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A single fruit could
supply the daily adult
requirement of
Vitamin C
supply the daily adult
requirement of
Vitamin C
Name:
Barbados Cherry, Acerola, West Indian Cherry
Malpighia glabra L.
Zones: 9B through 11
Growth Habit: Large, densely branch shrub or can be pruned to form a small tree if started young.
Common Height: 10 to 12'
Light Conditions: Part shade/part sun to Full Sun
Soil Type:
slightly alkaline; clay; sand;acidic;
loam
Salt Spray Tolerant: No
Drought Tolerance: High
Use: & Comments: This open, upright, evergreen shrub grows at a slow pace to 12 feet tall and wide, making it well-suited as a foundation planting for larger buildings or used in the rear of the shrubbery border. Trained to numerous multitrunks, it can be used as a small accent tree just as Japanese ligustrum is used. The multitrunks rise sinuously up through the crown creating a sculptured specimen well-suited for placing near a patio, deck or entry way to attract attention. It looks great lighted at night from below the tree. (UF/IFAS)
Zones: 9B through 11
Growth Habit: Large, densely branch shrub or can be pruned to form a small tree if started young.
Common Height: 10 to 12'
Light Conditions: Part shade/part sun to Full Sun
Soil Type:
Salt Spray Tolerant: No
Drought Tolerance: High
Use: & Comments: This open, upright, evergreen shrub grows at a slow pace to 12 feet tall and wide, making it well-suited as a foundation planting for larger buildings or used in the rear of the shrubbery border. Trained to numerous multitrunks, it can be used as a small accent tree just as Japanese ligustrum is used. The multitrunks rise sinuously up through the crown creating a sculptured specimen well-suited for placing near a patio, deck or entry way to attract attention. It looks great lighted at night from below the tree. (UF/IFAS)
