Pitanga fruits
Update: 1 June 2023
Almost no one here knows Pitanga fruits (Suriname cherries, Eugenia uniflora). But they are tasty, they grow easily in our area and tolerate dry periods. It's a large shrub or small tree, growing slowly up to 8m high, native to tropical Southeast America.The fruits are juicy, aromatic and a bit sweet... Read more about pitanga fruits
Do you know Pitanga fruits? Almost no one here knows them. But they are tasty, they grow easily in our area and tolerate dry periods!
1 June 2023
This year the fruits ripen two and a half months earlier than last year. Although the bush looks happy, it has only 15 fruits. Today Murielle and I ate 6 of them, we like the taste.
16 Sept 2022
Yesterday I ate the first Pitanga fruit from our garden. The bush was a bit damaged by the fire in October 2019, but now it looks fine again. It seems to grow easily. The taste is not special like avocados or bananas, but I like it: juicy and a bit sweet.
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