coolie plum

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noun

Ziziphus Mauritania; A small round berry about 3/4 inches in diameter. The fruit is green and turns yellow as it ripens. Ripe fruit may occasionally develop a rust brown colour and a cracked texture. The unripe fruit is firm and slightly acidic, and grows softer and mushier when it ripens. The berries have a single hard seed.

food

plant

alternatives

aprin, byrie, crabapple, dew plum, dumms, dungs, dunk, juju, koko coolie, mangustine, perita haitiana, pomserette, ponsigne, widara, yoyo, yuyubo

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31 comments

tali

11 years ago

tali

tannyluke

10 years ago

One of my favorite fruit. Never saw this fruit in any other parish but Kingston Jamaican.

Angela

10 years ago

Why can't they export these. I love coolie plum especially when they turn nose naught. Lol

Chris

10 years ago

a nuh susumba dat?

tamicia

9 years ago

it is so nice and sweet

cecil

7 years ago

Hi. When i lived in spanish town i had a tree in my backyard. It was very common in spanish town. I have never seen it other places in jamaica. Hog plum is totally different than coolie plum. Thanks.

6 years ago

I have seem it both in kingston and in Spanishh Town. Some nurseries carrys it in Florisa. Very delicious

6 years ago

Thatis Florida .you can find a few plants in some people's garden...and some Nursery

Nella

6 years ago

Can somebody tells me the scientific name please?

Lee

6 years ago

What is the origin of this name?

One of my childhood

6 years ago

Sharn. Tree ina me yaad.

Sharn

6 years ago

Tree ina me yaad. One of my childhood favorite fruit. The plant has a shitty smell when it blossoms. Delicious when it is turned with pepper and salt.

6 years ago

There's a lot of cookie plum in St. Elizabeth. Particular in Brompton and Black River. School days best fruit in January and February, I recall.

6 years ago

Lots in Bog & Dawkins Pen near Lionel Town, Clarendon

Lucious

6 years ago

Where in Florida can I buy the plant?

rob

6 years ago

where in south florida a nursery might have the plant for sale?

Lucious

5 years ago

I am trying to buy the plant. anyone know which nursery in Florida sell it?

Dee

5 years ago

We just planted one in our Garden in Cayman Brac! Just about to eat my first coolie plum!

Sher

5 years ago

What's the health benefits

Tomo

4 years ago

Had a tree nearby. Very large specimen growing up. Miff full belly

Wendy

4 years ago

How to grow a tree?

Shar

4 years ago

I live out of Spanish town..I have a hugh coolie plum tree at the back of my house very big and sweet, pack some to take work for my coworkers

Leelia

4 years ago

There are a lot of these tree in the Waterhouse area.

Calvin

4 years ago

We call these jojo.

Omena

3 years ago

I was able to purchase a grafted Coolie Plum tree at Bahs Nursery in Griffin Road west of Flamingo Rd in South Florida. Planted it last year and today I noticed it has blossoms. Can’t wait to taste some. It’s been many many years

Siwel

3 years ago

We call this Siwel in Haiti my Grandpapa has a tree in his hard it’s usually ripe and ready to eat during summer time. So yummy!

Russell

2 years ago

@ Nella it's Ziziphus mauritiana

Carolann Jones

2 years ago

Dunks in Barbados my favorite

Fruity

last year

IN St Lucia some people say dungs or downs( honestly sometime i have no idea what they actually saying LOL) but I more know it as and call it kokokoolie/ koko coolie

Donna Allen

3 months ago

We have different varieties in Antigua

Malique Scott

3 months ago

It is si in the island