The Baraba (known as The Lemon Drop Mangosteen) Fruit taste can be described as acidic-sweat. The taste is fresh sweet with a little acid. The texture of the flesh is chewy and thick. Baraba Fruit trees give fruit within 2 years and can reach a height of 10 meters. The fruits are smooth spheres about an inch in diameter with a thin yellow, orange or red rind around a white pulp. It can be grown successfully and will fruit in a large pot. It grows best with regular water in full sun in a humid environment. It tolerates high temperatures but is probably not frost hardy. It has small, whitish flowers which are perfect and makes an attractive ornamental tree, especially when in fruit, which may be year round. Its leaves are opposite.
Benefits:
The Baraba (The Lemon Drop Mangosteen) Fruit can be eaten out of hand or used in fruit salads and smoothies.The fruit is a great addition to your fruit eating routine because it has many healthy components! The yellow fruit is rich in antioxidants, minerals and vitamins that can boost your immune system. Next to that, the high levels of Vitamins B and C aid in overall body health.
Sunlight & Watering:
It grows best with regular water in full sun in a humid environment. It tolerates high temperatures but is probably not frost hardy. It has small, whitish flowers which are perfect and makes an attractive ornamental tree, especially when in fruit, which may be year-round.