Cherry seedling

Description

Cherry seedling (Chrysophyllum albidum) grows naturally in the tropics. Places, where it thrives well, are African countries such as Uganda, Nigeria, Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, Niger republic.

Features of cherry seedling (African Star Apple)

The fruit’s pulp is reddish-brown in colour and contains liquid that is milky in nature. The juice from Cherry is a good source of Vitamin which can be used for Jelly and Jams.
The fruit changes colour from green to brown depending on the stage of its ripening.

Fruiting in Cherry trees doesn’t occur all year round.  The cherry seedling thrives better during the rainy season so it would have matured and fruiting would start in the dry season. The tree requires enough and direct sunlight to aid photosynthesis.

Benefits of Cherry

• it has several health benefits for humans and farm animals.
• It acts as a natural cure for toothache, sore throat, and constipation.
• It is naturally an antioxidant because it contains Vitamin C.
• It contains 3g of Fibre out of the 25-38g daily intake requirement the body needs.
• It has 67 calories thereby helping to shed bodyweight.
• Its bark is used in the treatment of malaria and yellow fever.
• Other uses of cherry seedling once matured are:
  Its seeds can be extracted to make soap.
  The juice can be fermented into wine and also be distilled into spirits.
  The latex used in rubber products can be trapped from the trunk.
  Cherry is a good source of calcium and is known to prevent symptoms of premenstrual syndrome such as cramping and abdominal bloating.