FRUIT TREE - Barbados Cherry - Sold Per Plant - FREE ISLANDWIDE DELIVERY AVAILABLE

Product description
This small shrub has arching dark brown stems with green leaves and pink flowers followed by red berries throughout the year. Excellent bonsai or house plant specimen. The creeping stems and sometimes exposed roots can create really interesting shapes. The Dwarf Barbados Cherry is a small tree or shrub that grows up to 15 feet in height in the dry deciduous forest and can be found growing wild and under cultivation on the sandy soils throughout Northeast Brazil. It is native to the West Indies and is also found in northern South America, Central America and Jamaica. Acerola is the fruit of the tree. It is bright red and 1 to 2 cm in diameter with several small seeds and has an appearance similar to the European Cherry. Acerola is also known as "Antilles Cherry" or "Barbados Cherry." The mature fruits are juicy and soft with a pleasant mixture of tart & sweet flavor and they contains about 80% juice and a large amount of vitamin C as well as iron, calcium and phosphorous.

Fast growing bushy tree that can be planted by itself or shaped as hedge
Very early bearing

NOTE: Our Barbados Cherry plants will start producing fruit in one (1) to two (2) years. Some are actually bearing already. Reaches optimum production in year 4.

DELIVERY OPTION: Our plants will be delivered islandwide via GoCool or Knutsford Express.

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Disclaimer
We do take every possible care to grow healthy plants and send these out in the variety as labeled.
We are very careful with packing and handling our plants, however it is the responsibility of the purchaser to promptly unpack, plant and care for the plants appropriately once they arrive.

Please read cultivation notes for each variety carefully, as Nature Touch Farms will not be held accountable for the care of plants once they leave our premises.

Dispatch
We will dispatch your plant order as soon as possible.
Please note the plants are individually wrapped, prepped and packaged to ensure safety in transit and this takes time.
During busy periods, plant orders can take up to 5 to 7 days to process, so please notify us of any dates we need to take into account when sending your plants.

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