Marula Exotic Fruit Plants (Sclerocarya birrea)

Sclerocarya birrea, commonly known as the marula, is a medium-sized deciduous fruit, indigenous to the miombo woodlands of Southern Africa, the Sudano-Sahelian range of West Africa, the savanna woodlands of East Africa and Madagascar. It can reach a height of 18 m tall. They grow on various types of woodlands on sandy loam soils. They produce flowers from September to November and bear fruit from January to March. The fruits are edible and very high in vitamin C, Not only the fruit, but also the nut, are rich in minerals and vitamins. The Marula fruit is very juicy and aromatic and is the size of a small plum. It may be eaten fresh and the flesh has an extremely high vitamin C content. The fully ripe fruits have a mucilaginous texture with a sweetly acid but pleasant taste, It may also be cooked to produce jam, juices and alcoholic beverages. The most well known as the fruit that 'drives elephants mad' when dropped to the ground and lightly fermented, marula is a much-loved tree in th

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