Tags: Heirloom Open Pollinated

Growing Practices: No Pesticides No Herbicides No Fungicides No Synthetic Fertilizers

Latin Name: EUGENIA UNIFLORA

Days to Maturity: VARIED

Description:

LIMITED TIME OFFER

SEEDS FOR THE SURINAM CHERRY, BOTANICAL NAME - EUGENIA UNIFLORA

AKA PITANGA, BARREL CHERRY, LANTERN CHERRY

PLEASE REVIEW ALL PHOTOS, MATERIAL AND RESEARCH THIS ITEM FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

PLEASE NOTE - WE RECYCLE PACKING MATERIALS

ALL INFORMATION IS FROM MY GROWING EXPERIENCE IN PLANTING ZONE 9B. PLEASE RESEARCH TO SEE HOW THIS PLANT WILL GROW IN YOUR AREA.

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL EVERGREEN PLANT THAT WHEN MATURE WILL PRODUCE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF SWEET, POP IN YOUR MOUTH FRUIT. THE AVERAGE TIME TO FRUIT FROM SEED IS APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 YEARS, BUT I HAVE READ THAT THE TIME MAY BE SHORTENED BY DELIGENT FEEDING AND WATERING.

THIS VERSION OF SURINAM CHERRY PRODUCES FRUIT THAT WHEN VERY RIPE ARE SUPER SWEET, JUICY AND A DARK BURGUNDY, ALMOST BLACK IN COLOR. FRUIT HAS A LARGE PIT/SEED.

TASTE DEPENDS UPON HOW RIPE THE CHERRY IS. THE DARKER THE COLOR, THE SWEETER THE TASTE.

BEAUTIFUL GLOSSY GREEN LEAVES.

THE TREE CAN GET OVER 10' IN HEIGHT WHEN MATURE AND AS LARGE AROUND.

GREAT FOR THE WILDLIFE. THE POLLINATORS LOVE THE SWEET WHITE BLOSSOMS. BIRDS, SQUIRRELS AND OTHER CREATURES LIKE THE FRUIT. LARGER TREES PROVIDE SHELTER, NESTING AREAS AND HIDING PLACES.

THIS IS A GREAT PLANT FOR THE WILDLIFE AND FOR US.

THE FRUIT IS VERY NUTRIOUS AND HIGH IN VITAMINS. IN MANY CULTURES THE LEAVES ARE ALSO USED IN TEAS.

THERE IS HISTORICAL DATA ON THE MANY MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF THE FRUIT AND LEAVES, BUT DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH ON THIS SUBJECT AND MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.

GREAT RESELL PLANT

Story of this Seed:

MY FAMILY HAS ALWAYS GROWN THIS GREAT PLANT. WHEN I WAS A CHILD, WE HAD TWO TREES ON THE SIDE YARD THAT HAD GROWN TOGETHER. MY PARENTS CARVED OUT THE CENTER LARGE ENOUGH FOR A SMALL TABLE AND CHAIRS. THIS WAS MY FAVORITE PLACE TO PLAY.
OVER THE YEARS, THE SEEDS AND PLANTS WERE HANDED DOWN THROUGH VARIOUS FAMILY MEMBERS.

Growing Tips:

GERMINATION SUGGESTIONS. SOAK THE SEEDS IN ROOM TEMPERATURE WATER FOR SEVERAL HOURS UP TO OVERNIGHT PRIOR TO PLANTING. PLACE ONE SEED PER CELL OR POT, COVER WITH ADDITIONAL SOIL, WATER WELL AND PLACE IN A WARM LOCATION. DO NOT LET THE POTS DRY COMPLETELY OUT. I HAVE HAD SEEDS GERMINATE IN AS LITTLE AS TWO WEEKS UP TO FOUR WEEKS OR MORE. TRANSPLANT WHEN SEEDLINGS ARE SEVERAL INCHES TALL AND HAVE SEVERAL SETS OF LEAVES.

PLANT IN FULL SUN, IN WELL DRAINING SOIL. WATER AND FEED OFTEN WHEN YOUNG.