 The tree yields some ripe fruit year-round, but the main fruiting season is March and April in the northern part of the plant's range.The fruit is a small three-valved capsule encasing a single seed which is covered in a red fatty aril (seedcoat) of 5–6 mm diameter.Both ripe and unripe fruits are borne quite loosely on their stems and can spontaneously detach if the tree is shaken.