Everything You Need To Know About Barbados Cherry
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- This video covers everything you need to know about the Barbados Cherry, also known as acerola. Please feel free to leave additional questions in the comments if you feel anything was left out.
Special thanks to Brandon and Alyssa from Greenie's Garden ( / greeniesgarden ) for assistance in making this video.
www.GreenLifeByShamusOleary.com
I bought a one gallon Barbados cherry about a foot tall stick in early spring.I up potted to a 5 gallon and she is now over 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide and fruiting !!!
Really?!
Where r u located
Here in NW Australia we have a opposite way of planting. Our temperatures get extremely hot so we plant below ground level, exposed roots will stress with heat and wind, plus in the unlucky event of a cyclone a lower centre of gravity for a young tree will help it withstand extreme winds, I still have a berm but have it slightly down hill from the berm.
Also this tree has a VERY Strong wood. We chopped ours to grow a new one and i made some handworks with the wood and man i was surprise with the quality of the wood.
Sry for my english and live from Brasil (acerola grows easily here)
Your English is beautiful
You two make an excellent teaching team, one instructs, the other asks the questions we'd want to know too. I'm repotting my Barbados at this moment, came to get pointers on soil. The rootball info, planting above grade so roots are a bit exposed to breath really helped. A great tree for TUCSON zone 9 but must watch at frost time.
Shamus always pleasing to watch and learn from, the dry humor is very welcome. :-)
I have two of these trees on either side of the entry arch to my front porch area. Watering “wide” is very important for root growth in Mesa, Arizona. That’s true for most all plants and trees here. Drip watering is ok if you use the right sprayer heads around the periphery of the trunk or stem.
Just planted the one I bought from you yesterday . excited ! . I will protect it well in the winter
Great video! I have my Barbados cherry that I bought from you in a pot and it has grown a ton since April when I bought it. :) Thanks again for the awesome tree! Oh and my mangoes I got from you are growing like gang busters in their pots.
Hi Shamus, my barbados cherry trees are dark green and super healthy. I am in palm desert so our weather is similar. I cannot leave the fruit on as long as you recommend because the birds get to them. The fruit does continue to ripen after you pick them. I fertilize the soil around the tree with diluted urine. 90 percent water, 10 percent urine. Only recommend doing that if you're not taking meds. Also the dilution prevents a smelly yard.
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My other Barbados went dormant in Winter, we had some freeze and frost 2 weeks. It did not come out of dormancy until mid May when our temps reached 108F-110F (42-42C). I thought it was dead for 4.5 months but kept watering it a little anyway. I'm glad I did cuz one day in May he started putting out green leaves again. Took 4.5 mos to come out of dormancy!
Seamus, thanks for answering the blossom but no fruit question! Very useful.
These videos are super cool!
Great video guys I really appreciate it keep up the good work very educational nuff respect 🇯🇲 🇺🇸
Very helpful info,would have been nice to see the amendments you added, before covering the hole...
Thanks for sharing.😏
he said worm castings, compost and mulch.
Hi. You are a full encyclopedia of information. Thank you for sharing everything u know
Good job sir. Thanks tu sharing video very educative. 👍👍
Looks like I'll be needing one soon! 🐱
better profile pic please
Great information, thanks
the fruit tree and nursery people in phoenix are awesome, here in san diego, everything seems to be exclusive, and very expensive
Have you been to Exotica nursery in Vista? I got some amazing trees there!
California tropical fruit trees in Vista is also cool. Expensive though, but I had a good experiencing buying from them and will likely go there again
oh yes vista has some good nurseries with some very high quality trees, just very pricey
Aron I’m the chairman of the CRFG inland empire chapter, if you can make it to our meetings I can set you up with a bunch of cool tropicals for a very reasonable price. Our meetings are at 7pm first Thursday of the month at the Jurupa Mountains Discovery center. Anyone is welcome!
Another great video! Please make more :)
Amazing video. Most on fruit trees only are about the fruit and you never even see the tree
my tree just lost all its leaves 3/9/22 i am in central florida, is this normal? i planted it late last summer, thank you.
my barbados branches are outward and drooping, like it should, but I want it upward like this one.
Wrong info on the tree producing flowers but no fruit that it's mother nature lol.
I have these trees and I learned that they need water almost everyday especially in very hot weather areas.
Always high quality information from you guys thanks
Planting today. Nervous about that exposed root area.
You said they like full sun. Mine are overgrown in hot central TX zone7 and neglected. (Previous owners planted them) but they are in beds in front of house. A tree shades them til noon. They get around 2-5 hours of filtered sun and 2-4 hours full sun. Should I move them? They flower every year but no fruit yet. One of them is nearly 9 ft. and I want to prune and fertilize but I'm so lost.
Put a fat layer of mulch at the base of the trees once a year.
I just transplanted my 3 gal plant into the ground it has some serious roots. I feel it will get rather big
mine are in pots in North Central FL but the leaves are yellowing and falling off. They are so delicious but quite small and lots of pits. Ants are in love with them, its a race. I got mine last late summer and they are growing quickly. The yellowing has got me worried but you do address this and hope its the natural flow of the species.
@@henrybialik8333 thanx for your feedback ... the plants are doing great lots of flowers but no berries ... I had 2 delish berries this season. I also have elderberry plants that are invasive ... they have tons of flowers and no berries either. I have never been a bad gardener until I moved to FL 22 years ago. The insects are maddening and ravenous. I do use neem oil and other organic stuff all the while.
Great video! Thank you :)
I am back again and wondering about fertilizer as mine are in pots. The rooted into the ground, I had to cut and repot. Not a lot of flowers and even less fruit. There must be some nutrition missing I would think. North Central Florida.
so what happens if it freezes? does it die? I live in Douglas AZ and we saw 16 deg this winter
that was hilarious. Only Arizona sun.
I want a Barbados Cherry tree so bad -- I just know it would thrive at my place. I was so excited when I found a nursary was selling some onsale, then I discovered they're Illegal to purchase or ship to California!!!! D: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I hate these silly rules
Buy the seeds....just be patient...check craigslist....and just keep checking. All these regs are designed to drive up prices, create additional taxes to support more bureaucracies, and more over site. I'm totally done with this BS.
That’s ridiculous why would a fruit tree be illegal???
@@amazonazapata9424 Barbados cherry is considered a superfood because of its high content and potency of vitamin c and other vitamins and this will greatly impact big farm who wants to keep selling people artificial pharmaceuticals that only alleviate some symptoms but not the cause of illnesses it's all about money natural whole foods is always going to be the best thing that works for our bodies not pharmaceuticals so yes they will fight you when we're planting super foods
I am from Barbados and I live in Florida. I just bought a Cherry Tree in a gallon pot. Can I transfer into a bigger pot and let grow? They have a few cherries on it already bought. Any special care? I wet it with Miracle Grow. When I transfer it I will pot it with Miracle Grow soil. I am excited to have this plant and hopefully it will bear fruit.
My Barbados cherry flowers keep falling down before it develops into fruits, what should I do?
Yell at it, works for me. Say produce or else then show it the hand knife across the throat indicating you might murder it.
They can be picked when green turning pink and they’ll ripe inside.
When do we start seeing leaves, what month in North carolina
Hello from Florida, my tree have 2 trunks, is that means that I have 2 trees or that’s normal?
Thanks Shamus
Good info would have liked to have seen the final look after the wells and the castings and the rings and everything is completely finished
Very nice video! Thank you for the explanations! Are these bushes or trees grafted, do they have a specific variety or are they seedlings?
I have thrips problems with my Barbados do my cherries looks weird , how can I prevent that?
The cherry blossoms, but the flowers do not bear fruit and fall. What is the problem?
All my cherries have worm holes...how do i irradicate this?
Shamus, is there a preferred time of year to plant these guys in Phoenix area. Thinking of planning some citrus next month and a couple of these.
Is there any of variant of this kind of Barbados Cherry which is not sour?
Is there any other name of this cherry?
Is this called Jamaican cherry?
should all trees be planted that way so they can breath?
So where can u buy these trees or seeds? I’ve never seen Barbados cherries in our grocery stores in north Florida.
How can I buy one from you???
would this grow in the New Orleans area?
I want to know the same Zone 8
How frequently do you deeply water these? Thanks !
Any update, I need to know the same.
Third once again! 😁
I have two 20 foot trees. They produce alot with a very tangy flavor. Not sweet
Easy to grow yet I failed twice with Barbados and I grow many things successfully....seems as soon as it cools off they go to hell and I'm not talking about close to frost. (9a)
Life span of acerola cherry? Im thinking to make bonsai.
need list of trees can grow in Las Vegas try avocado but no Lock where can I get Arizona avocado look for it her in Vegas but can't find it
las vegas gardening community on FB. Coming oct 8th
What about Florida Sun?! Lol
my acerola cherry plant is dying i am very disappoint to see....plz help what to do....from india
Saurav, what time of year is it when you wrote this? Because my Barbados went into dormancy in Winter (December) and turned to sticks and I thought it was dead, I even scratched the bark and there was no green down under, but I continued to water it a little anyway. When Spring came in February/March NOTHING, still sticks. It looked dead since December: 4 months STICKS. SUDDENLY one day in middle of MAY (4.5 months later) I saw little leaves returning on it.
Now it is June and leaves are all growing back. We got freeze and frost for 2 weeks here in Winter and I thought that is what killed it but it didn't kill it. It just went into dormancy for a really long time but he pulled through it. It looked dead for 4.5 months. ADVICE: I would keep watering it a little and keep it a warm and sunny place in your garden. Give him 4 months like I did and see if he puts out leaves again.
@@moniquemonicat now I'm dying......
Shamus, I just moved onto 1.3 acres in New River. I suspect I am going to see some colder temps. I would love to put in a couple of these. How many years do think they need cold protection. Also, are they self pollinating?
D Rice depends on the winter. self.
What soil do they like tho?
Are they related to Surinam cherry aka pitanga?
Is it possible to ship Barbados cherry as a bare root ? I would like to order one
How about fertilizer
Does it have deep roots?
Mostly shallow/surface
Hi Shamus,
My name is Tina and I live in Califonia. I just planted my 4 ft tree about 1 wk ago. I gave it a table spoon of organic soil acidifier on top when I first planted it. When I first got my tree it had 2 barbados cherries on it. Now all I see is a few flowers and 1 or 2 wks later the flowers will fall off. My tree is in full sun on a raise bed with all organic soil. I water it about every 3/4 days. The tree looks healthy but the flowers won't stay on. Am I doing something wrong? Should I use tomatoes bloosom set spray on it? Is it even safe to use that stuff? HELP!
By the way, I do not have a green thumb. Most of my plants in my yard looks pretty sad. Please help my thumb turn green.
I'm Not An Expert ,But From What I Have Read,Plant Must Be in DIRECT SUN ,& If Ur Adding Any Nutrients To It's Soil,Probably Need To Water It More than Every 3-4 Days.MAYBE These Guys Will Verify or Correct Me,If My Advise is Wrong. I Live in Hot Climate in South ,But Buy a Smoothie Vit.C Boost Made By Bolthouse Farms in Calif.That Has ACEROLA CONTENT OF 13 Cherries + Couple Oher Fruits.15-16 Oz.Bottle is Only $1.94 @ Wal Mart.Also Avail.@ PUBLIX GROCERY ,For Little More ,But Are Often Put on BOGO. I Mix Between Third - Half Bottle W/ Low Sugar Orange/ Pineapple Juice & Sometimes Add Diet Cranberry Juice.Am Fighting Cancer & Add This to My Revised Diet ,Along W/ Less Fast Food & More Veg's.,& ALL Berries,Esp.Blue.& Black Berries ,& By Adding Acerola Cherries & More Veg's.to My Diet ,Am Progressing Very Well ,Along W/ Radiation Treatments.Liquid Doses of Vit.C Seems to Not Load the Body Up Too Much of Vit. C ,As Much as Tablets.GOOD LUCK .ACEROLA & BARBADOS CHERRIES ARE SAID TO HAVE THE MOST VIT.C OF ANY FRUIT IN THE WORLD,ALONG WITH PROBABLY SOURPOS, or Graviola,AS A CLOSE 2 nd ANY FRUIT
It's root, not rut. Those are (objectively) 2 different words with 2 different pronunciations👍
This red-heads website is straight up tropical-porn. If theres ever a tree thats made me go "WHOA!" its on his site. A little sad he doesnt ship to Texas, but shipping in regards to trees is murderous.
Seriously its worth just going to look.. and if your the US desert go have a look, i would.
You can always send me some acerola seed for such a nice plug, O'leary. lol
seriously though, nice fruits man.
Fenty skin brought me here
#barbados #rhiana 😍
greenies garden guy sure laughs a lot...