Barbados cherry

Barbados cherry 

Soil and climate

• The tree does well on limestone,

marl and clay, as long as they are

well drained

• The pH should be at least 5.5.

• Mature trees can survive brief

exposure to 28 F (-2.22 °C)

• It can tolerate long periods of

drought, though it may not fruit

until the coming of rain

Seed

• Select well-developed seeds from

desirable clones

Propagation

•  Air layering, cutting, seed and

grafting

Pruning

•  It is bushy shrub or small tree (to 15

feet)

•  Multiple or single trunks which can

be trained

•  Occasionally, bushes appear to be

composed of canes

•  Branches are brittle, and easily

broken

Pest management

•  Caribbean fruit fly, fruit worm

Disease management

•  Root-knot nematode , burrowing

nematode, leaf spotting

Harvesting                    

•  Manual picking of fruit

•  13.5–28 kg/tree or 10–15 tonnes/ha

Food value

•  source of calcium, phosphorus and

vitamin A