CUAJILOTE --Parmentiera aculeata-- Size:2 GALLON pot grab it while you can

grab it while you can

is made from the dried and roasted leaves

When watering

restrict pot size to keep plant small

Fruit starts purple

CUAJILOTE --Parmentiera aculeata-- Size:2 GALLON pot grab it while you canAKA cow okra, rare and unusual Mexican native tree with edible fruit, up to 30' tall. Fruit is antioxidant, juice has been found to promote Lactobacillus (the good gut bacteria). Often planted as an ornamental, shade tree and live fence throughout its native range. Its fruits are edible and are eaten either raw or cooked, and are sometimes pickled or made into preserves. Its flavor is reportedly similar to sugarcane. Used in traditional medicine and