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Malpighia glabra - Barbados Cherry, Acerola
🏆 Ten best fruit trees to grow in Florida and Southern landscapes.
# 4: Barbados Cherry.
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# 4: Barbados Cherry.
- 🍒 Malpighia glabra - Barbados Cherry, or Acerola is yet another tropical cherry!
- 🍒 A Vitamin C Powerhouse. Barbados Cherry is renowned for having the highest vitamin C content of any fruit. It is used in jellies and jams and freezes well without losing its vitamin C.
- 🍒 Fast-Growing and Abundant. This dense shrub grows quickly and fruits several times a year, providing abundant crops. If you want fast results and fruit quickly, this is the plant for you!
- 🍒 Easy to Grow and Tolerant. It tolerates alkaline soil, which is rare for tropical plants. It is also drought-tolerant, easy to grow, and relatively cold-hardy, with the ability to withstand light freezes.
- 🍒 Wildlife-Friendly. Birds love the fruit, making it a great addition to any wildlife-friendly garden.
- 🍒 Dwarf Variety: Nana. The dwarf Nana variety has tiny leaves and smaller fruit, making it highly ornamental. It's perfect for containers, as a border plant, or even as a bonsai.
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