Elephant Longan (Dirnocarpus)

🐘 Elephant Longan Tree (Dillenia indica) 🐘
A true tropical giant! 🌿 This spectacular tree features massive leaves and produces huge, apple-sized fruit with a unique tangy flavor. A statement piece for any garden! ✨

Embrace Tropical Grandeur: The Elephant Longan Tree! 🐘🌳

Introducing a tree of mythical proportions and undeniable beauty! Ivy Paradise is proud to present the Elephant Longan (Dillenia indica), a spectacular tropical giant that commands attention. Often confused but botanically distinct, this tree is not a true longan but a magnificent species in its own right, offering a breathtaking combination of colossal foliage, stunning flowers, and enormous, edible fruit. Prepare to cultivate a genuine conversation piece for your landscape.

🌿 What is the Elephant Longan?
Contrary to its common name, the Elephant Longan is Dillenia indica, also known as the Elephant Apple or Chulta. This tree is a marvel of the plant kingdom. It boasts massive, glossy leaves that can reach over a foot in length, creating a dense, jungle-like canopy. In season, it adorns itself with large, fragrant, white flowers with a central puff of yellow stamens. These blooms give way to its most famous feature: a giant, greenish-yellow aggregate fruit the size of a baseball or apple, known for its unique, tangy flavor used in jams, curries, and refreshing drinks.

Why Choose Our Elephant Longan Tree?
✅ Architectural Wonder: The huge, deeply-veined leaves create an unparalleled tropical atmosphere and visual impact.
✅ Unique Edible Fruit: Grow your own source of this exotic ingredient, prized in Southeast Asian cuisines.
✅ Ornamental Masterpiece: A stunning standalone specimen that provides a dramatic focal point and valuable shade.
✅ Robust & Fast-Growing: A vigorous tree that establishes quickly and provides a majestic presence.

Key Features & Growing Guide:

• Mature Plant: Grows into a large, broad-spreading evergreen tree.

• Foliage & Flowers: Huge, corrugated leaves and beautiful, fragrant white flowers. 🌸

• The Fruit: Produces very large, hard-shelled fruit with a fragrant, acidic pulp inside.

• Hardiness: A true tropical specimen, it thrives in USDA Zones 10b-12. It prefers full sun to partial shade and rich, well-draining soil that is kept consistently moist. 💧

Cultivate a Legend in Your Own Backyard!
For the gardener seeking a tree that is both a fruit-bearing wonder and a living sculpture, the Elephant Longan is an unparalleled choice. It evokes the feeling of a lush, tropical paradise and offers a truly unique gardening experience.

🌱 Make a statement. Click ‘Add to Cart’ to plant this majestic giant from Ivy Paradise and own a piece of the tropics!

Names in Different Languages  

Elephant Apple, Dillenia indica, Chulta, Ou, Hondapara, Ram Phal, Buan, 地蓮果, Thiba, Diàquý, Karambel