Surinam Cherry (Eugenia uniflora)

Surinam Cherry (Eugenia uniflora)Surinam Cherry is a perennial evergreen fruit tree that produces an abundance of bright red tropical cherry fruit. The unique fruit is equally delicious, nutritious, and ornamental and has a rich, sweet, unique flavor. Ripe Surinam cherries are soft to the touch with a thin skin, they are tart and acidic. The fruit is best when totally ripe, dark in color, and soft to the touch. Under ripe fruit is often bitter and astringent. Surinam Cherry plants

whether you’re using them for wedding favors

Wildlife: Highly deer‑ and rabbit‑resistant due to its soft

This is typically needed every 2-3 years

The medium-sized

Divide clumps every 2–3 years in early spring to maintain plant vigor

Its nectar-rich blossoms reliably draw butterflies

Growth Habit: Indeterminate vining habit that continues to grow and set fruit until the first frost

keeping moisture levels even helps prevent fruit splitting

star-shaped blossoms in early summer

Choose a slightly larger pot with proper drainage

and dependable production—making it a showpiece in both home orchards and edible landscapes

richly flavored pluots (plum x apricot) throughout the summer—all from a single tree