St. John USVI Flora: Calabash

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Calabash

Calabash trees are often planted as ornamentals or for their large fruit which can be dried and used for bowls, water jugs or musical instruments.

A native of Africa, the calabash may have arrived on St. John with the slaves who worked on the Virgin Islands sugar plantations.

Calabash Flower