Kenepa ( Melicoccus bijugatus ) is a West Indies name for the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree also called quenepa , mamoncillo or Spanish lime . Although not in reality a linden ( Citrus aurantifolia , U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zone 9 through 11 ) , kenepa bears 1- to 1 1/2 - inch diameter leathery green stone fruit which slightly resemble that citrus fruit . However , the odorous and sour pulp of kenepa is orange - yellow or salmon hued rather than immature . Each fruit also contain one or two great seeds that you’re able to use to disperse the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , which is hardy in USDA zone 10 through 11 . The seed coating is edible .
Identifying Kenepa Tree
Reaching top up to 85 feet in its northern South America habitat , kenepa generally remains smaller in other clime , with each of its compound leaves containing four 2- to 5 - inch leaflet . North of the equator , the gray - bark tree diagram make believe 1- to 4 - in cylindrical racemes of tiny greenish - bloodless heyday on the tips of its branches at some dot between April and June — bet on its locating — followed by clusters of fruit between June and October . A deciduous Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , it will drop its leaves briefly at some point during the winter .
Collecting Kenepa Seeds
For the honest sprouting , kenepa seeds must be planted while they are refreshed , before they dry out out . If potential , extract the 1/2 to 1 - in oblong , cream - colourise seeds straight from kenepa fruits or acquire seed that have been maintain dampish since their extraction . As the pulp tends to cling to the cum , you should clean them off soundly before you plant them .
Sowing Kenepa Seeds
To sow the seeds , fill Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree pots to within 1/2 inch of their rims with a moist compounding of 1 part seed begin metier and 1 part sand , planting one cum 3/4 inch deep in each pot . After top the pots with pliant wrapper to help maintain moisture , place them on a seedling heat mat or on a affectionate in high spirits ledge to keep their temperature in the upper 70s to lower eighty Fahrenheit . If you keep their admixture damp , the seeds should germinate within three to eight weeks .
Understanding Kenepa Seedlings
you could transpose your kenepa seedling outdoors when they are about two years old and 2 metrical foot tall . Kenepa may take five to 10 years to bloom from germ , and requires both male and female trees for the production of fruits . Although a few kenepas can make both manly and female flowers on the same tree , most wo n’t . virile Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree will have blossoms with stamen but no mark and female trees ' blossoms have stigmas but no stamen . As it generally is out of the question to determine the sex of a yield tree diagram before it blossom , impatient nurseryman may wish to root cuttings from proved male and female trees by air - layering instead .
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