ARAZA
Botanical Name: Eugenia stipitataDescription
Other Names: Araca du para
The acidic fruit can be processed into juices, nectars, marmalades, ice-creams etc. with an exotic, refreshing taste. Arazá produces fruit throughout the year, and provides 2-4 harvest per year due the short period between fruit set and harvesting which is approx 3 months. The araza is a shrub or small tree 3-12 m, with densely branched habit. The flaking bark has brown to reddish colour. Fruits are pale green turning to bright yellow when ripe with a thin, velvety skin enclosing a juicy, aromatic, acid, thick pulp enclosing usually 12 seeds.
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Plant Information or Specifications
Preferred Climate
Tropical
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Max Height (when in the ground with good conditions)
2-5m
Plants required to Pollinate
1 (Self Pollinating)
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Can it Handle Frosts?
Sometimes
Amount of leaves in Winter?
All Leaves (Evergreen)
Quarantine Restrictions to these Areas
SA, WA
Water Requirements
Moderate Watering
Time to Fruit/Flower/Harvest
5+ Years
Sun or Shade
Full (Sun:80%-100%)
Preferred Soil Type
Perfect Drainage (Sand/Volcanic)
Soil pH
Neutral (6.6-7.3pH)
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