{"product_id":"barbados-cherry-3-gallon","title":"Barbados Cherry","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBarbados Cherry aka Acerola (\u003cem\u003emalpighia emarginata) Live Plant\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDays to maturity: 6 months\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlant spacing: 1 plant per 15 square feet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSunlight requirements: 6-14 hours\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLook out for: mealy bugs \u0026amp; scale\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eHarvest notes: harvest ripe fruit when red\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLifecycle: perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarbados cherry is a beautiful and productive shrubby tree that produces tons of cherry shaped red fruits twice a year (once in May and again in December). The tart red fruit is extra high in ascorbic acid also known as vitamin C. 100 grams of fruit contain about 167mg of vitamin C making it one of the higher concentrated fruits grown in the tropics. For this reason Barbados cherry is grown commercially to be added to baby food! If you're looking for a lower canopy tree for your food forest guild thats beautiful, easy to grow and prune, and makes you lots of healthy fruit this is a great option. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little River Cooperative","offers":[{"title":"4\" potted plant","offer_id":42665012756562,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1 gal potted plant","offer_id":42665012789330,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"3 gal potted plant","offer_id":42665012822098,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/4461\/products\/ScreenShot2022-02-24at8.31.02AM.png?v=1645733291","url":"https:\/\/littlerivernursery.co\/products\/barbados-cherry-3-gallon","provider":"Little River Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}