Sea grape plant

How to grow Sea grape plant growing and care:

Well drains soil, male and female plants

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction

How to propagate:
Propagation by cutting better to start in the early spring or with at least temperature of ~26C, requirements: moist soil, high humidity, peat soil, hormone for root growth, highly recommend to use green house (or small plastic box with holes).

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No, but if the is not place it’s better to graft male and female stem on the same plant

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Nothing special

How to plant:
Dig a hole as deep as the current root ball plus extra 20-40%, put in the hole organic matter, hummus and dried leaves and mix it with some soil, put the tree and loos little bit the root ball above the hole, plant the tree and cover it and don’t push the soil too much strong but not too much lightly because it won’t be stable, after this put mulch to keep moist on soil, put water, for the next two weeks put every day (better in the morning) , better to take care that the plant will be stable, and if not support it with bamboo or a stick that it won’t fall.

Planting season:
In tropics climate can be all year in colder area spring

Pests and diseases:
Aphids

Pruning season:
Autumn / Winter

How to prune:
Recommend to keep it small easier to pick the fruits also prune design and dead parts, for tree when young need to prune all the side branches or shrub need to prune the top of the main trunk in order to induce more side branches, and as vine need to help the tree by trellising and cut anything that not go with this way.

Size of the plant?
1-10m, 3-30 feet

Growth rate speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing in the right condition, medium growing in les optimal condition

Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun, half shade, full shade with light

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant (indoor)?
Yes

Sea grape plant care indoor:
Need to know that as houseplant need to care that will have enough light, the soil will be well drained and ventilated

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes, size of the container at least 25-50 liter (6.5-13 gallons) possible bigger and also possible to grow it also in small as bonsai, better start with container that bigger than the plant at least 70-90%, need to switch the container to bigger when root ball over grow the container, better to switch in the winter, when the plant arrive to the desirable size of container need to switch the soil once in a few years by new soil when switch to new soil cut roots and prune the plant, need average amount of water with good drainage, soil can be potting mix or peat soil with perlite, better to use bottom for the pot.

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Spring / Summer

General information about the flower
White flowers grow in cluster, female and male flowers that grow on separate plant

Thinning the bloom:
Not enough pollination from the male trees

Pollination is done by:
Bees

Edible fruits

Fruit harvest season:
Spring / Summer

Fruits pests or diseases:
Aphids

What can be done with big quantities of Sea grape fruits?
Eaten raw, juice, jams, alcohol

Work requirements on the fruit:
Pick the fruits

How long does it take to bear fruit?
2-5 years

How to grow sea grapes from seed

Sowing requirement:
Moist soil, humidity, if there is enough seeds just put them direct in the garden in sunny location keep the soil moist and well-drained soil

Saving seeds until sowing:
Dry and dark location

Sowing season:
Spring – better in spring but possible also in the summer and in tropical climate possible all year, possible to start indoor in the end of the winter,

Planting spacing:
In different pots, or just to through a lot if seeds in hole and choose the better quality

Depth of Sowing:
2-4mm

How to plant:
Dig hole bigger than the seeds and cover and better to cover with vermiculite

Conditions for seeds germinate:
Moist soil, high humidity, hot weather (better in green house)

Watering requires for Seeds:
Average to big amount of water, need good drainage and to check when grow in pots not that the soil will be viable

Germination time:
Possible 1 month but 4-8 months until 1 year and even more (2 years after sowing possible that it will germinate)

Condition of seedling:
Full sun, moist soil, watering regular and better humidity

Scientific name:

Coccoloba uvifera