Rose made from apple

Syzygium jambos, Rose Apple — a Sacred Tree of Enlightenment from the Land of Jambudvipa

Scientific names and synonyms: Syzygium jambos, Eugenia jambos, Jambosa jambos, Jambosa vulgaris, Caryophyllus jambos.
Family: Myrtaceae
Common names: Rose Apple, Malabar Plum, Jambu, Chom pu, Chom-phu, Pomme Rosa, Pomme Rose, Pommier Rose, Poma Rosa, Pomarrosa, Manzana Rosa, Manzanita de Rosa, Bodhi Tree
Alternate names: Jambosier by French-speaking people, Plum Rose or Malabar Plum in the English-speaking West Indies, Pommeroos or Appelroos in Surinam, and Jambeiro or Jambo Amarelo in Brazil; Jaman in India, and Yambo in the Philippines.
Origin : SE Asia and Malaya

Rose apple is a popular fruit native to Southeast Asia. The beautiful blossoms contain hundreds of showy stamens. The crisp and juicy fruits are very distinctly rose scented and highly prized for jellies and confections. The plant is easy to grow, moderately cold hardy and tolerates poor soils. Makes an attractive, wide-spreading shade tree as well as compact and bushy contaner fruiting plant.

Rose Apple Tree (Jambu Tree, Enlightenment Tree) is sacred to Buddhism

Under the Tree of Enlightenment

In ancient Sanskrit, the land now called India was referred to by the ancient Indians themselves as Jambudvipa , which means Rose-apple-land (jambud = rose apple; vipa = land).

With its thick, leathery leaves and great span of branches, the Jambu Tree offers great shade and coolness against the sun. Story tell that Lord Buddha sat in the shade of a Jambu Tree. He was watching men and oxen as they ploughed the land in readiness for a new crop and meditating on the burdens we all must carry in this life. There he sat under the tree determined that he would either reach enlightenment or die where he sat. Later the tree to be called the Bodhi Tree (Tree of Enlightenment). And then it happened! He got an enlightenment experience seing his previous births and realized that people are born and reborn into different states according to their deeds.

Many visitors of Southeast Asia have seen, and perhaps tasted, the rose apple as it is available there at fruit markets. More popularly known in Thailand as the Jambu (or Chom-poo) Tree, it is a multibranched attractive tropical evergreen tree that grows approximately 25ft, with juicy, rose scented fruit.

The flesh is a bit softer than that of an apple. It tastes like a cross between apple and watermelon, with a very mild rose scent and aftertaste. Its decorative appearance guarantees it a prominent place on any fruit platter during the peak season between June and September.

Like many other fruits to which the word «apple» has been attached, the rose apple in no way resembles an apple, neither in the tree nor in its fruit. The rose apple tree may be a shrub but is generally a tree in nature reaching 25 or even 40 ft in height, and has a dense crown of slender, wide-spreading branches, often the overall width exceeding the height.

The glossy, leathery, shiny leaves are about six to eight inches in length and about two inches in width. New leaves, as they appear, are dark wine colored and gradually turn dark green as they mature.

The beautiful flowers are generally produced in short terminal racemes on new growth. They are very showy, almost 2″ in diameter, white to pale cream and sweetly scented, consisting of very many conspicuous long stamens. Flowers produced from late winter through the spring and early summer.

Often the tree will have fruit maturing while it is still producing additional flowers. In tropics the rose apple trees bloom and fruit sporadically nearly all year. The main season in the Bahamas and in Florida is May through July. In South India, blooming usually occurs in January, with fruit ripening in March and April.

The round or oval fruits are up to 2″ in diameter and are pale yellow with sometimes a faint, pink blush. Fruits have a thin layer of pale yellowish flesh and a hollow central cavity containing 1-3 large brown seeds which loosen from the inner wall and rattle when the fruit is shaken. The flesh is very distinctly rose scented, with distinctive rose-water flavor and is generally crisp and juicy.

Rose apples bruise easily and are highly perishable. Fruits spoil very quickly so they should be used soon after picking. In India, they say that a mature Rose Apple Tree will yield 5 lbs of fruit each season. The fruits are, of course, very light in weight because they are hollow.

Care and Cultivation History

The trees are adaptive for a wide range of soil types. A loamy soil is considered ideal for the Rose Apple but it flourishes also on sand and limestone with very little organic matter. The tree needs a warm, sunny location that is not subject to significant frosts, although, they are said to be tolerant to short periods of cold down to 20s F. However, if planted in areas with regular freeze, the plant may not flower or bear fruit. Young plants have to be protected and covered when frosts are expected.

The tree is moderately resistant to winds and tolerates cool and seaside conditions, although it is not highly salt tolerant so should not be planted on direct salt exposed locations. In India, Rose Apple does best on the banks of canals and streams and yet tolerates semi-arid conditions.

For optimum fruiting rose apples should be fertilized two or three times a year with a general complete fertilizer containing all micronutrients. On high pH soils some micronutrient deficiencies might develop which would require treatment with nutritional sprays.

Rose apples are easily propagated by seeds, with only about 3 years for seedlings to start flower and fruit production. Young trees start to grow slowly, but once well established require very little maintenance. They can be grown as container plants and will easily fruit in pots.

The Rose Apple is cultivated and naturalized in many parts of tropics, including India, SE Asia, and the Pacific Islands. It was introduced into Jamaica in 1762 and became well distributed in Bermuda, the Bahamas, the West Indies and, at low and medium elevations, from southern Mexico to Peru.

In 1825 few young trees were taken from Brazil to Hawaii by ship. The rose apple became naturalized on the islands of Kauai, Molokai, Oahu, Maui and Hawaii. In 1893, it was reported as already cultivated in Ghana. It is semi-naturalized in some areas of West Tropical Africa and on the islands of Zanzibar, Pemba and Reunion. It is believed to have been first planted in Queensland, Australia, about 1896. A tree obtained from an Italian nursery has grown and borne well on the coastal plain of Israel.

The Rose Apple was introduced into Florida, at Jacksonville, around 1877. In California, it is planted as far north as San Francisco. It flourishes in the tropical and subtropical climates and grows from sea level to 3000 ft elevation in its native range. In Jamaica, it is naturalized from near sea-level up to an altitude of 3,000 ft; in Hawaii, from sea-level to 4,000 ft. In India, it ranges up to 4,400 ft; in Ecuador, to 7,500 ft. At the upper limits the tree grows vigorously but may not bear fruit.

Around the tropical world, many people, especially children, like to eat rose apples as an out of hand fruit, and also use them to make stewes, preserves, jellies and jams. The jellies and preserves made from Rose Apple retain the distinctive rose flavor.

The fruit can be stewed with some sugar and served as dessert.

The fruit is made into jam or jelly with lemon juice added, or more frequently preserved in combination with other fruits of more pronounced flavor. It is also made into a syrup for use as a sauce or to flavor cold drinks.

In Jamaica, the halved or sliced fruits are candied by stewing them in very heavy sugar sirup with cinnamon.

Fruit extract can be used to make a sweet smelling rose water. The ripe fruits, with seeds removed, could be distilled to make a «rosewater» equal to the best obtained from rose petals.

The flexible branches have been employed in Puerto Rico to make hoops for large sugar casks, and also are valued for weaving large baskets.

The bark has been used for tanning and yields a brown dye.

The sapwood is white. The heartwood is dark-red or brown, fibrous, close-grained, medium-heavy to heavy, strong; and has been used to make furniture, beams for construction, frames for musical instruments (violins, guitars, etc.).

A yellow essential oil, distilled from the leaves , used in the perfume industry.

The flowers are a rich source of nectar for honeybees and the honey is a good amber color. Much comes from the San Cristobal River Valley in Cuba.

In India, the fruit is regarded as a tonic for the brain and liver. An infusion of the fruit acts as a diuretic.

A sweetened preparation of the flowers is believed to reduce fever. The seeds are employed against diarrhea, dysentery and catarrh. In Nicaragua, it has been claimed that an infusion of roasted, powdered seeds is beneficial to diabetics. They say in Colombia that the seeds have an anesthetic property; Cuban people believe that the root is an effective remedy for epilepsy. However, according to scientific research, both the seeds and the root are toxic and should be used with a caution.

The leaf decoction is applied to sore eyes, also serves as a diuretic and expectorant and treatment for rheumatism.

Rose Apple Tarts

1/2 cup butter
3 oz cream cheese
1 cup all-purpose flour

Blend and refrigerate for 1 hour

2 qts rose apples
4 cups sugar
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
8 oz cream cheese
water

Put fruits in pot with slightly less water than will cover fruits. Boil. Press fruit through colander and return to pot of fruit water. Add sugar. SImmer and reduce in volume by half. Add ginger and cinnamon. Cool to lukewarm. Add cream cheese.

Shape dough into 24 small balls. Press into mini cupcake pans and fill with filling. bake in 350F for 25 minutes.

Related Species of Myrtaceae

Eugenia uniflora

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Rose Apple tree in 1 gal pot (see photo below)
Plants are 1-2 ft tall, 1.5-2 years old

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How to Make Apple Roses

How to Make Apple Roses with this simple recipe for beautiful and gourmet individual apple pastries. Can be made ahead of time and perfect for Thanksgiving! Step-by-step video included.

Yield: 6 individual pastries

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook: 40 minutes

Tessa’s Recipe Rundown.

Taste: Kind of like apple pie but with more of a pastry twist!
Texture: Flaky, buttery, tender, and juicy.
Ease: Surprisingly easy and can be made ahead of time! Just requires a little bit of prep.
Appearance: Obviously the best part – absolutely beautiful!
Pros: Super fun and impressive individually sized dessert perfect for special occasions.
Cons: None.
Would I make this again? Yes!

You’ve probably seen these apple roses floating around the internet lately and thought they looked way too difficult to actually make. Well, I’ve made a video tutorial and am sharing an easy recipe with you to show you just how simple they are!

In one of my first baking classes in culinary school it felt like if something could be potentially made into a rose shape, we ended up doing it. That’s when I discovered it really isn’t all that difficult to manipulate something just enough to make it look absolutely gorgeous and totally gourmet!

Watch the step-by-step video below to see exactly how these come together. The full printable recipe is further below! Also, this is the mandolin I used to get super thin slices. Love it!

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How Did Apple Get So Big?

The Story Behind Apple’s Success

On August 2, 2018, Apple made history by becoming the first publicly traded U.S. company to be valued at $1 trillion, as measured by market capitalization. In August of 2020, the company broke records again by becoming the first U.S. company to reach a $2 trillion market cap. Apple (AAPL) hovered just below that level as of early October 2020.

Since 2010, Apple has been one of the most valuable companies in the world. It stayed at or near the top for many years after that. The reason Apple is so highly valued is simple on the surface: the company makes popular products with generous margins. However, a curious reader who digs a little deeper will find mistakes, overthrown CEOs, and much more. In this article, we’ll look at the story behind Apple’s success.

Key Takeaways

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple in 1977, introducing first the Apple I and then the Apple II.
Apple went public in 1980, but Jobs eventually left—only to triumphantly return several years later.
Apple’s success lies in a strategic vision that transcended simple desktop computing to include mobile devices and wearables.
Both performance and design are key drivers of the Apple brand and its ongoing success.

From Apple I to Steve Jobs 2.0

Understanding why Apple became so successful requires looking back at its origins and history. From the first Apple computer (the Apple I, which was just a motherboard without a monitor or keyboard) to the latest iWatch, here is a brief overview of the chronology of Apple’s innovative products.

Apple, founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, started out in the business of kit computers with the Apple I. This initial production run is popular as a collectible now. However, it will mainly be remembered for helping the company get enough capital to build the Apple II in 1977—the same year Apple officially incorporated. Wozniak primarily built both these computers, and Jobs handled the marketing side.

The Apple II drove the company’s revenue until the mid-1980s, despite the hardware remaining largely the same. Apple attempted updates like the Apple III and the Apple Lisa, but these failed to catch on commercially. Although the Apple II was still selling, Apple as a company was in trouble when the 1980s began.

The 1984 release of the Macintosh was a leap forward for Apple. However, in the intervening years between the Apple II and the Macintosh, IBM had caught up. Disappointing revenues from the Macintosh and internal struggles for control led to Apple’s board dismissing Jobs in favor of John Sculley (some sources say Jobs decided to leave).

In any case, Jobs worked on NeXT Inc. after leaving Apple. Under Sculley, Apple started growing its product lines.

Sculley served as Apple’s CEO until 1993. During those years, Apple enjoyed strong growth. It created new products, including laser printers, Macintosh Portable, PowerBooks, the Newton, and much more. Apple products continued to sell at a premium, so the margins were generous for Apple and led to strong financial results. During the same period, however, cheaper computers running Windows were serving a far larger middle market, while Windows also benefited from powerful Intel processors. By comparison, Apple seemed to be stalling.

Two CEOs, Michael Spindler and Gil Amelio, failed to turn the tide against the relentless spread of systems running Microsoft operating systems. Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows, was becoming the industry standard, and the Apple Macintosh was showing signs of age. Amelio eventually set about addressing some of these issues by buying NeXT Inc.—the company run by none other than Apple founder Steve Jobs.

The Second Chance CEO

From the Macintosh onward, Apple has either been a reflection of or a reaction to Steve Jobs. In the Macintosh, Apple was trying to create a machine that made computing simple and enjoyable. In particular, Jobs was out to create a user experience that would convince everyone to buy a Mac.

Jobs believed a truly revolutionary product couldn’t depend on customers’ needs and wants. He thought customers could not understand the value of a product until they were actually using it. Unfortunately, Jobs was ahead of his time in 1985—precisely 12 years ahead of his time.

When Jobs overthrew Amelio and took Apple’s reins once more in 1997, the hardware had caught up to his vision for all things digital. He launched the iMac with a strong marketing campaign featuring the «Think Different» slogan. Although Jobs is often given credit for spending the money and time on marketing, excellent marketing and branding have always been key to Apple’s growth. The real difference between the iMac and all the products preceding it was the beauty and design.

It was not a tower and monitor setup like every other PC on the market. The iMac almost looked like a racer’s helmet photographed at speed, a colorful blur sweeping back from the screen. In 1998, the iMac was the most aesthetically pleasing machine on the market. It was the computer no one knew they wanted until they saw it. It was elegant and, thanks to the OS upgrade, it was user-friendly.

The iEcosystem

The iMac was just the start as Apple released a string of hit products that reflected the new focus on elegance and user experience. These included the iBook, the iPod, the iPhone, the MacBook Air, and the iPad. The iPod became the category killer in MP3 players, and the iPhone essentially launched and then dominated the smartphone market. The iPad then somehow convinced millions of people that they needed yet another screen to consume content.

All these devices were perceived as being better in quality—and certainly in design—than competing products. Jobs was relentless on design and indoctrinated the entire culture of Apple into the art of design.

The other point he brought Apple back to in his second tenure is the ease of use. After a few minutes of using the wheel on an iPod or tapping icons on an iPad, these new forms of control became part of the simplicity that makes Apple appealing. Now every product update from Apple is anticipated by the media and the general public, in addition to the fans that the company had from the start.

More importantly, all of these products moved Apple into a new business model of creating a tight ecosystem of hardware, software, and content. Apple didn’t create iTunes to be a simple program for users to transfer MP3s onto iPods, as was the case with many other manufacturers’ offerings. Instead, the company attacked the concept of an album by breaking them into songs that would be sold individually at a fraction of the whole album’s price.

The same process took place with software. Many popular computer functions could be done on Apple’s mobile devices using stripped-down apps—available, of course, on Apple’s App Store.

Being the first big mover into many of these markets, Apple built the stadium and set the rules for the game. When you pay for books, movies, apps, or music on an Apple device, Apple gets a cut. Of course, this business doesn’t generate as much revenue as selling an iPhone or an iPad, where the markup is much more generous.

That said, it is the content you buy through Apple that locks many people into buying Apple again when their i-devices get old. So the content part of the ecosystem pays off for Apple in the short-term and the long-term. Once you migrate to Apple because of the design or the simplicity, it is the integration with your content that keeps you there.

The Post-Jobs Era

Steve Jobs died in 2011 of pancreatic cancer. Serving as CEO until shortly before his death, Steve Jobs turned the reins of the company over to Tim Cook. The post-Jobs era at Apple has nonetheless been a success by most measures. Apple continued to be the dominant tech company in both market share and stock price.

Some analysts feel that without Jobs as the creative force, Apple has become solely iterative in its tech releases rather than transformative. The major release of the post-Jobs era has been the Apple Watch. The firm also created Apple TV devices and launched the Apple TV+ streaming video-on-demand service to go with it.

In the absence of a groundbreaking new product, Apple is heavily reliant on the iPhone’s production cycle to power its financial success. Critics say that without Steve Jobs at the helm, Apple has lost its innovative edge in recent years and is riding on its brand to drive sales.

The company still produced some of the best products with the most integrated ecosystem. However, the gap between Apple and competitors like Samsung and Google was no longer as pronounced as it once was. Indeed, companies like Samsung were increasingly poised to take the lead when it comes to product innovation in some categories.

Apple in the 20s

Apple’s market capitalization reached new highs in 2020, as the company enjoyed some successes and set new goals for the future. The company’s revenue from wearable technology, such as the Apple Watch, set new records. Apple’s revenue from services also rose to record highs during the 2020 crisis, as contactless payment options like Apple Pay became more popular.

Apple also announced two major changes to the Mac in 2020. First, Apple is transitioning the Mac away from Intel processors to its own custom-designed chips. Apple’s new processors are based on the ones used in iPhones and iPads, making them more energy-efficient. The new chips have the potential to give Apple’s laptops longer battery life and more processing power than PCs.

Secondly, Apple is changing the macOS so that developers can make iOS and iPadOS apps run on the Mac without modifications. That will dramatically expand the number of apps available on the Mac and make it more competitive with PCs.

The Bottom Line

There is a fairly good chance that you are reading this article either on an Apple device or with one near you. Maybe you are doing it on a MacBook Air while listening to an iPod touch and occasionally glancing at the newest Apple Watch for alerts from your iPhone. The reason behind that—and behind Apple’s success—is that its devices are beautiful to look at and a pleasure to use. That’s why the company has such a powerful brand and lofty stock valuation.

The marketing helps, and the media and fan frenzy never hurt. However, it is the quality of the products that drive Apple’s success. Add to this the iEcosystem that makes it much easier to stay with Apple than try something new, and you have a company with what Warren Buffett called an economic moat. It should not be surprising that Buffett invested heavily in Apple.

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