Florida , with the exception of northerly Florida , has long , red-hot summers and rarely witness snow ; therefore , it may not be worthy for growing most cherry cultivars . Insufficient wintertime chilling can make cherry trees to modernise pitiful bud - burst , flowering , floral abnormality and miserable fruit set . as luck would have it , a few cherry tree cultivars that are tropic in nature can fly high in most Florida gardens .

Barbados Cherry

Barbados cerise ( Malpighia glabra L ) , also hump as West Indian cherry tree , is a popular garden cherry red that originate from the West Indies 40 year ago . It motley in shape from a low and scatter habit to a more upright and open habit . A robust and shaggy bush that develop up to 20 foot in high spirits , Barbados cherry has elliptical , hairy , glossy evergreen leaves measure out from 1 to 3 inch ; the leaves vary in shape from ovate to obovate . The small , attractive , pink or mauve flowers usually appear in April and continue to flower throughout the summer . The succulent , hopeful - red fruits measure out 1 inch in diameter are thin - skinned and have acidulent pulps that carry three triangular seeds . The three - lobed fruit are contain in leaf axil , singly or in two to three clump . Barbados cherry is tropic or subtropical in nature and is suitable only to south Florida and the warmest areas of key Florida . untested seedling die if the temperature falls below 30 degree F. It accommodate well to utmost heat , tolerating long ironical enchantment with minimum rain . The works prefer well - drained grease with pH level of at least 5.5 . Check the soil for nematode infestation before plant because of its susceptibility for this pest .

Surinam Cherry

Surinam cherry ( Eugenia uniflora ) is a small-scale , tropical tree diagram indigenous to the Amazon rainforest . It often develop as hedges or dwarf tree , much like outdoor tropic bonsai trees . It can mature up to 25 foot improbable . Ovate - lanceolate , thick green leaves move around carmine in the dusty , ironical wintertime . leaf measuring 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches contain of the essence oil include citronella , cineole , terpenine and sesquiterpenes . Long - stalk whitened bloom have a tuft of 50 to 60 prominent white stamen with pale - yellow-bellied anthers . Fruits measuring 1 ½ inches are orotund , reddened to grim red , longitudinal grooved berries ; they are very toothsome and eminent in vitamin C. Some varieties produce dark - crimson fruits , which are sweeter . yield contain one to two large , light brown , pear-shaped seeds . Keeping the soil open around the hedgerow will allow the source to spread . Surinam cerise prefers moist filth ; however , it can tolerate poor , but well - drained soil . Preferring full Dominicus to partial shade , serious legal injury to immature plant life will hap at 22 stage F , or 20 degree F for mature plants .

Wild Black Cherry

baseless bleak cherry ( Prunus serotina ) grows in eastern to key and northwest Florida . It can reach 80 foot high-pitched and has leg that wrick from green into reddish brown . fledged Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree wear vulgar bark that turn into brown as it matures . Simple , alternate , dark unripe leaves are 2 to 5 inch long , oblong to lance - mould and finely serrate . belittled ashen flush in hanging , narrow clusters quantify 4 to 6 inches long and flower in late spring . dark-skinned purple , round drupe fruit , almost black when right , measuring 1/3 in in diameter have bittersweet taste and mature in tardy summertime . Black cherry and its varieties uprise under a wide range of climate condition , some even surviving to as low as 12 arcdegree F. They are drought - tolerant , prefer full sun to partial shade , and grow best in moist , loose soil that contains a punishing dose of mulch .

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