Syzygium Species, Java Apple, Java Rose Apple, Wax Apple

Per Irene Ngoo at Min's Garden @tropicaljungle in Singapore:
"Managed to pluck some of the ripe Jambu (Syzygium samarangense or Eu...Read Moregenia Javanica) fruits for ourselves before the greedy squirrels take them all. They can be eaten whole or cut into wedges and eaten with a dark soy sauce and sliced red chilli dip. The pear-shaped fruits are 1.5 to 2 inches long, with smooth and waxy skin and range in colors from pale green, green, pink, rose red to crimson. It goes by many common names, including Wax apple, Java Apple, Rose Apple, Jambu Ayer and Bell Fruit."

This is one beautiful species from tropics and subtropics. Branches and leaves give it a characteristic pyramidal shape. It usually grows...Read More up to 10m high (old trees can get higher and lose the pyramidal shape).

The leaves are shiny, and unlike other Myrtaceae, doesn´t have any characteristic smell. The flowers will come on the branches, but you will probably only notice them looking at the ground: the pink stamens fall in heavy quantities, covering the ground under the tree with a very bright pink color. It will last only for a few weeks. Then the tree begin to form the fruits, lots of fruits.

The Wax Jambus are pear-shaped (smaller than a pear), pink or red when mature, with a refreshing taste. If the tree is healthy, it will produce lots of fruits, so you won´t have to worry about saving them from birds or other animals that will steal them eventually, since you won´t be able to eat the all anyway (and the low market price doesn´t make it worthwhile).

The tree needs full sun and regular watering. It will live well in most kinds of soil, as long as you keep it frost free.