Propagation
Separate seeds from pulp by soaking in water then stratify for 2 to 3 months during winter. Sow seeds in pots or flats then place them in cool position to germination which may take up to two years.
Young plants are easily transplanted during winter.
Botanic information
Leaf: The mid-green leaves are obovate to oblong and the margin is irregularly toothed or may be lobed. Its petiole is short and the apex is acute. The sessile oblong buds are solitary or branched and have 6 red-brown fleshy scales.
Flower: The small crateriform flowers are arranged sparsely in a corymb and are creamy white with a yellowish centre. They appear during late spring.
Fruit: The small fleshy drupe contains up to 5-hard nutlets and is globose to pyriform in shape.