Woodapple, Kavath

Description

 

Common Name	Limonia acidissima ,wood-apple, elephant-apple, monkey fruit, and curd fruit.
Maximum Reachable Height	30 feet
Flower Colour	Red
Bloom Time	Any time.
Difficulty Level	Easy to grow

Planting And Care

Cannas do best with a good supply of water, so water the plants during the summer if the rainfall is less than 1 inch per week.

Water freely in a dry spell.

Keep a thin layer of mulch around cannas to help retain moisture as well.

Stake tall varieties if needed.

Woodapple Care

Exotic, tropical creatures, cannas need lots of sunshine and fertile, moist soil but you don’t have to pamper them. Cannas can be started in the house in small pots if your gardening season is short. Where not hardy, plant outdoors in early summer— around the same time you’d put in tomato plants.

Sunlight	Full Sun
Watering	Medium
Soil	Well-drained soil
Temperature	25 to 37 degrees C
Fertilizer	Apply any organic fertilizer

Woodapple Special Feature

If you need to lift your cannas, do so right after the first killing frost. Dig one foot away from the stem so that the rhizome (roots that shoot) is not damaged. Loosen the soil and lift out the clump. Shake off the dirt and cut off the tops.

Woodapple Uses

Ornamental Use:

• The plant is used for ornamental purpose

Medicinal Use:

• A hundred grams of fruit pulp contains 31 grams of carbohydrate and two grams of protein, equivalent to nearly 140 calories

Culinary Use:

• The fruit is eaten plain, blended into an assortment of drinks and sweets, or well-preserved as jam
• The scooped-out pulp from its fruits is eaten uncooked with or without sugar or is combined with coconut milk and palm sugar syrup and drunk as a beverage, or frozen as an ice cream