(1/2) Produce fruit on the trunk. Taste is Sour but include in fruit salad. Pickle the fruit Tropical and ornamental plant By
(2/2) Flowers of the Rainforest Plum Tree
Nam Nam
Cynometra caulifloraBelonging to the bean family the nam nam is a small multi-stemmed tree. The texture of the fruit surface is rough and wrinkled, pale greenish/yellow and dull looking. The flesh is juicy and yellow in colour. It tastes sourish and has large seeds. The matu... Read More
$49.00
Specifications of Nam Nam
Preferred Climate TropicalLearn About Climate Zones
Grown From SeedlingLearn About Propagation Methods
Max Height (when in the ground with good conditions) +10m
Can it Handle Frosts? Likes Temps above 5deg
Amount of leaves in Winter? All Leaves (Evergreen)
Quarantine Restrictions to these Areas WA
Fruiting/Harvest Months February, March
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