Mature trees can survive short periods of 26 F without much damage, but young trees are more cold sensitive. It may grow to 35 ft. ECHO may discontinue selling this tree in 1998. Ambarella, Dwarf Spondias dulcis . The egg-sized fruits are borne in clusters of up to a dozen or more, on large panicles.
Fruits are thick-skinned, fibrous, and drop from the tree while green.
Before turning yellow, the flesh is crisp and somewhat acidic. The dwarf ambarella was collected on a trip to Borneo and our original seedling tree has produced several crops in a pot. Ambarella is vigorous, but less cold hardy than its relative, the mango. Seedling trees produce after 4 years. The plant prefers some shade and shelter from wind.