Bush banana (Uvaria chamae), 20 seeds /$5, shipping $10, phyto certificate $10

20 seeds/purchase

General Information:

Uvaria chamae is a climbing shrub or small tree growing up to 4 metres tall.

The tree is used locally, being harvested from the wild for its edible fruit, medicinal and other uses. The root bark is sometimes sold in local markets, mainly for medicinal use.

The fruits are yellow when ripe and have a sweet pulp which is widely eaten. The fruit carpels are in finger-like clusters, the shape giving rise to many vernacular names translated as ‘bush banana’ or the like implying wildness.

GERMINATION PROCEDURES:

1. Soak seeds overnight in hot water. 

2. Clean the seeds in the next morning then used fresh room temperature water and soak them until evening. 

3. Then use 1g/1L dilution of GA3/Gibberellic Acid and soak them overnight.

4. Germinate the seeds outside with 73/93 degrees F daily temperatures and 50% humidity.

5. You will start to get germination after 5 weeks of planting.