Aegle marmelos - Bael Tree, Golden Apple or Bengal Quince – is a mid-size, slow-growing deciduous tree native to India growing up to 18m in the right conditions. The fruits, leaves, twigs and root of the Bael tree are used medicinally. The tree is considered to be sacred by Hindus. Its fruits are used in traditional medicine, and as a food. It requires a pronounced dry season to give fruit. The orange fruits have an aromatic, pleasant-flavoured yellow pulp that is eaten either fresh or dry. The leaves and small shoots are eaten as salad greens. Flowers are fragrant.
Benghal Prince Care
Aegle Marmelos
What is the plant
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Humidity
Normal
Lighting
Full Sun
Temperature
22°C - 45°C
Hardiness zone
10 - 12
Difficulty
Medium
Hibernation
Cold Period
Toxicity
Poisonous
How to Care for the Plant
Water
It prefers moist soil.
Sunlight
It cannot grow in the shade.
Soil
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils and can grow in very acid and very alkaline soils.
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Temperature
It succeeds from sea level to an elevation of 1,200 metres where the mean annual temperature can range from -6 to 48°c
Additional
The leaves are said to cause abortion and sterility in women. The bark is used as a fish poison
Popularity
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