Japanese name: アデク Scientific name:Syzygium buxifolium
[Overview]
An evergreen small tree 10–15 m tall, with a trunk that can reach 30 cm in diameter.
The bark is reddish brown.
The leaves are simple and opposite, elliptic to obovate, 1.5–5 cm long and 1–2.5 cm wide, leathery, and glossy on the upper surface.
The leaf margin is entire.
The leaves have short petioles.
Conical cymes 2–4 cm long are produced at the branch tips and in the leaf axils.
The flowers are white and 4-petaled, but the petals fall early and the many white stamens are conspicuous.
The fruit is a spherical berry 0.7–1 cm long that ripens purplish brown and is edible.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed or by cuttings.
Frost-free areas from the Kanto region southward are suitable for planting.
It prefers fertile soil in a sunny, well-drained site.
Apply organic fertilizer in winter.
Pests and diseases include sooty mold and aphids.
