My sweet Jumbos tree
I spotted a Eugenia Jumbos tree near Eco Garden in Singapore Botanic Gardens. The floor are lying full of ripen fruits. It looks like a dropping bell at a glance.
Eugenia Jumbos has many common names; water apple, Malay apple and rose apple etc.
Eugenia Jumbos is native to Southeast Asia but naturalized in India.
The flesh is crunchy and watery, and the taste is sweet and fragrant. Some time you can find it in the Rojak food. Rojak is a kind of an Asia food that mixes with different kind of fruits, and stir with prawn paste and peanuts topping.
So next time if you happen to see this rosy cheek along the roadside, please greet him with a hello, because he is so shy that needs somebody to be more initiative than him.
Hello, my sweet Jumbos tree!
AddGrainOnEarth 
March 18, 2013 at 12:32 am
yum! I can practically taste them! Great photography, Sydney! And you know I love the story…:) Happy Saint Pat’s, m’dear. 🙂
March 18, 2013 at 12:39 am
Do you have this kind of fruit in your country? I’m just curious…
March 18, 2013 at 1:05 am
we do not. I am thinking it might be similar in taste to a crabapple–a tart crunchy fruit with firmer flesh. (like a mini sour apple, really)
Do you guys have those over there? )And I just bet those little Jumbos are tasty with prawns!)
March 18, 2013 at 1:16 am
Yes, we do grow in Southeast Asia, you are so smart my lady!
Some they mixed salad with prawn! The taste is just awesome! 🙂
March 18, 2013 at 12:45 am
Hmm jumbo, in my country it is called jambu. Different writings but similar in pronounciation 🙂
March 18, 2013 at 1:18 am
Yes, we call jumbu too! The original name is jumbos, but who care! As long everybody know what is that!
March 18, 2013 at 1:21 am
It looks wonderfully juicy.
March 18, 2013 at 1:39 am
Yes, it is juicy and the taste has it own character! 🙂
March 18, 2013 at 2:30 am
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Never heard of Eugenia Jumbos. Thank you Mr. Sydney, I will search to find this fruit, to taste the watery sweetness.
March 18, 2013 at 9:46 pm
You are welcome! 🙂
March 18, 2013 at 6:03 am
Such beautiful pictures, Sydney! They remind me a little of Australia’s Lillipilli trees. 😀 xx
March 18, 2013 at 9:50 pm
myfoodandflowers has more information about that! Go check it out if you are more keen!
Thanks for reading and one jumbos/ jumbu for you!
March 18, 2013 at 6:52 am
Never seen anything like this. They are so delicate and beautiful. There are so many different things in this world of which I know nothing.
March 18, 2013 at 9:52 pm
Don’t say that, we have our limit of knowledge! With an open eye and a heart like you is good enough! 🙂
March 18, 2013 at 9:12 am
Hungry now 🙂
March 18, 2013 at 9:53 pm
Take what ever you want! 🙂
March 18, 2013 at 11:13 am
I think you meant Syzygium samarangense (syn. Eugenia javanica).
Its English common names include Champoo (a transliteration of the Thai name), lembu (from the native Taiwanese name), wax apple, love apple, java apple, royal apple, bell fruit (or bellfruit), Jamaican apple, water apple, mountain apple, cloud apple, wax jambu, and rose apple. It is commonly known as makopa in the Philippines.
In Taiwan, it is very common fruit. There are many good cultivartions which fruit bigger and sweeter.
March 18, 2013 at 9:43 pm
I got the information from the information board!
Wow! Thanks for sharing this beneficial knowledge with us! 🙂
March 18, 2013 at 11:29 am
Jambu…
it’s been so long for me to tasted it again… love Jambu coz it’s watery and sweet.
March 18, 2013 at 9:55 pm
Yes, yes! And it is very juicy too! I still got one in the fridge waiting for me! 🙂
March 18, 2013 at 11:09 pm
huaa…
where can i find it at this hour… 😦
March 18, 2013 at 11:39 pm
Left one in the fridge, I can send you by DHL! Haha! 🙂
March 19, 2013 at 8:35 am
ok… i’ll wait then 😀
March 19, 2013 at 9:02 pm
DHL stand for deliver halfway lost! 😯
March 19, 2013 at 9:04 pm
huaaaa 😥
March 18, 2013 at 12:29 pm
How interesting. Beautiful fruits.
March 18, 2013 at 9:57 pm
You can considering put that in your art piece! A sweet object penned down by a sweet artist! 🙂
March 18, 2013 at 2:10 pm
My goodness, Sydney… I haven’t ever seen these unusual fruit… So beautiful.
March 18, 2013 at 9:59 pm
It’s very popular in Southeast Asia and also can be salad ingredient! 🙂
March 19, 2013 at 3:42 am
Yum…!
March 18, 2013 at 4:49 pm
You’re killin’ me, young man! 🙂 sooo yummy, I did eat a lot in Taiwan! 🙂 We don’t find them here, instead we do have dragon fruits from Vietnam! 🙂 Friendly greetings and have a great afternoon! 🙂
March 18, 2013 at 9:38 pm
Yes, it’s very yummy! Do you want to make a guess, since you said I’m a young man! 🙂
March 19, 2013 at 5:17 pm
around 30…? 😉
March 19, 2013 at 8:11 pm
+20 will be the correct answer… 🙂
March 19, 2013 at 10:19 pm
OMG, I’m stunned! 🙂 You do look around 30 in your avatar, I’m serious… Do you know that in the US it’s really rude to ask people’s age?… Hopefully after 5 years there, we returned to France, “old Europe”! 🙂 Guess my age, please: no botox, no facelift, no silicon anywhere, brrr! 🙂
March 19, 2013 at 10:54 pm
And no Photoshop…
Let me make a few guesses 28 :mrgreen:? , or 38 :lol:? and early 50 ;)?
March 20, 2013 at 12:01 am
Sorry, I’d forgotten the photoshop on my list! 🙂 I’m 57… with time and years which pass by, I’ve realized that being “pretty” is NOT a question of age you have on your birth certificate, I think that is THE real nuance or difference… 🙂
Long story, short: I have NO problem with my age, I’m healthy, I love and I am and loved… The rest will always follow! 🙂
It might sound like a 2 euro-philosophy, but it’s mine and I completely assume it! 🙂
March 20, 2013 at 12:14 am
I have nothing to hide about my age too! It’s just a figure to me! I don’t feel rude about people asking the age.
In fact, to me it reflects a frank character! Nothing to be shame of!
Not only USA, oriental mentality also trying to avoid asking the age… 😥
But I’m fine, is a compliment to me at this age still look like…gege…! 🙂
March 18, 2013 at 8:35 pm
They look so juicy and yummy. I have seen white type. Are they sweet. Beautiful photographs.
March 18, 2013 at 10:01 pm
Yes, it is sweet and juicy, texture like starfruit! 🙂
March 19, 2013 at 7:08 pm
I like to eat jumbos, especially the Taiwan one, so yummy! hehehe
March 19, 2013 at 9:00 pm
Have you ever try to go with black sauce? Is quite nice too! 😉
March 19, 2013 at 9:44 pm
Yes yes, we will make our own sauce by mixing belacan, prawn paste, chili and sugar. 😀
March 19, 2013 at 9:46 pm
Ayo, so complicated one! 😦
March 21, 2013 at 2:30 am
Thank you for this lovely post, and look at all the great comments! I didn’t know about this fruit either, and I can imagine how good it would be with shrimp…and what an attractive tree when the fruit is still on it!
March 21, 2013 at 2:07 pm
This fruit is very famous in Southeast Asia.
Is a good idea to go with shrimp and salad!
Thanks for the reading! 🙂
March 21, 2013 at 3:18 am
A beautiful tree! And oh these fruits are so delicious! We have it here as well 🙂 So refreshing!
March 21, 2013 at 2:10 pm
Yes, please leave one for me! Don’t gobble all up! 🙂
March 24, 2013 at 4:36 am
We used to have that at our backyard in the Philippines. We call that MACOPA. It’s crunchy, and hallowerd inside with several small black seeds.
March 24, 2013 at 7:04 pm
Yes, yes! Can find this fruit in Philippines too!
It’s very crunchy and juicy! You can try to dip with black sauce, the taste is fantastic! 🙂