Aegle marmelos Bael Fruit Tree Seeds Bengal Quince Stone Apple Plant
It originates from India, but it can be found all over the southeastern Asia today. Bael thrives in all climates and on all types of soil. It is used in human diet and folk medicine at least 5,000 years. Bael is often cultivated near the temples because it represents sacred tree in Hinduism.
bel fruit, (Aegle marmelos), bel also spelled bael, also called Bengal quince, tree of the family Rutaceae, cultivated for its fruit. The plant is native to India and Bangladesh and has naturalized throughout much of Southeast Asia . The unripe fruit, sliced and sun-dried, is traditionally used as a remedy for dysentary and other digestive ailments. The ripe fruit is sweet, aromatic, and cooling. The tree’s wood is yellowish white and hard but not durable. Bears strong spines and alternate compound leaves with three leaflets. The sweet-scented white flowers are borne in panicle clusters and are sometimes used in perfumes. The fruit is pyriform (pear-shaped) to oblong in shape and 5–25 cm (2–10 inches) in diameter. It has a very hard woody gray or yellow rind and sweet, thick, orange-colored pulp.
Outdoors: Zones 10-12
Bael Germination:
1) Use a heated propagator to keep the soil over 100 degrees.
2) Dig a hole, 2-inches deeper in the soil for sowing seed. Water it regularly, but make sure not to overwater. Mulch the soil with some dried leaves to conserve its moisture.
3) The shoots will appear within 10-12 days.
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