Barbados Cherry

Description

Growing in Arizona: The Barbados Cherry is a fast growing bushy tree that can be trained as a standard or shaped as a hedge. The fruit are sweet to sub-acid, and they are used extensively in juices throughout Latin America. The cherries are extremely high in Vitamin C – just one is equal to 100% your daily allowance of Vitamin C and is 24 times the vitamin C of an orange! They are also used in jellies, jams, and they freeze without losing their Vitamin C content. They also fruit constantly throughout the warm months, usually 8-10 months of the year so you get a lot of fruit. Also makes a great container plant. Likes FULL sun.

Fruiting Age: age 1-2 years