Barbados Cherry Tree Live Plant | Organic Acerola Cherry Packed with Vitamin C | Tropical Fruit Tree

Barbados Cherry Tree (Malpighia emarginata) Overview

Grow your own Barbados Cherry Tree, also known as Acerola Cherry, a tropical fruit plant prized for its small red cherries rich in Vitamin C and antioxidants. This live plant is organically grown and pesticide-free, making it a safe and natural addition to your garden or container collection.

Key Features

• Organically grown and pesticide-free for chemical-free fruit production
• Produces bright red cherries loaded with Vitamin C, often 30 times more than oranges
• Fast-growing shrub or small tree that can fruit within 1–2 years under good care
• Attracts pollinators, enhancing garden biodiversity
• Suitable for pots, raised beds, or tropical fruit gardens

Growing Information

The Barbados Cherry Tree thrives in warm climates, specifically USDA Zones 9–11. In cooler areas, it can be successfully grown in containers indoors or on patios. This tropical plant prefers sunny locations and well-drained soil. With proper care, it will quickly establish and begin producing nutrient-rich fruit, making it an excellent choice for health-conscious gardeners and tropical fruit enthusiasts alike.

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.