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Indian plum (બેર)

Ziziphus mauritiana

Habitat:

In India, some types ripen as early as October, others from mid-February to mid-March, others in March, or mid-March, to the end of April. In the Assiut Governorate, there are 2 crops a year, the main in early spring, the second in the fall. In India the trees flower in July to October and fruits are formed soon after. In February–March the fruits are mature and in some places a second crop is produced in the fall. Pickings are done by hand from ladders and about 110 lbs (50 kg)is harvested per day. The fruits remaining on the tree are shaken down. Only fully mature fruits are picked directly from the tree. They are transported in open bags to avoid fermentation.

Notes:

Definitely sweet berries of this tree as Rose-Ringed Parakeet (pic 1,2) and White-eared Bulbul (pic 3,4) are enjoying it,

1 Species ID Suggestions

YogeshSave
YogeshSave 12 years ago
Jujube, Chinese Apple, Indian plum,,,,,Ber.
Ziziphus mauritiana


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6 Comments

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Thanks Seema for sharing sweet memories with this sweet berry, ,
Thanks Emma,

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

Beautiful Sachin! We had lots of these jungles in Nagpur.

Seema
Seema 12 years ago

I miss the sour-sweet taste of this berry...
I miss stoning the fruit-laden tree and picking the fruits strewn on the ground....very much part of childhood

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Thanks a lot for ID Yogesh, : )

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

બેર

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Edited,

Sachin Zaveri
Spotted by
Sachin Zaveri

Rājasthān, India

Spotted on Feb 10, 2012
Submitted on Feb 22, 2012

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