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West Indies Sea Grape (Coccoloba uvifera L)

West indies sea grape also known as sea grape, uva de playa, gemeine seestraube, raisenier, raisin marine, uvero, uvito, arahueque belongs to polygonaceae (buckwheat family)

Sea grape is an evergreen tropical tree; it grows in Suriname up to 50' tall. It has shiny, leathery alternate leaves, 8" in diameter with a primary vein that's reddish at the base. Sea grape has small fragrant white flowers on spikes. The fruit (a berry) hangs down in clusters; there are more than 40 fruits in the cluster. The velvet - like fruits are globose and white - light brown colored, with a single seed. The taste is sweetish acid. The fruit pulp is eaten raw, made into jelly or fermented into wine. The wood can be used for furniture, while the bark resins can be used for the tanning of hides.

Sea grapes has alternate, simple, circular with a heart-shaped base, leathery and persistent, 5 to 11 inches long, dark green with a red or nearly yellow mid-vein, fuzzy below. The flowers not showy, borne on a narrow stalk, 10 to 12 inches long, appearing nearly any time of year. The fruit are round or egg-shaped, each about 1 inch long, initially pale green and turning pinkish when ripe, occurring on long, hanging clusters.

Medicinal applications: the bark resin is also used against throat ailments while the root is used against dysentery.

Culture: partial shade / full sun, drought tolerance.
Protect from frost or plant in frost free areas; leaf damage starts at 32° F. and branch damage at 25° F.

Can be used in landscaping as a free standing tree.

Shipped in the pot.