Description
Small, frost tender (min. 0 °C), evergreen, ornamental fruit-tree (H 3-5 m, W 2-3 m). Leaves ovate (6-12 cm), smooth, leathery, dark green. Flowers simple, star-shaped (1,5-2 cm), white, with a pink hue, intensely scented. Fruits elongate (up to 12 cm), fleshy, juicy, yellow. Grows well in well-drained soils, in sunny, warm sites. Not hardy in central-european continental climate, best grown as a container-plant.