Sri Veera Hanuman Nursery

Clusia rosea is an evergreen tree with a very broad, dense, spreading crown; it can grow up to 18 metres tall. The usually short bole can be 60cm in diameter, usually with prop roots at the base[372
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]. Similar to many species of figs (Ficus spp.), this plant often begins life as an epiphyte, with the seed germinating in the fork of a tree. Eventually, the plant sends down several aerial roots which, once they reach the soil root into the ground and supply the plant with nutrients. This allows it to grow faster than the host tree, whilst the aerial roots thicken and start to constrict the host tree. Eventually the host dies and this species remains