25 JAPANESE RAISIN TREE Edible Fruit Oriental Honey Flowers Hovenia Dulcis Seeds

Description:
Name: Japanese Raisin Tree
Other common names: Oriental Raisin Tree / Honey Tree
Scientific name: Hovenia Dulcis
Color: Cream colored flowers / reddish brown fruit
Plant seeds: When soil temperature warms to 60 – 70F
Bloom time: Flowers in July
Harvest: Fruit Sept – Oct
Hardiness zone: 5 – 9
Plant height: 20 – 40′
Plant spacing: 30 – 40′
Light requirements: Sun – part shade
Soil & water preferences: Average
Quantity: 25 seeds
Other: The Japanese Raisin Tree is ornamental and produces edible pear flavored fruit. This Asian native also has traditional medicinal uses. The tree’s hardwood is used for a variety of things from building construction to fine furniture, and burns slowly which is good for fires. Extracts from the plant are also used as a honey substitute in candies and wine. Raisin trees have big glossy leaves that measure up to 6″ long, and large fragrant clusters of flowers. The flowers are replaced by small edible fruit that is also fragrant. While the fruit is small, they are very abundant. The pear flavored fruit can be eaten raw, cooked, or dried. When dried, they resemble raisins and have a somewhat similar taste.