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🌿 Scientific name: Grewia asiatica 🌳 Common name: Falsa berry – Falsia – Falsal Type and use: Tropical fruiting shrub, produces small purple fruits with a sweet-sour taste, eaten fresh or used in juices and jam. Has traditional medicinal uses in reducing fever and strengthening immunity. — 🌞 Environment and light: Needs direct sunlight, tolerates semi-dry conditions. 🌡️ Temperature: Prefers temperatures between 25 – 38°C, but tolerates up to 45°C. Does not tolerate strong frost. 🌱 Soil: Grows in most types of soil with good drainage, prefers sandy loam soil. 💧 Watering: Moderate watering, once every 7–10 days depending on heat, with reduced watering during fruiting to concentrate sugar in the fruits. 🌾 Fertilization: Fertilized monthly during growth with balanced NPK fertilizer, and organic fertilizer is preferred at the beginning of spring. — 🌸 Blooming: Blooms in spring, with small yellow flowers, turning into dark purple fruits in early summer. ✂️ Pruning: Pruned after fruiting to stimulate new growth, shaped as a shrub or a short tree. 🌱 Propagation: By seeds (after soaking in warm water for 24 hours), or by cuttings in a moist environment. — 🐛 Common pests and diseases: • Whitefly • Powdery mildew in humid weather • Sometimes scale insects Control can be achieved with organic summer spraying or light insecticides.