Fruit · Medicinal
Surinam Cherry
Eugenia uniflora L.
Eastern and southern Brazil
Fun factAlthough long used as a hedge plant in Florida, it is now listed there as a Category 1 invasive and UF/IFAS no longer recommends planting it.
A dense, multi-stemmed shrub or small tree with thin peeling bark and small glossy aromatic leaves that are reddish when young. Small fragrant white flowers in spring are followed by ribbed orange-red berries that look like little pumpkins and are edible and high in vitamin C. It shears well and is often grown as a hedge, but has become invasive in Florida.
Sourced · see Record tab
2on the estate
2carrying a tag
2sponsored
FamilyMyrtaceae
Spanish namePitanga
Also known asBrazilian cherry, Pitanga, Pitanga, Arrayán
Native toEastern and southern Brazil and neighbouring Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia; widely introduced across the tropics and subtropics
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Main Orchard | B | 10 June 2016 | Healthy | James S., USA | |
| 251 | Main Orchard | B | 17 June 2016 | Planted | James S., USA |
0 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.