Bignay (Antidesma bunius)
Regular price $84.95Bignay is a tropical fruiting shrub or small tree. The colorful fruit grows in showy grape-like clusters and has a sweet, tart flavor similar to cranberry, but unique in it's own right.
Legend has it, rare fruit hunter David Fairchild brought the first Bignay seedling home to Florida from a trip to Southeast Asia, hoping it would take off as an alternative crop to blueberries.
Bignay is also known as Chinese Laurel, Queensland Cherry, Salamander Tree, Wild Cherry, Currant Tree, Bugnay, or Bignai. It's native range includes from China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, and northern Australia to the Pacific Islands.
Plant Type:
Tropical Evergreen Fruit Tree
Harvest Season:
Fall, Winter, Spring, and potentially year-round
Mature Size:
10-25 ft. In it's native wild habitat, Bignay may grow up to 50-100 feet, but is easy to grow in containers and overwintered indoors.
Soil & Moisture:
Loves moisture, humidity, and consistently moist soil
Light Requirements:
Part Shade, Shade
Self-Fertile:
No, two or more trees are needed for best chances at pollination.
Growth Rate:
Fast, Medium
Zone Hardiness:
Outdoors 9-12 with frost protection; Patio/Greenhouse 4+
Propagation:
X-Large Pot Size: Grown from seed and ready to produce within 1-3 years.
