Barbados Cherry Bonsai Tree
May 8th 2008Bonsai Garden Store & Flowering Bonsai Trees & Orchid & Indoor Bonsai Trees & Medium & Large Bonsai Trees
Native to St. Croix, Trinidad and Curacao, the natural form of the Barbados Cherry is Pendulous with weeping twigs and branches. It has a weeping growth habit if the branches are allowed to elongate.
The flowers are rose-pink, often several together in a cyme. Its fruit is small and edible. The round edible fruits are borne singly or in 2s or 3s and are bright red with glossy skin. The fruit is very juicy and extremely high in ascorbic acid.