KES. 348.00
Kei apple
Dovyalis caffra
Origin: Southern Africa; naturalized in Kenya
Description: A thorny evergreen shrub, usually 3-5 m. This species is commonly used in Kenya to make excellent impenetrable hedges/fence. Its bark has strong spines to 6 cm with thin, shiny dark green leaves to 5 cm, tip rounded or notched. The Kei apple has male and female flowers on different plants, male flowers cream-yellow in dense clusters, many stamens. Their fruit are round, orange-yellow, up to 4cm, soft sweet flesh, up to 20 seeds within.
Uses: Fruit, jam, bee forage, ornamental, live fence.
Remarks: A popular species for live fencing. Many Dovyalis species have edible fruit but they are often very acid in taste.
50 in stock
Kei apple
Botanical name: Dovyalis caffra
Origin: Southern Africa; naturalized in Kenya
Common names: English: Kei apple; Kamba: Kikambua, Ngambua (fruit); Kikuyu: Kaiyaba.
Origin: Indigenous
Height; approx. 30 cm high
Comes in a seedling bag
Grown and ships within Kenya
| Weight | .5 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 10 × 10 × 30 cm |
| Manufacturers | Nanjala Blooms |
