Carissa Carandas Plant

Karanda is a climbing shrub or small tree usually growing 3 - 5 metres tall The stems are armed with simple or branched, sharp spines Very attractive when in fruit, the plant is often grown in the garden both as an ornamental and for its fruit in tropical and subtropical A plant of subtropical to tropical areas, where it is found at elevations up to metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 23 - 30°c, but can tolerate 16 - 34°c