The fruit is febrifuge. It is also used to promote secretions. The seed
is regarded in China as being sedative.
Description of the
plant:
Plant : Deciduous Tree
Height: 9 m (30 feet)
Flowering: July
Habitat of the herb :
Mixed mountain forests to 1500 metres in China, Kashmir,Afghanistan,Iran
Edible parts of Date
Plum: Fruit - raw or cooked. The fruit has an exquisitely rich flavour when it
is fully ripe (almost at the point of going bad), but it is very harsh and
astringent before then. The fruit may not ripen properly in a cool summer,
though if it is frosted it normally develops a very good flavour. The fruit can
be dried, when it acquires a date-like flavour. The fruit can also be harvested
in the autumn, preferably after a frost, and bletted. (This is a process where
the fruit is kept in a cool place and only eaten when it is very soft and
almost at the point of going rotten). The fruit of trees in a fairly sunny position
at Kew ripens on the tree in most years and produces fertile seed. The fruit
contains about 1.9% protein, 0.2% fat, 47.7% carbohydrate, 1% ash. Fruits are
about the size of a large cherry, they turn from yellow to blue-black when
fully ripe. The fruit is about 20mm in diameter.
Other uses of the herb:
Sometimes used as a rootstock for D. kaki. Wood - durable, pliable, resists
rot. Used for construction, general carpentry etc.
Propagation of Date
Plum: Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe. Stored seed
requires a period of cold-stratification and should be sown as early in the
year as possible. It usually germinates in 1 - 6 months at 15�C. Pot up the young seedlings
as soon as they are large enough to handle into fairly deep pots and plant them
out into their permanent positions in early summer. Give them some protection
from winter cold for their first year or two outdoors. Cuttings of half-ripe
wood, July/August in a frame. Layering in spring.
Availability : Leaf/Seed/planting material
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