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Shows the growing habit when grown in the ground. Very bushy and covered in red acerola Cherry fruit if you zoom in

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Acerola - Florida Sweet

Malpighia emarginata
Fruit Trees > Subtropical Fruit Trees > Acerola - Florida Sweet
This bright red cherry like fruit has varying tastes during different stages as it ripens. When fully ripe the fruit is juicy and aromatic with its acid content giving it a sweet acid apple-like flavour. The tree can produce a number or crops each year, m... Read More
Other Names: Barbados cherry, acerola cherry, West Indian cherry, wild crepe myrtle

$14.90 ($14.90-$79.00 choose a size)

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Specifications of Acerola - Florida Sweet

Preferred Climate Tropical, SubtropicalLearn About Climate Zones

Grown From CuttingLearn About Propagation Methods

Max Height (when in the ground with good conditions) 2-5m

Plants required to Pollinate 1 (Self Pollinating)Learn about Pollination

Can it Handle Frosts? Sometimes

Amount of leaves in Winter? All Leaves (Evergreen)

Suitability in Pots Yes

Water Requirements Moderate Watering

Is it a Dwarf Fruit Tree? Can be pruned to 2m

Time to Fruit/Flower/Harvest 2-3 Years

Sun or Shade Full (Sun:80%-100%)

Preferred Soil Type Good Drainage

Soil pH Neutral (6.6-7.3pH)

Fruiting/Harvest Months January, February, March, April, September, October, November, December

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Acerola - Florida Sweet Reviews & Tips

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Rodney
★★★ 11months ago

TAIGUM, QLD

Acerola - Florida Sweet

smaller than expected but will produce in a couple of years id guess

Ashleigh
★★★★★ 1y ago

LARGS BAY, SA

Acerola - Florida Sweet

I'm interested in trying to grow different fruit trees. Delivery arrived very well and have on potted into larger pot. Early days yet to see if my growing conditions are ok.

Gary
★★★★★ 1y ago

MOUNT GRAVATT EAST, QLD

Acerola - Florida Sweet

Great plant

Roma Gardener
★★★★★ 1y ago

ROMA, QLD, Australia

Fruits every 2 months over spring/summer

Suzanne
★★★★★ 1y ago

HIGHGATE, SA

Acerola - Florida Sweet

plant stands up very well to fierce heat. It appears to be a very tolerant plant. grows slowly. It is planted near my compost nearest the completed ready to be spread on garden part and it is doing so well that I surmise it must love a nice friable soil that is NOT hard clay. I do mulch it with peastraw in the warmer months. If you do suffer from clay soil then I suggest that you place 15cm of PURE gypsum (NOT sand) in the bottom of a 60 cm deep hole that is much wider than pot it is sent in.

Maggie
★★★★★ 1y ago

TUNCESTER, NSW

Acerola - Florida Sweet

Quickly established and growing well in NE NSW.

Russ
★★★★★ 2y ago

WENTWORTH FALLS, NSW, Australia

Acerola - Florida Sweet

This cherry is a tropical fruit with one of the highest vit c contents. That alone makes this a wonderful little tree to grow.

gordon lee
★★★★★ 3y ago

DURACK (QLD), QLD, Australia

Acerola - Florida Sweet

had my Acerola cherry tree now for two and half years, first year had so many fruit, and flowers a few times a year, it has a beautiful strong Aromatic fragrant to it when in fruit, i keep it to around 1.80m in height for picking

Paul Harris
5y ago

Steiglitz, QLD, Australia

Acerola - Florida Sweet

In South East QLD near the sea, in a raised bed of soil and compost with the occasional handful of chook poo pellets thrown in, very healthy plant, but the fruit fly hit every cherry multiple times, birds pinch em too, we don't get any... :-(

Evtilda1
★★★★ 5y ago

KEMBLA GRANGE, NSW, Australia

Cherries are delicious, but our winters aren't cold enough. I'd like to try and grow this as an alternative

Daniel Topp
6y ago

Mt Isa, QLD, Australia

Acerola - Florida Sweet

Prune lightly 1week after planting to get vigorous growth,feed with any Nik and blood n bone at same time ,when planting put 10 lt of coconut coir in bottom of hole,mulch heavy and water well .i planted several in the middle of summer itt loves the heat

russtrac1
★★★★★ 6y ago

WULKURAKA, QLD, Australia

This tree is just planted in a pot with cheap potting mix and horse manure. I also give it daily watering and weekly worm castings just as it is getting started. The tree is growing insanely fast, it doesn't seem to mind water. In fact, the more water ...

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Justin1
★★★★ 9y ago

COBURG, VIC, Australia

When I first received this it lost all its leaves within a few weeks and I thought it wouldn't make it, but then it regrew more leaves and since then it's been growing very quickly.  It's now winter and it has lost a few leaves, and quite a few leaves...

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AgnesK
★★★ 9y ago

TULLY, QLD, Australia

Nice fruit but only tasted one so far. It was a sweet sour taste but not overly sour and quite pleasant. Grows well in tropics but not much fruit yet.

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Correy
★★ 9y ago

WOOLLOONGABBA, QLD, Australia

Hopefull this year the fruit will set. I have had a few small pink flowers but they haven't set yet. I think it is a good looking plant. The leaves are quite small and it seems to really like the pot it is growing in.

Mary Janke
9y ago

Mansfield, QLD, Australia

Acerola - Florida Sweet

Tree 4 years old, masses cherries, crops 5 times year! Loves downpours & flowers immediately. delicious juicy fruit. 3kg each crop!!!

Sandra
9y ago

Lismore, NSW, Australia

Acerola - Florida Sweet

I have had an Acerola - Florida Sweet for about four years now. Made some Jam the other day and it is very, very nice!

Clive Halliday
9y ago

Majors Creek, QLD, Australia

Acerola - Florida Sweet

I have three. Always good, repeat crops summer in Dry tropics Seldom water in winter. I use bore water, medium sodicity. Green ants live in trees - no pests or disease. Bought one Florida sweet 20 yrs ago. Other 2 are cuttings.Tolerant of alkalinity.

Janet Catesby
10y ago

Toormina, NSW, Australia

Acerola Cherry - Florida Sweet

Lovely sweet fruit but leaves look a bit sparse. Have had lots of grasshoppers this year maybe it's them.

Jude Fanton
10y ago

Byron Bay, NSW, Australia

Acerola - Florida Sweet MT

Keep pruned low for ease of harvest. We have 5 fifteen yr old bushes and eat only a tiny %. They hang over the lawned verge, so we eat mostly those that have dropped, as do the passing neighbours and children. We squeeze them for a divine juice.

Wendy
10y ago

Bundamba, QLD, Australia

Acerola Cherry - Florida Sweet

Survived one day around 47 deg and two weeks of temps over 38 deg. never looked back. Probably does make a nice drink and jam - if the fruit ever got to the kitchen, the amount pickedseems to diminish rapidly on the walk down to the house.

Romyna
10y ago

Mount-druitt, NSW, Australia

Acerola Cherry - Florida Sweet

3 years Plant looking very good in pot lots of flowers but, not fruit yet hopping soon.

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Selfsufficientme
★★★ 11y ago

Bellmere, QLD, Australia

I prefer to call it the Barbados cherry and there's lots of good and some ordinary points about this large shrub.Firstly the ordinary: The plant itself is rather fickle and prone to stem breakage at the base of the shrub which isn't too bad due to it's...

Nathan1
★★★ 11y ago

Cringila, NSW, Australia

Update: Found its feet, flourishing now, and over 2m high! In fairly clay soil tooStill finding its feet, but OK

Dorota
12y ago

Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Acerola Cherry - Florida Sweet

Very easy to grow, looks after itself. Fruits most of the year, with just 2-3 months break over winter. Has enough fruit for our family of three, our dog and fruit bats. We pruned it very heavily last winter and now it started to flower again.

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Dory
★★★★★ 13y ago

Brighton, QLD, Australia

This little tree flowers and fruits non stop through spring, summer and autumn. Lots of fruit! My child loves it and eats some every day.Fruit has to be eaten straight after picking as it does not keep too well.Grows very fast, fruited a few months aft...

Winston1
★★★ 13y ago

, Qld, Australia

Fast growing, fruiting already.

Emma1
★★★ 14y ago

Bardon, Qld, Australia

Tropcial cherry. Needed a lot of watering when first planted, always wilting, but I think that is way it is meant to look. It is also attacked by possum.

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BJ
★★★★★ 14y ago

Keperra, QLD, Australia

Very tough tree. Can be fairly easily pruned to a smaller size. Very pretty masses of flowers throughout the warmer months and multiple crops of fruit.

linnie
★★ 14y ago

CAWONGLA, NSW, Australia

Bought this lovely little plant years ago at Daleys. Soon after I brought it home it fruited, and was delicious. The following Winter, or the one after that, it was frosted, and now, years later, I am still waiting for it to fruit again.

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Michael
★★★ 14y ago

Wakeley, NSW, Australia

High hopes for this plant. I tried it in Vietnam and it was a nice treat.

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Edward3
★★★★ 14y ago

CARLINGFORD, NSW, Australia

Produces a profusion of small pink flowers followed by tasty soft red fruit. Some leaf loss in late winter, early spring due to cold Sydney winter. Very shallow rooted, so will benefit from staking to avoid toppling over. Requires good watering in dry ...

Daniel2
★★★★★ 15y ago

Coominya, QLD, Australia

Still in the pot.

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JUJUBEFORSALEINMELBOURNE1
★★★★★ 15y ago

Clayton, VIC, Australia

Very easy to look after, the more water it gets, the more flowers itgives. Lot of Cute pink flowers appear in Summer. Red fruits ready toeat out of hand in about a month or adding to fruit punch. This fruithas very high vitamin C content.  Fruits are ...

Frank1
★★ 15y ago

Kingscote, SA, Australia

Early days yet. Put on good growth late last summer.  2009 winter its first, will survive but has dropped most leaves. Earwigs love it. We get no frosts so it should be OK.

JasonRutkowski1
15y ago

Winmalee, NSW, Australia

Grew well during warmer months but could never get it past August.  We get no frost

Rev
15y ago

TABULAM, NSW, Australia

Not frost hardy!. killed at -3 even with protection

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amanda19
★★★★★ 15y ago

LESCHENAULT, WA

Bumper crop this year (2010) flowered in two big flushes thru summer and the fruit delicious. Tastes like a cross between apple and raspberry, is firm and juicy. Birds like it too. I like it best when it turns quite dark red.It's a very undemanding pl...

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HappyEarth
★★★ 15y ago

Unanderra, NSW, Australia

Moderate grower, straggly looking but tough tree.  Fruits a few times throughout the year.

Amanda Sunley
15y ago

Geraldton, WA, Australia

Acerola Cherry - Florida Sweet

We live 1km from ocean in a horrifically hot and windy climate - ours doing really well - not many flowers or fruit though (>2yrs old and 2m high) wind has broken a large branch - but it's still happy (gets irrigated)

Flora Cauchi
17y ago

Kellyville, NSW, Australia

Acerola Cherry

Acerola combined with orange makes a great juice. And its jam tastes fantastic.

Anna Watts
18y ago

Quilpie, QLD, Australia

Acerola Cherry

It has lived and thrived through the hottest summer with regular watering. I would recommend this for Western Queensland gardeners. As with any fruit it's hard to beat the birds.

Rolf
18y ago

Bankstown, NSW, Australia

Acerola Cherry

Has twice as much Vitamin C when unripe

David White
18y ago

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Acerola Cherry

Does very well espaliered. Full sun or near to. Water well and mulch heavily. Fruiting much improved by a good dose of potassium late winter and frequent additions of seasol.

R O L F
18y ago

Bankstown 2200, NSW, Australia

Acerola Cherry

No fruit fly problems .

Rolf
18y ago

Bankstown , Sydney, NSW, Australia

Acerola Cherry

Is World Champion in Vitamin C amounts - refer to www.nal.usda.gov... ( see below )

Rolf
18y ago

Bankstown, NSW, Australia

Acerola Cherry

Pick early ,before the birds and fruit fly then ripen inside the house, when green has turned to yellow.

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