I just came back to watch this again for planting instructions, and to say the Barbados cherry tree I bought from you arrived in beautiful condition, green and healthy, the paper towel wrapped around its roots still moist. I'm so excited to have it! Thank you so much Jerra!❤
Jerra, you are destined for big things! I absolutely learn a ton of useful information every time I watch one of your videos. Keep on doing what you’re doing because your videos are great.
Awww thanks! Its comments like these that keep me going because its a lot of work and I do this by myself (shoot, edit, etc...). But its totally worth it to help others learn.
My very favorite fruit! Grew up in Northern Brazil, where they grow everywhere. Finally found some at Lowe's. Gonna follow your instructions here in south MS. Thank you!
Great video! We have a Barbados cherry at the Bonita Springs historical Society at the McSwain Home and Gardens. They certainly are delicious fruit. It is the end of September and our cherries are coming in right now.
I bought 2 last year at a local nursery, they were only 3 feet tall. Now they are close to 6 feet and produce a small number but they are delicious! The flowers are very pretty, and when the turn red the tree really looks great.
What a great video, so very helpful! 9b here and we planted 2 that we got from Home Depot three months ago. They are growing so fast! This makes me even more excited to watch them go!
Thanks for the useful information. I just bought this tree at Home Depot today. I was surprised I found it there. Along with citrus trees, they had papaya, guava, olive and avocado trees.
Freeze drying these and powdering them is a great long term storage since they bruise easily. Zone 9A Florida here. I would be happy to grow some. Do you currently have cuttings? You can put a net over your bush to keep your bounty from the birds.
I have plants on my website. Do you take the seeds out before your freeze dry? I have never thought of freeze drying them before. jerrasgarden.myshopify.com/products/barbados-cherry-live-plant?_pos=1&_sid=34b1f9cf3&_ss=r
Thanks for the tips. I'm buying mine next week. Speaking of tiny gardens, my garden's probably the smallest one. But have a look and you'll see how much can be cramped in a tiny garage space 😅
You are a delight to watch. Thank you for sharing you knowledge in a clear & informative manner. I truly appreciate it. So many times I skim through pages because they drone on. You have covered everything and kept me interested all through. Please keep sharing your advice. I'm in Western Australia & though we don't get flooded where I am, our hot temperatures are close to yours so your information is extra helpful in regards to care for a happy, healthy plant. ❤
I got a barbados cherry a few weeks ago but the leaves started to yellow and have almost all dropped off. It's still in the pot. Going to try to put it in the ground soon and revive it! Thanks for the video, esp about the mounding!
I'm in 9a, what time of year should I plant mine? It's probably 4-5 ft tall. I won it at a nursery raffle yesterday. Never even heard of them before, so we're definitely excited to have some tropical cherries!
Hi from Bangalore, India! My tree is ABUNDANT with fruit right now and I'm loving it! Thanks for the interesting and useful video, have subscribed and will watch more soon!
Hi Jerra, thanks for the information! Our city gives free trees yearly and this year was a Barbados Cherry Tree! Your video was very informative and I have subscribed to your channel. Wondering if you could provide a photo of your full grown Barbados cherry tree. 😊
I had to subscribe since you sre in Florida.I live in Kissimmee. I have 5 acres in Perry,Fl the wife and I have been planting certain trees.I have a Barbados in a pot on Kissimmee. Blooms like to fall off.lolStsy Blessed
Hi Jerra. Im from Jamaica 🇯🇲 and that was my favorite fruit tree next to passiofruit in my Mom's garden. It makes such a nice drink. Im in zone 8 so it would not work for me. Too big to come in. Enjoy your Cherries. 😊
Hi Jerra! Can you tell me how close you would plant your cherry tree to a fence? I really want to get mine in the ground, but I'm not sure where to put them.
Finally!!!!, a good comprehensive video on Barbados Cherry!, thank you for posting and sharing ❤ By the way, how close are you to Miami (Kendall West)? 😬
Hi! Yes I know. I struggled to find info on Barbados Cherry when I was first starting to grow it, so made the guide I wish I had LOL I'm in Orlando so a good 3 hour drive.
Hi Jetta, I just found your channel and have a question from a fellow Floridian… I planted my Barbados cherry in June which was about a foot tall. It’s now doubled in size and really branching out. I’d like it to eventually be a tree and not a shrub so can I prune back the lower branches now or should I wait?
They look delicious! Thanks for doing such a detailed explantion of everything, including the fruit! For example, I was wondering through the early part of the video what kind of seed or seeds it had, and then you not only told us, you showed us! Seeds that take up too much of the fruit are not appealing to me, so I was happy to see these only have three rather small to medium-sized seeds. Definitely interested in getting one now. I'm assuming they are self fertile?
Yes they are self fertile. If there are 2 plants next to each other or more, then they cross pollinate which does increase yields. But your still ok with just only 1 tree. I try to think about the questions I had when I was researching the fruit/plants to get for my garden. There is not a whole lot of info on some of these more tropical and rare things so I try to show everything that I know.
@@JerrasGarden Making decisions about trees and bushes when I have limited space to work with means I want to know as much as possible. So thank you again!
Hey it's here in the Rio grande valley birds eat them there a type of heritage to the Delta Rio grande shrub and woodland, they are In the monte in the 956 area code. Also subscribed thank you so more videos of fruit plants please thank you again.
I am glad I found your channel. I just bought a Barbados Cherries tree and I am going to plant it today. I am in north Florida near Pensacola, do I have to do anything special to protect the tree in winter?
Just found you... excellent technicals and advice. 👍. I'm in Ocala (east), and I've got two three year old Barbados. First winter... lesson learned... died to the ground. They both popped back. Last winter: heavy mulch and tree frost bags. Poor fruiting (10 at the most). This winter, same protection and hoping for a better crop output 2025. Any ideas for improved production, or they are still recovering from last years die back? Cheers!
I have some in stock. They are starter sized plants but grow very quickly. jerrasgarden.myshopify.com/products/barbados-cherry-live-plant?_pos=1&_sid=a1fcc4eef&_ss=r
This cherry juice is delicious and just to eat. I didn't know that it could be caught by branch clipping. I normally see it done by seeds. Growing up, we could just get a sucker's by seed easily
Thanks for this very comprehensive video. I bought a Barbados Cherry and a Surinam cherry small trees a couple of years ago. The Surinam cherry has produced a lot and I do not like the taste of the fruit but the Barbados Cherry has not produced yet. It produces very little flowers and they drop. I fertilize about twice a year with citrus and avocado tree fertilizer and it gets water from my sprinklers twice a week and it is planted on the side garden in the soil. Not sure what I am doing wrong 😢
Suriname cherries are more sour than Barbados cherries. The Barbados cherry will produce when its ready and mature enough to support fruit. It took mine at least 2 years to start holding on to those flowers. This is the 3rd or 4th year and its loaded.
@@JerrasGarden that gives me hope. I really like Barbados cherry, I grew up eating them in PR, I never tried Surinam cherry until after I bought the plant. If I would have known I would not bought them. Now they are food for birds 😂. Thanks.
I really enjoyed your video...I live in Long Island New York zone 7a so l was wondering do you think l can grow the Barbados Acerola tree....how long will it take to grow and produce fruit? Would love to grow it in containers and over winter it
You could grow it in a container but it is a tropical plant and does not like the cold. You will have to bring it inside during the winter. It will take a few years to start producing fruit.
Jerra do you recommend buying seedlings or HW cuttings of named cultivars? Also,do you recommend an online seller( s) for buying b.cherry plants? Thanks for this well done video!
This depends how good you are at rooting hard wood cuttings. If your experienced with that, then cuttings might work for you. Otherwise seedlings and plants are the way to go. They grow pretty fast too. I just restocked my website with a new batch of seedlings which can be found here: jerrasgarden.myshopify.com/products/barbados-cherry-live-plant?_pos=1&_sid=49cb26efa&_ss=r
@jerrasgarden do you think that the Barbados cherry would grow in the Mojave desert? Thank you. I've had a very difficult time growing things in the high desert. 🙏
Hi Jerra, great video!!! We have two trees, about 6ft each and well trimmed. However, we only get dozen of fruits at a time from thousands of flower. How can we get fruits? The tree is really healthy with lots of green leaves and big branches. Thanks
The tree will start fruiting more as it matures. Just have to wait. It does react well to fertilizer and lots of water in the spring to mimic a tropical summer season and that usually helps trigger flowering and fruit production.
Hi Jerra, I bought my Barbados tree from Lowes. It already has cherries on it and they are turning red. Would you have a guess as to how old my tree would be? I wish I could show you a picture.
My tree is in great shape, producing fruit here in Central Florida but the cherry doesn't taste sweet at all. Is it something I am doing wrong? We did have a storm so maybe they fell off and still needed more ripening but they are pretty dark red.
@@JerrasGarden Yes, we have a surinam too and you're right, those are very sour. The one I have (we got it from a nursery well over a year ago) says Barbados Cherry (Malpighia punicfolia) not sure if there are different varieties if that helps. Thank you
I live in Jacksonville and just bought 1 today. I wondering if I can plant in the ground or leave it in tge pot. We have a few nights the drop below 30.
Seedlings are very cold sensitive. I recommend you plant it in a 4 inch pot or 1 gallon container to grow it out a little bit before planting outside. Keep it indoors in a sunny spot. Plant outside once all danger of frost has passed.
They can be frozen but once taken out of the freezer they thaw out, soften up, and start loosing color fast, so just make sure you use them up quickly.
Hello! I have a very stablished tree & I also live in FL, but mine is always attracting bugs & pest. I’m afraid that the homedepot insect sprays had affected its flowering this year. What can you recommend?
@@JerrasGarden I have had a really bad problem with little black ants getting all over mine, I had to pull mine back out of the ground and into a pot. I'm still fighting to get them all off the tree
I had a mediumBarbados cherry tree from last year, but it died (I guess). How can I tell if my tree is still alive and how should I take care of it if I buy a new plant in the future?
You need to figure out why it died to prevent it from happening to the next one. I scratch the bark/trunk/branch with my nail and if its green inside, then its still alive.
They are not illegal. I don't sell seeds b because its VERY hard to get them to germinate. Like 5% success rate. So its propagated thru cuttings instead. I have live plants available on my website. jerrasgarden.myshopify.com/products/barbados-cherry-live-plant?_pos=1&_sid=34b1f9cf3&_ss=r
sri lanka weevils have caused me so many issues , I've had to dig my barbados out of the ground and put in fabric pot, I feel like I've brought it back to life like 3 times already . These weevils are brutal to the riots amd leaves. I got 1 cherry this year, lol . ONE . 😂🍒 lots of blooms tho .
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I just came back to watch this again for planting instructions, and to say the Barbados cherry tree I bought from you arrived in beautiful condition, green and healthy, the paper towel wrapped around its roots still moist. I'm so excited to have it! Thank you so much Jerra!❤
Your welcome!
Loved Loved Loved the video!!!!!!!!
Thank you for the tips!
Jerra, you are destined for big things! I absolutely learn a ton of useful information every time I watch one of your videos. Keep on doing what you’re doing because your videos are great.
Awww thanks! Its comments like these that keep me going because its a lot of work and I do this by myself (shoot, edit, etc...). But its totally worth it to help others learn.
Wow! Great info, thank you. I just bought a huge bush $6 & it had 3 fruits already.
My very favorite fruit! Grew up in Northern Brazil, where they grow everywhere. Finally found some at Lowe's. Gonna follow your instructions here in south MS. Thank you!
I just bought one from Lowe's too. I've never tried it before but I can't wait for it to start producing.
Hello Jerra. You shared the information which is good for the farmers. I really like your channel. Thank you. Wish you all the best
So nice of you! Happy to share what I know.
Great video! We have a Barbados cherry at the Bonita Springs historical Society at the McSwain Home and Gardens. They certainly are delicious fruit. It is the end of September and our cherries are coming in right now.
I bought 2 last year at a local nursery, they were only 3 feet tall. Now they are close to 6 feet and produce a small number but they are delicious! The flowers are very pretty, and when the turn red the tree really looks great.
Nice! Yep they grow fast.
Thanks so much Jerra.
What a great video, so very helpful! 9b here and we planted 2 that we got from Home Depot three months ago. They are growing so fast! This makes me even more excited to watch them go!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the useful information. I just bought this tree at Home Depot today. I was surprised I found it there. Along with citrus trees, they had papaya, guava, olive and avocado trees.
Nee sub. Hey fellow Organic Floridian gardener!
Nice job thank you for sharing. Love our Barbados cherry trees.
Thanks!
Freeze drying these and powdering them is a great long term storage since they bruise easily. Zone 9A Florida here. I would be happy to grow some. Do you currently have cuttings? You can put a net over your bush to keep your bounty from the birds.
I have plants on my website. Do you take the seeds out before your freeze dry? I have never thought of freeze drying them before.
jerrasgarden.myshopify.com/products/barbados-cherry-live-plant?_pos=1&_sid=34b1f9cf3&_ss=r
I just bought one at panhandle palm and rock in navarre, fl
Been looking for a video like this. Thanks!!
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for the tips. I'm buying mine next week. Speaking of tiny gardens, my garden's probably the smallest one. But have a look and you'll see how much can be cramped in a tiny garage space 😅
Love your video. I am in Bradenton, Fla zone 9B. Great job . Would love to give them a try. New subscriber.
Hello and welcome!
You are a delight to watch. Thank you for sharing you knowledge in a clear & informative manner. I truly appreciate it. So many times I skim through pages because they drone on. You have covered everything and kept me interested all through.
Please keep sharing your advice. I'm in Western Australia & though we don't get flooded where I am, our hot temperatures are close to yours so your information is extra helpful in regards to care for a happy, healthy plant. ❤
Thank you! Glad you enjoy my videos.
I got a barbados cherry a few weeks ago but the leaves started to yellow and have almost all dropped off. It's still in the pot. Going to try to put it in the ground soon and revive it! Thanks for the video, esp about the mounding!
Mine too, I think my husband over watered it
I'm in 9a, what time of year should I plant mine? It's probably 4-5 ft tall. I won it at a nursery raffle yesterday. Never even heard of them before, so we're definitely excited to have some tropical cherries!
I would wait to plant it next spring so you can protect it from the cold this winter.
Great video with detail steps
Glad it was helpful!
Saved. So much information!
Hi from Bangalore, India! My tree is ABUNDANT with fruit right now and I'm loving it! Thanks for the interesting and useful video, have subscribed and will watch more soon!
Thank you thank you! I'm out checking my Barbados cherry trees and appreciate your help
I'm looking to prune/treat and fertilize my fruit trees 🤞🤞🤞🤞
Wonderful!
Hi Jerra, thanks for the information! Our city gives free trees yearly and this year was a Barbados Cherry Tree! Your video was very informative and I have subscribed to your channel.
Wondering if you could provide a photo of your full grown Barbados cherry tree. 😊
I had to subscribe since you sre in Florida.I live in Kissimmee. I have 5 acres in Perry,Fl the wife and I have been planting certain trees.I have a Barbados in a pot on Kissimmee. Blooms like to fall off.lolStsy Blessed
I wish i could plant this awesome tree. However, heavy fruitflies army stunt my plan😅
Hi Jerra. Im from Jamaica 🇯🇲 and that was my favorite fruit tree next to passiofruit in my Mom's garden. It makes such a nice drink. Im in zone 8 so it would not work for me. Too big to come in. Enjoy your Cherries. 😊
Thanks for sharing!!
Hi Jerra! Can you tell me how close you would plant your cherry tree to a fence? I really want to get mine in the ground, but I'm not sure where to put them.
Finally!!!!, a good comprehensive video on Barbados Cherry!, thank you for posting and sharing ❤
By the way, how close are you to Miami (Kendall West)? 😬
Hi! Yes I know. I struggled to find info on Barbados Cherry when I was first starting to grow it, so made the guide I wish I had LOL I'm in Orlando so a good 3 hour drive.
Very informative thank you
Hi Jetta, I just found your channel and have a question from a fellow Floridian…
I planted my Barbados cherry in June which was about a foot tall. It’s now doubled in size and really branching out. I’d like it to eventually be a tree and not a shrub so can I prune back the lower branches now or should I wait?
You can prune it really any time, especially while its young and your trying to train it.
They look delicious! Thanks for doing such a detailed explantion of everything, including the fruit! For example, I was wondering through the early part of the video what kind of seed or seeds it had, and then you not only told us, you showed us! Seeds that take up too much of the fruit are not appealing to me, so I was happy to see these only have three rather small to medium-sized seeds. Definitely interested in getting one now. I'm assuming they are self fertile?
Yes they are self fertile. If there are 2 plants next to each other or more, then they cross pollinate which does increase yields. But your still ok with just only 1 tree. I try to think about the questions I had when I was researching the fruit/plants to get for my garden. There is not a whole lot of info on some of these more tropical and rare things so I try to show everything that I know.
@@JerrasGarden Making decisions about trees and bushes when I have limited space to work with means I want to know as much as possible. So thank you again!
Great tutorial. What is the vine with the pretty flowers behind you?
Pretty sure that’s not a vine but just a big Periwinkle.
howdy fellow gardener im up in ocala Fl, im hoping mine fruit this year, i got flowers last month but no fruit.
It will hold fruit when the tree is mature enough
Hey it's here in the Rio grande valley birds eat them there a type of heritage to the Delta Rio grande shrub and woodland, they are In the monte in the 956 area code. Also subscribed thank you so more videos of fruit plants please thank you again.
Interesting! Thanks for watching.
I am glad I found your channel. I just bought a Barbados Cherries tree and I am going to plant it today. I am in north Florida near Pensacola, do I have to do anything special to protect the tree in winter?
Protect it while the tree is small. It doesnt like the cold but once established can handle a little bit more.
Would you recommend this same method for planting an avocado tree in Central Florida, 9b?
Yes, this is how I plant all of my fruit trees
Just found you... excellent technicals and advice. 👍. I'm in Ocala (east), and I've got two three year old Barbados. First winter... lesson learned... died to the ground. They both popped back. Last winter: heavy mulch and tree frost bags. Poor fruiting (10 at the most). This winter, same protection and hoping for a better crop output 2025. Any ideas for improved production, or they are still recovering from last years die back? Cheers!
I got my tree Saturday 😂
Yay! Enjoy 😊
When will you have more available?
I have some in stock. They are starter sized plants but grow very quickly. jerrasgarden.myshopify.com/products/barbados-cherry-live-plant?_pos=1&_sid=a1fcc4eef&_ss=r
Thank you!!
This cherry juice is delicious and just to eat. I didn't know that it could be caught by branch clipping. I normally see it done by seeds. Growing up, we could just get a sucker's by seed easily
Thanks for this very comprehensive video. I bought a Barbados Cherry and a Surinam cherry small trees a couple of years ago. The Surinam cherry has produced a lot and I do not like the taste of the fruit but the Barbados Cherry has not produced yet. It produces very little flowers and they drop. I fertilize about twice a year with citrus and avocado tree fertilizer and it gets water from my sprinklers twice a week and it is planted on the side garden in the soil. Not sure what I am doing wrong 😢
Suriname cherries are more sour than Barbados cherries. The Barbados cherry will produce when its ready and mature enough to support fruit. It took mine at least 2 years to start holding on to those flowers. This is the 3rd or 4th year and its loaded.
@@JerrasGarden that gives me hope. I really like Barbados cherry, I grew up eating them in PR, I never tried Surinam cherry until after I bought the plant. If I would have known I would not bought them. Now they are food for birds 😂. Thanks.
In my country, producers pick them before they're fully ripe, in between yellow and flush of pink. They continue ripening days after.
Yes this is true and it helps them not bruise as much
I am thinking of getting one to put in the Ground - how difficult to take care of in Zone 8b?? Nice informative video, Thanks.
They are tropical plants and do not like the cold. If your area snows or your ground freezes, it will kill this tree.
@@JerrasGardenThanks for the reply, it arrived a couple days ago and was in Great Shape.
I really enjoyed your video...I live in Long Island New York zone 7a so l was wondering do you think l can grow the Barbados Acerola tree....how long will it take to grow and produce fruit? Would love to grow it in containers and over winter it
You could grow it in a container but it is a tropical plant and does not like the cold. You will have to bring it inside during the winter. It will take a few years to start producing fruit.
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Jerra, where in the yard should I plant my Barbados cherry trees?
In a spot that gets full sun and in soil that has good drainage.
Jerra do you recommend buying seedlings or HW cuttings of named cultivars? Also,do you recommend an online seller( s) for buying b.cherry plants? Thanks for this well done video!
This depends how good you are at rooting hard wood cuttings. If your experienced with that, then cuttings might work for you. Otherwise seedlings and plants are the way to go. They grow pretty fast too. I just restocked my website with a new batch of seedlings which can be found here: jerrasgarden.myshopify.com/products/barbados-cherry-live-plant?_pos=1&_sid=49cb26efa&_ss=r
@jerrasgarden do you think that the Barbados cherry would grow in the Mojave desert? Thank you.
I've had a very difficult time growing things in the high desert. 🙏
Hi Jerra, great video!!! We have two trees, about 6ft each and well trimmed. However, we only get dozen of fruits at a time from thousands of flower. How can we get fruits? The tree is really healthy with lots of green leaves and big branches. Thanks
The tree will start fruiting more as it matures. Just have to wait. It does react well to fertilizer and lots of water in the spring to mimic a tropical summer season and that usually helps trigger flowering and fruit production.
Hi Jerra, I bought my Barbados tree from Lowes. It already has cherries on it and they are turning red. Would you have a guess as to how old my tree would be? I wish I could show you a picture.
I'm sorry but I have no way of knowing how old the tree is
I don't see any Barbados cheery trees on your site. Do you have any available?
I have 2 left: jerrasgarden.myshopify.com/products/barbados-cherry-live-plant?_pos=1&_sid=0311e30d6&_ss=r
Very good info Thank You) Tops. You're beautiful.
Are thay a grafted tree?
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My tree is in great shape, producing fruit here in Central Florida but the cherry doesn't taste sweet at all. Is it something I am doing wrong? We did have a storm so maybe they fell off and still needed more ripening but they are pretty dark red.
Are you sure you have a Barbados cherry and not surinam cherry which looks very similar but is sour?
@@JerrasGarden Yes, we have a surinam too and you're right, those are very sour. The one I have (we got it from a nursery well over a year ago) says Barbados Cherry (Malpighia punicfolia) not sure if there are different varieties if that helps. Thank you
I live in Jacksonville and just bought 1 today. I wondering if I can plant in the ground or leave it in tge pot. We have a few nights the drop below 30.
Seedlings are very cold sensitive. I recommend you plant it in a 4 inch pot or 1 gallon container to grow it out a little bit before planting outside. Keep it indoors in a sunny spot. Plant outside once all danger of frost has passed.
My leaves are turning yellow any suggestions?
Mine grew awful when water was restricted, now it’s in a kid pool (45 gallon pot) that always holds about 2” of water. It’s fruits about 12 every week
Hi, do these freeze well? I have a young tree but it hasn’t produced any fruit yet.
They can be frozen but once taken out of the freezer they thaw out, soften up, and start loosing color fast, so just make sure you use them up quickly.
You are sold out...darn. When will you have more in stock. I would love to buy 2.
I will have more in spring. I'm currently propagating a ton.
What location are you in?
Hello! I have a very stablished tree & I also live in FL, but mine is always attracting bugs & pest. I’m afraid that the homedepot insect sprays had affected its flowering this year. What can you recommend?
Hi. What kind of bugs and pests?
@@JerrasGarden I have had a really bad problem with little black ants getting all over mine, I had to pull mine back out of the ground and into a pot. I'm still fighting to get them all off the tree
High my pla t is bearing flowers but shed can u guide me
It will hold the flowers and produce fruit in about 21 days if the plant is big enough to support fruit production
@@JerrasGarden its almost five ft dear
How can I get a Barbados cherry plant
how large are barbados cherry trees
Mature trees are usually under 15FT
I was hoping for some kind of pruning to induce flowering?
Watering and fertilizer induces flowering with Barbados cherry
I had a mediumBarbados cherry tree from last year, but it died (I guess). How can I tell if my tree is still alive and how should I take care of it if I buy a new plant in the future?
You need to figure out why it died to prevent it from happening to the next one. I scratch the bark/trunk/branch with my nail and if its green inside, then its still alive.
Do you sell the seeds for those cherries or is it illegal to ship?
They are not illegal. I don't sell seeds b because its VERY hard to get them to germinate. Like 5% success rate. So its propagated thru cuttings instead. I have live plants available on my website.
jerrasgarden.myshopify.com/products/barbados-cherry-live-plant?_pos=1&_sid=34b1f9cf3&_ss=r
Can you please tell me this fruit is hybrid?
It is not a hybrid
sri lanka weevils have caused me so many issues , I've had to dig my barbados out of the ground and put in fabric pot, I feel like I've brought it back to life like 3 times already . These weevils are brutal to the riots amd leaves. I got 1 cherry this year, lol . ONE . 😂🍒 lots of blooms tho .
What about pruning?
You can prune as you wish. Watch this video at the 10:40 minute mark where I discuss pruning.
Where are you at? How does it taste?
I'm located in Orlando Florida. They taste like fruit punch if allowed to fully ripen.
I get a lot of blossoms but they keep falling off. I fertilized and haven't seen many aphids.
How big is your tree? It wont hold onto flowers and produce fruit until its big enough.
@@JerrasGarden The bigger one I have is probably 5-6 feet but I only had it about a year. It was probably 3 feet when I bought it
My grandmother had a weird version of these they tasted like tomatoes
Uts actually west indian cherry
Yep it goes by several names: Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry, & Acerola