falsa berry plant

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Grewia asiatica also known as Falsa Fruit, a member of tiliaceae family is a small fruit crop cultivated in warmer season and is known to contain cyanidin 3- glucoside, vitamin C, minerals. The plant is native to southern Asia from Pakistan, India east to Cambodia, and widely grown in other tropical countries.

Common Names: Grewia, Falsa, Indian Phalsa, Parsa Phalsa, Phalsa tree, Phalsa berries

Native: Tropical southern Asia from Pakistan east to India and Nepal, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia

Plant Growth Habit: Spreading, woody shrub or small tree

Scientific Name: Grewia asiatica

Falsa grow and care – plant of the genus Grewia also known as Phalsa tree, Sherbet berry or Grewia asiatica , Falsa shrub‎ or small tree perennial evergreen to deciduous plant also used as ornamental plant grow in subtropical, tropic or mediterranean climate

Soil:Slightly acid soil, rich soil, mulch when the plant young

Planting season:
Spring, summer, autumn, in hardiness zone 12 can be also in winter

Pests and diseases:
Caterpillar, ants, termite

Pruning season:
All year

How to prune:
Prune that will be accessible to pick the fruits, need to design the plant when young if as tree to cut all the branches an leave main truck, and as shrub if grow only one cut it in the top after 1m (3 feet)

Size of the plant?
3-7 m, 10-21 feet

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing

Water requirement:
Small amount of water to big amount of water
Full Sun

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes, better

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Spring

General information about the flower:
Flower color yellow orange or red-orange, flowers grow in clusters

Pollination is done by:
Bees

Edible Fruits

Fruit harvest season:
Summer

Fruits pests or diseases:
Birds

What can be done with big quantities of Falsa fruits?
Eat raw, juice, ice-pop, jams

Work requirements on the fruit:
Nothing special, if need too much birds need to use net against birds, check every morning that there aren’t birds that stuck

How long does it take to bear fruit?
2-3 years