Safeda trees can grow to 30 m (98 ft) or more. Its trunk can be up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in diameter. However, it is usually 9–15 m (30–49 ft) tall; And its trunk is no more than 50 cm (20 in) thick. [4] This tree can survive storms. Its bark contains a large amount of white sticky pulp, known as 'gum'. [5] The milky pulp is so sticky that it was once considered an ingredient in the chewing gum industry. The pulp was the raw material of the chewing gum produced by the Aztec civilization. Its leaves are beautiful, medium in size, green and shiny. They are solitary, elliptic or ovoid, 7-15 cm. is tall Its flowers are white, bell-shaped, arranged in clusters of six-lobed petals.
Safeda fruit is a large oval 'berry'. Its diameter ranges from 5-10 cm. Looks like a smooth potato. It contains 2-5 seeds. The inner bark is light yellow to matte brown in color. The seeds are black. Safeda fruit contains a lot of fiber. It does not ripen easily unless it is plucked from the tree. If left at home after baking, the cake becomes soft and edible.
Safeda fruit is very sweet. The raw fruit is hard and rich in saponin. Safeda tree does not live except in warm and tropical regions. Dies easily in cold weather. Safeda tree takes 5-8 years to bear fruit. It may bear fruit twice a year although the plant has some flowers throughout the year.
#safeda
#plant
#safedatree
#fruit
#safedafruit
#dtube
#hive
#hive
▶️ DTube