Acerola Cherry Tree Plant 12" Live Pesticide-Free Barbados Malpighia emarginata

Barbados Acerola Cherry Tree Plant Overview

Discover the vibrant Barbados Acerola Cherry Tree, a live, pesticide-free plant perfect for gardeners seeking a compact and attractive addition to their collection. This 12-inch cut-back plant was originally nearly 2 feet tall, making it easy to ship and plant. Known scientifically as Malpighia emarginata, this tropical shrub produces bright red cherries with a tart flavor, adding both beauty and fruitfulness to your garden or home.

Key Features

• Compact growth habit suitable for small spaces
• Produces bright red, tart-flavored cherries
• Thrives in full sun environments
• Low maintenance and easy to care for
• Ideal for container gardening
• Attracts pollinators such as bees and butterflies
• Can be grown indoors or outdoors

Growing Information

The Barbados Cherry Tree prefers full sun and well-drained sandy or loamy soil. Water moderately, allowing the soil to dry between waterings to prevent overwatering. It is hardy in USDA zones 9 through 11 and exhibits a bushy, compact growth habit. This makes it suitable for both indoor and outdoor cultivation, especially in containers or small garden spaces.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.