Honey bees
Nectar value
Low
Pollen value
Low
Pollinator plant
Japanese Raisin Tree
Hovenia dulcis
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Fruit tree
- Size
- Medium
- Dimensions
- 10.00 m high × 7.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 5-9
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Fruit
- Functions
- Timber, Voedselbos, Fragrant
- Edibility
- 3 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 2 out of 5
Fruit - raw or cooked. They can be dried like raisins and have a sweet taste and texture, allowing them to be used in the same way. The fruit has a sweet, pear-like flavor and a pleasant aroma. The fruit body is sweet and juicy, although it is not technically a true fruit, but rather a swollen vessel. The fruit body can grow up to 3 cm long and contains 11.4% glucose, 4.7% fructose, and 12.6% sucrose. A sweet extract made from the seeds, branches, and young leaves can be used as a substitute for honey. The seeds contain 15% protein and 7.8% fat.