The riper the better. At first I didn't like them that much because they're a bit sour, but after a while I started to love them. I can only imagine how good the jam is.
I've never heard this fruit being called "Brazilian cherry". it is Surinam cherry - Pitanga (Eugenia uniflora). The one that often is called "Brazilian cherry" is Grumichama (Eugenia brasiliensis)
I'll second that. I always knew it at Surinam cherry and pitanga. I prefer the name pitanga as I get tired to saying over and over to people that it's not related to cherries at all. Same with longevity spinach (not spinach) natal plum (not a plum), etc.
Popular names are used for different plants, pitangas are called Brazilian cherry or Suriname cherry because of the color and flavor of the fruits similar to sweet and sour cherries.
@Aila Virtanen they occur over large areas such as guavas, and have been cultivated for so long that it is difficult to confirm exactly the place of origin, from the coast to the mountains, from north to south, in the savannas and woods of the
mine is 6 yrs old , last year it had about 6 fruit , i live near innisfail 7 minutes away from the reef . but it is covered in flowers now 18 oct 2021 , will they become fruit and do they like to be watered .
@@fpbsix we have similar climate I'm in Cairns. All the best to you, and your cherries. i think water this time of year would be very good. Very dry up here now, yes?
My Black Beauty flowered for the first time two months ago, but there are no signs of fruits growing. Is there something different I need to do next year to get fruit?
@Chapstick Thank you, I have it growing next to a typical surinam cherry of the same size that hasn't flowered yet. Maybe when they flower together they will set some fruit.
@@Lucyorganicgarden In my country we call it Pitanga, in reference to the native indian (tupi language) word for "red" (pi´tãg) Some countries will put their own spin on it, cos the original names are weird and/or hard to pronounce, and that's entirely fine. Just like the native name for the fruit "abacaxi" is called pineapple in english, "Pitaya" is called dragon fruit, and so on.
@@virusmyth4930 I am growing Surinam cherries .. only the second year they have been in the ground - might have a while to wait for the fruits - thought this was something completely different .. can’t wait for my fruit to appear .. any tips?
@@Lucyorganicgarden Yes, surinam cherries and brazilian cherries are common names for pitanga. They are native to my area and require very little attention (if at all) after established as far as prunning and pest control, although i cant say which pest pressure you have on your area. In my area pitangas, acerolas and jabuticabas are virtually pest free. The only trouble here are ants, and I get rid of them using lures with borax syrup made with the following proportions: 5 parts sugar, 3 parts boiling water water, 1 part borax (sodium tetraborate) - mix everything in a pot until all is dissolved. A tablespool of syrup can kill an entire ant nest, even though it's fairly unharmful for us humans and pets. Just make sure you spread the syrup over the ant trails so they can find it easily and chose a surface where it'll not be absorbed so it will remain there for a few days. I use bottle caps, or you can use broken tiles, small flat rocks etc. This will work for any type of ant that likes sugar. It doesnt work for leaf cutter ants, if you have them in your region, but those dont seem to bother pitanga so much after they are established. If you google for the string "pitanga pdf embrapa +site:br" it will point you to 2 or 3 small pdf files that you can then translate to english with google translate (it has an option for translating pdf documents) Bottom like is that as long as your climate is warm and soil is relatively fertile (doesnt have to be super fertile cause it's adapted to tropical soils which tend to be poor and acidic) and well drained with relatively uniform rain (say above 700mm/year) you should be fine. Just avoid saline and poorly drained soils. Eugenia species are not complicated if conditions above are met and are highly adaptable. I normally fertilize adult plants a meter from the trunk following the perimeter of the foliage and use 5kg of cow or chicken manure that's been cured for 2-3 months. I do this once a year, plus 200g of npk (10-10-10) and a half kilo of dolomite lime , cos my soil is acidic. I do this every year in november, just before rains start in december and that's pretty much it. They do like some leaf mold as well if you have them available as it emulates the forest soil decomposition. Some years I dont even fertilize it and it produces just about the same, although if you skip fertilizing for multiple years in a row production could decline (havent tested it though). For smaller plants you can use 1/4 the dose above and increase a bit year after year until the plant reaches 5 or 6 years. Good luck!
This is considered an environmental weed in subtropical Queensland, our local council has been encouraging its removal from our yards while local nurseries are selling it. I have never enjoyed this fruit so I always dig them out when a bird plants one for me.
We have a lot of them down south Florida we got a nice bush line growing on the side of our house had some yesterday nice and sweet 😋
Pitangas or Surinam cherry is another name for those too. Kath your videos are a breath of fresh air!
My father planted one in front of our house, now we have sweet fruits twice a year, I was happy to see that they are also appreciated in the US!
Really want one.Gorgeous plants just like Brazil.
The riper the better. At first I didn't like them that much because they're a bit sour, but after a while I started to love them. I can only imagine how good the jam is.
They are amazing, the darkest ones are sweetest
Awesome video!
I need to get one to try. Looks yum yum
Amazing
I would love to try this fruit.
I have these growing in my backyard here in south Florida. I can ship and sell you a box! Let me know :)
I haven’t ate Brazilian cherries in years, back in the day they were in everybody’s yard in Hawaii
I have these growing in my backyard here in south Florida. There’s so many cherries in the bush. I can ship and sell you a box! Let me know :)
I'm about to ferment & distill the fruit & make a cherry liquor with my harvest
I've never heard this fruit being called "Brazilian cherry". it is Surinam cherry - Pitanga (Eugenia uniflora). The one that often is called "Brazilian cherry" is Grumichama (Eugenia brasiliensis)
cerverg In Australia it is usually called Brazilian cherry.
I'll second that. I always knew it at Surinam cherry and pitanga. I prefer the name pitanga as I get tired to saying over and over to people that it's not related to cherries at all. Same with longevity spinach (not spinach) natal plum (not a plum), etc.
This is a different fruit entirely, the pitanga or Surinam cherry is another type of fruit.
Popular names are used for different plants, pitangas are called Brazilian cherry or Suriname cherry because of the color and flavor of the fruits similar to sweet and sour cherries.
@Aila Virtanen they occur over large areas such as guavas, and have been cultivated for so long that it is difficult to confirm exactly the place of origin, from the coast to the mountains, from north to south, in the savannas and woods of the
I have never seen these in a store, but i had one once and thought it tasted great. it was the lighter red ones.
Mine is fruiting right now :) It took 5 years to do it, but well worth the wait.
Best time to plant a fruit tree? 7 years ago.
Next best time? Today.
Mine two years, I guess I was lucky!
mine is 6 yrs old , last year it had about 6 fruit , i live near innisfail 7 minutes away from the reef . but it is covered in flowers now 18 oct 2021 , will they become fruit and do they like to be watered .
@@fpbsix we have similar climate I'm in Cairns. All the best to you, and your cherries. i think water this time of year would be very good. Very dry up here now, yes?
Wow the flesh looks like a small plumb
My Black Beauty flowered for the first time two months ago, but there are no signs of fruits growing. Is there something different I need to do next year to get fruit?
@Chapstick I bought it from Daley's in January 2019, it was 50 to-60cm tall.
you need to handpollinate
@Chapstick Thank you, I have it growing next to a typical surinam cherry of the same size that hasn't flowered yet. Maybe when they flower together they will set some fruit.
Ian Woolf, it is a slow grower, mine took 5 years to produce fruit. But once it sets fruit, it doesn't stop fruiting...
I have these growing in my backyard here in south Florida. I can ship and sell you a box! Let me know..
So alkaline or acid zones...hmmm
English speakers seem to have a knack at calling almost every small fruit as cherry.
So what is the correct word?
@@Lucyorganicgarden In my country we call it Pitanga, in reference to the native indian (tupi language) word for "red" (pi´tãg)
Some countries will put their own spin on it, cos the original names are weird and/or hard to pronounce, and that's entirely fine.
Just like the native name for the fruit "abacaxi" is called pineapple in english, "Pitaya" is called dragon fruit, and so on.
@@virusmyth4930 I am growing Surinam cherries .. only the second year they have been in the ground - might have a while to wait for the fruits - thought this was something completely different .. can’t wait for my fruit to appear .. any tips?
@@Lucyorganicgarden Yes, surinam cherries and brazilian cherries are common names for pitanga.
They are native to my area and require very little attention (if at all) after established as far as prunning and pest control, although i cant say which pest pressure you have on your area.
In my area pitangas, acerolas and jabuticabas are virtually pest free. The only trouble here are ants, and I get rid of them using lures with borax syrup
made with the following proportions: 5 parts sugar, 3 parts boiling water water, 1 part borax (sodium tetraborate) - mix everything in a pot until all is dissolved. A tablespool of syrup can kill an entire ant nest, even though it's fairly unharmful for us humans and pets. Just make sure you spread the syrup over the ant trails so they can find it easily and chose a surface where it'll not be absorbed so it will remain there for a few days. I use bottle caps, or you can use broken tiles, small flat rocks etc. This will work for any type of ant that likes sugar. It doesnt work for leaf cutter ants, if you have them in your region, but those dont seem to bother pitanga so much after they are established.
If you google for the string
"pitanga pdf embrapa +site:br"
it will point you to 2 or 3 small pdf files that you can then translate to english with google translate (it has an option for translating pdf documents)
Bottom like is that as long as your climate is warm and soil is relatively fertile (doesnt have to be super fertile cause it's adapted to tropical soils which tend to be poor and acidic) and well drained with relatively uniform rain (say above 700mm/year) you should be fine. Just avoid saline and poorly drained soils.
Eugenia species are not complicated if conditions above are met and are highly adaptable. I normally fertilize adult plants a meter from the trunk following the perimeter of the foliage and use 5kg of cow or chicken manure that's been cured for 2-3 months. I do this once a year, plus 200g of npk (10-10-10) and a half kilo of dolomite lime , cos my soil is acidic. I do this every year in november, just before rains start in december and that's pretty much it. They do like some leaf mold as well if you have them available as it emulates the forest soil decomposition. Some years I dont even fertilize it and it produces just about the same, although if you skip fertilizing for multiple years in a row production could decline (havent tested it though). For smaller plants you can use 1/4 the dose above and increase a bit year after year until the plant reaches 5 or 6 years.
Good luck!
This is considered an environmental weed in subtropical Queensland, our local council has been encouraging its removal from our yards while local nurseries are selling it. I have never enjoyed this fruit so I always dig them out when a bird plants one for me.
That's not Brazilian cherry! that is "Pitanga" ! 😂🤣😂😂🤣
It's the same thing pitanga means red in Tupi, which is an indigenous Brazilian language