Surinam cherry tree is one of the best cherries I have ever had . When I first saw it , I was a routine doubtful . The variety we have growing is a dark crimson case , and is belittled and ribbed . It was unlike the normal , ruby and very smooth cherry tree I normally saw . But when I eat on it , I was surprised . It was delicious . It is the most flavorful cherry I have ever had . There are a few planted in theGreat South Florida Food Forest Project , and my Dad commence one to develop in North Florida in a semi - sheltered area .
Surinam cherry is a very pretty plant . It can get up to 25 feet . It has light green foliage and modest fruit vagabond from shiny red ink to dark purpleness . There are two decided types : a uncouth one create bright - red cherries , and a more rare character which produces gloomy - deep red to almost black yield . The black type is usually sweeter and has a less resinous sapidity , though some of the Marxist are very good and also do n’t have the rosin flavor less - good diverseness are sleep together for .
This is the red eccentric that is currently fruit for us :
How to Prepare and Eat
Though Surinam cherry are great eaten right off the plant , there are a few unlike things you could do with them . Morton reports that you may employ them to put on top of cake or else of strawberries . They are also a good addition to ice cream and custard . Brazilian ferment the juice into vinegar or wine . *
For cherries with some varnish flavor , Green Deane writes : “ If you slice up advanced ones undetermined , take out the seed , and the yield sit down in a refrigerator for a couple of hours they lost much of the tarry tang . ”
Propagation
Surinam cherry red can be mature by seed or by cut . To start by cum , eat a cherry and plant the seeds into a sight and water them daily until they germinate . Seeds take three to four week to germinate . They can be transpose into the dirt when they are about a infantry improbable . They thrive in full sun . Water them once a calendar week when there is no rainwater .
Though we have not try it , The San Fransisco Gatehasinformation on growing Surinam Cherry from cut .
Where Surinam Cherry Grows
Surinam Cherries grow in tropical to subtropical regions . big tree can not endure temperature under 22º F. Surinam cherry loves full sun , and can abide a long juiceless season . They grow in almost any form of grunge .
Additional Uses
The barque of Surinam cherry can be used for treating leather . The flowers are a rich source of pollen for honeybees .
you may learn more about Surinam cherry inthis post from last year .
SPUDOMETER RATING:
Name : Surinam Cherry , Pitanga , Brazilian Cherry , Cayenne Cherry , Florida CherryLatin Name : Eugenia unifloraType : expectant shrub / little treeNitrogen Fixer : NoMedicinal : Used to minify blood pressure and forestall pyrosis , bronchitis , colic and stomachaches . frigid - stalwart : Adult Tree can not endure temperature below 22 ° F.Exposure : Full sunPart Used : Fruit , barkPropagation : Seeds , cuttingsTaste : Melting , very juicy , acid to sweet tasteStorability : A month in the fridgeEase of growing : EasyNutrition : serious source of vitamin A and vitamin CRecognizability : LowAvailability : Low
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