Cleistocalyx operculatus seed
LATIN NAME: Cleistocalyx operculatus
COMMON NAME: Water Banyan
The water banyan throws up the tall, evergreen crown with the glossy leaves and the small, white flowers in the rounded clusters, and the whole tree stands in the fine, bold look of the warm garden. The tall, broad, evergreen tree carries the simple, oval, pointed, glossy, dark-green leaves and the small, white, fluffy flowers in the dense, rounded clusters at the leaf bases through the warm season, one of the fine, quiet sights of the warm garden, drawing the bees, to be followed by the small, round, purplish-black fruits. The buds and the leaves have a very long record as the fine, refreshing greens of the old tables, and the tree is a fine, historic presence of the warm garden. It is a tree of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The water banyan is a historic subject of the plant science, and the rounded clusters keep showing up in the work on the broad-leaved trees. The way the small, white, fluffy flowers form in the dense, rounded clusters at the leaf bases has been studied closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the broad-leaved trees, the glossy leaves and the members of the myrtle family. The rounded clusters and the tall habit have also made it a fine study tree, and the water banyan is a regular subject of the work on the rounded clusters of the warm world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The water banyan is a fine, quiet tree of the warm garden and the study collection. The simple, oval, pointed, glossy, dark-green leaves carry the fine, bold look of the warm garden, one of the fine, quiet sights of the warm garden, drawing the bees, and the buds and the leaves have a very long record as the fine, refreshing greens of the old tables, the young buds coming to the teas and the fresh plates of the old kitchens, while the small, white, fluffy flowers in the dense, rounded clusters at the leaf bases open through the warm season, to be followed by the small, round, purplish-black fruits. It is one of the fine choices for the warm garden, the specimen lawn and the study collection, and it has been written up in the botanical and the culinary papers for the refreshing buds and the very long history. It is a fine, quiet tree of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden.
The water banyan seeds want a rich, moist mix in a warm room with bright light. Keep the watering steady and the pot sheltered while the tree is small, then plant it out in the deep, rich ground of the open garden.
To grow the water banyan from seed, sow the small, brown seeds thinly just under the surface of the pot of fine, sandy soil, keep the pot in a warm, bright spot and water gently, then pot the young trees on as they fill the pot. The seedlings push through within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the warmth and the deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground, the tall crown will rise over the years.
Uses: Medicinal. Ornamental
