ACEROLA - FLORIDA SWEET

This bright red cherry-like fruit has varying tastes during different stages in maturity. When fully ripe the fruit is juicy and aromatic with its acid content giving it a sweet acid apple-like flavour. The tree can produce a number or crops each year, making for quite a long harvest season. Our selection we grow is called the acerola Florida Sweet Cherry and is a pleasant eating variety that is not too sour. The most notable feature of Acerola Cherry is its very high Vitamin C content, once grown commercially just for its Vitamin C. The acerola is well suited to pot culture where it can be kept to a smaller size, it could also be grown this way in cooler climates where it can be moved to a warmer position in the winter. A word of warning the foliage of the plant is covered in minute, irritating stinging hairs that can produce an allergic reaction, so when pruning your trees wear a long sleeved shirt and a pair of gloves.
Plant Information or Specifications
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Preferred Climate
Tropical, Subtropical
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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)
Suitability in Pots
Yes
Water Requirements
Moderate Watering
Is it a Dwarf Fruit Tree?
Can be pruned to 2m
Time to Fruit/Flower/Harvest
2-3 Years
Sun or Shade
Full (Sun:80%-100%)
Preferred Soil Type
Good Drainage
Soil pH
Neutral (6.6-7.3pH)
Fruiting/Harvest Months
January, February, March, April, September, October, November, December
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Question & Answer
Hi, is this okay in big pots? we don't have huge yard. Also how many years does it take to bear fruit? From:
Yes it is perfect for growing in a pot, they are cutting grown and will fruit straight away
Hello, i live in Brisbane and would like to order a cherry tree from your on line store. which tree would suit our warmer climate? From: West End QLD
The one that comes most highly recommended is Acerola Florida Sweet for Brisbane and other subtropical - tropical cimates. It is not exactly the same as the cherries you get from cold climates but is incredibly healthy and nicknamed the vitamin c fruit and I think it is very tasty. #AcerolaFlorida1053
Customer Comments on Acerola - Florida Sweet
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Acerola Cherry
Pick early ,before the birds and fruit fly then ripen inside the house, when green has turned to yellow. | Rolf - Bankstown, NSW 07-Dec-2005
Acerola Cherry
Is World Champion in Vitamin C amounts - refer to www.nal.usda.gov... ( see below ) | Rolf - Bankstown , Sydney, NSW 22-Dec-2005
Acerola Cherry
No fruit fly problems . | R O L F - Bankstown 2200, NSW 05-Jan-2006
Acerola Cherry
Does very well espaliered. Full sun or near to. Water well and mulch heavily. Fruiting much improved by a good dose of potassium late winter and frequent additions of seasol. | David White - Newcastle, NSW 30-Jan-2006
Acerola Cherry
Vitamin C content : http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search .Has twice as much Vitamin C when unripe | Rolf - Bankstown, NSW 19-Mar-2006
Acerola Cherry
It has lived and thrived through the hottest summer with regular watering. I would recommend this for Western Queensland gardeners. As with any fruit it's hard to beat the birds. | Anna Watts - Quilpie, QLD 22-Mar-2006
Acerola Cherry
Acerola combined with orange makes a great juice. And its jam tastes fantastic. | Flora Cauchi - Kellyville, NSW 18-Dec-2006
Acerola Cherry - Florida Sweet
We live 1km from ocean in a horrifically hot and windy climate - ours doing really well - not many flowers or fruit though (>2yrs old and 2m high) wind has broken a large branch - but it's still happy (gets irrigated) | Amanda Sunley - Geraldton, WA 10-May-2009
Acerola Cherry - Florida Sweet
Very easy to grow, looks after itself. Fruits most of the year, with just 2-3 months break over winter. Has enough fruit for our family of three, our dog and fruit bats. We pruned it very heavily last winter and now it started to flower again. | Dorota - Brisbane, QLD 16-Nov-2011
Acerola Cherry - Florida Sweet
3 years Plant looking very good in pot lots of flowers but, not fruit yet hopping soon. | Romyna - Mount-druitt, NSW 06-Feb-2014
Acerola Cherry - Florida Sweet
Survived one day around 47 deg and two weeks of temps over 38 deg. never looked back. Probably does make a nice drink and jam - if the fruit ever got to the kitchen, the amount picked seems to diminish rapidly on the walk down to the house. | Wendy - Bundamba, QLD 13-Mar-2014
Acerola Cherry - Florida Sweet
Lovely sweet fruit but leaves look a bit sparse. Have had lots of grasshoppers this year maybe it's them. | Janet Catesby - Toormina, NSW 09-Apr-2014
Acerola - Florida Sweet
I have three. Always good, repeat crops summer in Dry tropics Seldom water in winter. I use bore water, medium sodicity. Green ants live in trees - no pests or disease. Bought one Florida sweet 20 yrs ago. Other 2 are cuttings.Tolerant of alkalinity. | Clive Halliday - Majors Creek, QLD 16-Jan-2015
Acerola - Florida Sweet
I have had an Acerola - Florida Sweet for about four years now. Made some Jam the other day and it is very, very nice! | Sandra - Lismore, NSW 24-Jan-2015
Acerola - Florida Sweet
Tree 4 years old, masses cherries, crops 5 times year! Loves downpours & flowers immediately. delicious juicy fruit. 3kg each crop!!! | Mary Janke - Mansfield, QLD 23-Mar-2015
Acerola - Florida Sweet
Prune lightly 1week after planting to get vigorous growth,feed with any Nik and blood n bone at same time ,when planting put 10 lt of coconut coir in bottom of hole,mulch heavy and water well .i planted several in the middle of summer itt loves the heat | Daniel Topp - Mt Isa, QLD 13-Feb-2018
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Acerola - Florida Sweet (Seedling) 10/10![]() Update: 3003 days 14hrs Comments: - Bumper crop this year (2010) flowered in two big flushes thru summer and the fruit delicious. Tastes like a cross between apple and raspberry, is firm and juicy. Birds like it too. I like it best when it turns quite dark red. It's a very undemanding plant - although it needs pruning - the branches get quite heavy and britttle in the wind. Nov 2010: Eating first flush now - I just love this plant. The fruit is so refreshing to pluck when working in the garden, it's a hardy bush/tree, nothing eats it here and it never complains in the heat and wind. A wonderful grazing plant. Everyone who has tried it (so far) has liked it. Probably not very sculptural for some - looks a bit scraggly. Would be wonderful if someone could breed one with a larger fruit! Fruiting Months January, February, March, April Planted: 2007 Height 2 metres Growing: In the Ground Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: The usual mix! Pest Control: None needed as yet. Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 13 of 14 people found this review useful |
Acerola - Florida Sweet (Seedling) 8/10![]() Update: 10 days 20hrs Comments: - Produces a profusion of small pink flowers followed by tasty soft red fruit. Some leaf loss in late winter, early spring due to cold Sydney winter. Very shallow rooted, so will benefit from staking to avoid toppling over. Requires good watering in dry spells. Produced a large crop in 2010, but suddenly died, probably due to insuficient watering. Planted: 2007 Height 2 metres Qty: 1 First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Autumn and Spring Pruned By: 20% in Summer and Spring Pollination: No Pest Control: none Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 7 of 8 people found this review useful |
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