milk fruit has been widely cultivated recently because of its economic benefits. Wood milk fruit generally has the following three ways of reproduction: seed propagation, cutting propagation and high-pressure propagation.
There are about 70 species in the world, distributed in India, Malaysia, Thailand, Yunnan and Hainan of China.
Because of the graceful shape of the whole tree and an evergreen tree, wooden milk fruit is a good choice for some landscaping trees, when the trunk and old branches are covered with ears full of fruit. The fruit is as big as a plum and is red or orange when ripe.
There are three seeds wrapped in pulp in the skin. The pulp is sour and sweet and delicious. It is a famous wild fruit. As a landscape plant, wood milk fruit is cultivated in the courtyard or lawn of the scenic spot, and the fruit grows in the middle and lower part of the plant, close to the ground, and is close to people Which is easy to arouse the curiosity of tourists and is suitable for photography and painting.
The fruit of wooden milk fruit is small, after ripening, it changes from yellow to purplish red, the flowering time is about 4 months, and the fruit ripening period takes half a year.
Fresh wood milk fruit pulp is sweet and sour, tastes tender and smooth, and not only can be eaten fresh but also can be processed into fruit juice, preserved fruit, and jam.
Wood milk fruit is rich in germplasm resources, diverse fruit phenotypes, significant differences in quality, and unknown varieties, most of them are local strains, and there is no unified evaluation standard. The fruit is red, pink, purple, green, yellow and white, and the flesh is milky white, pink and purple.
The tree shape of the milky fruit tree is wonderful and evergreen, so it is very suitable for landscaping. The ornamental effect of group planting is also very good.
The fruit of fruit trees generally bears fruit on the upper part of the plant, mainly because its flowers always bloom on the branches. At the same time, the tropical rainforest has multiple layers of forest structure, and the upper half of the forest has dense branches and leaves. It is difficult for plants to carry out pollination activities in this space, while the lower layer is more open and suitable for insect activities, making some tropical plants blossom and bear fruit in the roots and stems.
Can wood milk fruit bear fruit in a few years after planting?
1. Generally speaking, wood milk fruit begins to bear fruit 6 years after planting, budding from early February to late February, blooming in early March, blooming from early March to early April, young fruit from early April to mid-July, and fruit ripening in mid-late July.
2. the requirements for planting soil of wood milk fruit are not high, and ordinary soil conditions can be grown; however, if you want to get good quality and high yield, it is appropriate to grow in slightly acidic soil with a deep soil layer and good drainage. And the ventilation condition is also good.