Mazhar Botanic Garden

Ziziphus mauritiana Lam.

Chinese apple

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000652
English name: Chinese apple
Arabic name: نبق تفاحي
Native: Southern Asia, Eastern Africa
Country: Southeast Asia
(PGR): Very common

Evergreen small tree up to 15 m tall, 40 cm in diameter leaves ovate-elliptic 25-63 cm long, 2-4 cm wide, dark green above, hairy and silver beneath flowers greenish-yellow, axillary cymes fruit drupe, globose to ovoid, flesh white

Fruit eaten raw, pickled or used in beverages. Rich in vitamins C. and contains sugar, protein, carbohydrates. Timber hard, strong, and reddish in color.

Ziziphus muratiana Maire

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Texture: Adaptable
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Temperate
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds, grafting
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 5 : 10
pH range: 7
Located in: Fruits garden

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