Acerola Cherry Tree Plant - Barbados Variety Malpighia emarginata - Live Pesticide Free

Barbados Acerola Cherry Tree Plant Overview

The Barbados Acerola Cherry Tree Plant (Malpighia emarginata) is a deciduous tree known for its sweet, vibrant cherries and dense, bushy growth habit. This live, pesticide-free plant arrives ready to enhance your garden or patio with its tropical appeal and delicious fruit production.

Key Features

• Produces flavorful, sweet cherries ideal for fresh eating or culinary use.
• Easy to grow and maintain, suitable for beginner gardeners.
• Can be cultivated in pots or planted directly in the ground.
• Thrives in warm climates, providing year-round greenery and fruit.
• Pesticide-free, promoting a healthier growing environment.
• Compact size with a height of 10-15 feet and spread of 10-12 feet.

Growing Information

This Acerola Cherry Tree prefers full sun to partial shade and requires regular watering, allowing the soil to dry out between waterings. It grows best in well-draining sandy or loamy soil and is hardy in USDA zones 9-11. The plant typically reaches 1-2 feet tall when shipped, eventually maturing into a dense, bushy tree that adds a tropical atmosphere to your garden.

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.