Amla - Indian Gooseberry 2lThe Amla also known as the Indian Gooseberry is a beautiful, semi deciduous, fine leafed tree that grows throughout India and bears an edible fruit. The Amla fruit has a very tart taste with a high pectin content making it ideal for jam and chutneys, Amla oil is extracted from its seeds and pulp The tree can begin to yield fruit from as early as its third year with good productivity levels. Amla oil is prepared from dried amla berries, which have been

up to 15cm long

with a delicious sweet flavour and also a heavy cropping tree

Like all lychees it requires protection from frost and strong wind as a young tree however will handle more adverse weather once established

The vines require a long growing season and perform badly in cool damp areas or hot humid coastal climates

They prefer warm climates

with a round to oblong shape

yellow-green fruits look exactly like freshly-dipped candles

tender and juicy mango with a great flavour

The colour and flavour of the flesh varies between varieties

Plants can produce for up to 20 years

The flesh is slightly acid and pleasantly aromatic

When cooking with Illawarra Plums