The bushes are as ornamental as ligustrum and the tiny red fruits, as inedible as wild crabapples, as full of pectin and tartness, make a ruby-red jelly much superior in taste and texture to the commercial guava jelly.

灌木丛像女贞子一样具有观赏性，微小的红色果实像野生海棠一样不可食用，充满果胶和酸味，使红宝石果冻在口感和质地上比商业番石榴果冻优越得多。