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Sweet Bael (Aegle marmelos) 5 seeds

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Aegle marmelos is a tree native to India. This tree is considered sacred by Hindus. Its fruits are used in traditional medicine and also as food for making cocktails, jams and preserves. The package contains 5 seeds.

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Aegle marmelos

A medium-sized fruit tree native to India. It grows up to 15 m tall. Hindus consider it sacred. The leaves are oval, pointed, and shallowly serrated. When damaged, older leaves emit a slight odor. The flowers are very fragrant, white with a yellow center. The fruits are used for consumption. These fruits ripen for 11 months on the tree. They reach the size of grapefruit or pomelo. They are consumed fresh or used to make various cocktails and juices. They can also be used for preserves, jams, jellies, and compotes. Hard fruit shells are used to make containers and snuff boxes. In our conditions, it is grown like other citrus plants, but it can also be grown as a regular houseplant or bonsai.

How to Grow Bael

  • Requires a sunny location. Tolerates both extreme heat and light frosts down to -7°C. However, the optimal temperature is 25°C. Does not tolerate waterlogging, tolerates drought relatively well. From spring to autumn, plants are summered on a terrace or balcony. For winter, it will be satisfied with a cool room around 10°C. The plant can be shaped as a bonsai.

  • Before sowing, soak seeds in warm water for 2 days. Then plant 1 cm deep in special substrate designed for sowing, enriched with perlite. You can also use peat Jiffy pellets. Germination at room temperature takes 4-5 weeks.

  • Requires rich, well-drained soil. Grows vigorously in soils with pH values from 5 to 8.

  • During the growing season, fertilize 1-2 times every 14 days with complete NPK fertilizer with higher nitrogen content.

  • In our climate, plants do not suffer much from pests and diseases. However, plants can be attacked by spider mites, aphids, and scale insects at high temperatures in winter. For protection, use special insecticides such as Agrion Delta, Biolit, Decis Mega, Fast M, Karate with Zeon technology 5 CS.

  • Fruits are harvested when they are yellow-green and stored for 8 days until they lose their green coloration.

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Data sheet

Growing difficulty
Demanding
Purpose
Ornamental flowers
Ornamental foliage
Sowing Time
jaro
Location
Sunny
Flowering time
Summer
Plant height
Tall (over 80 cm)
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