Barbados Cherry Tree 3-Pack Live Starter Plants - Edible Fruit, Tropical Malpighia emarginata

Barbados Cherry Tree 3-Pack Live Starter Plants

Grow your own tropical Barbados Cherry Trees (Malpighia emarginata) with this 3-pack of live starter plants. These fast-growing trees are ideal for gardeners looking to add edible fruit and ornamental beauty to their outdoor space. Known for their vibrant pink flowers and lush green foliage, these plants provide year-round interest and fruit production from May through November.

Key Features

• Fast-growing, reaching up to 12 feet tall, suitable for small gardens
• Produces bright pink, five-petaled flowers from April to October
• Edible cherries ripen from May to November, with occasional winter harvests
• Evergreen leaves maintain greenery throughout the year
• Thrives in tropical climates, especially in USDA zones 9-11
• Can be pruned to maintain shrub form or allowed to grow as a small tree
• Ships bare root for easy planting and establishment

Growing Information

Barbados Cherry Trees prefer full sun to partial shade and require moderate watering, allowing the soil to dry between waterings. They grow best in well-drained sandy or loamy soils. Their bushy growth habit features upright or drooping branches, making them versatile for various garden styles.

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.