Showing posts with label Muntingia calabura. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Muntingia calabura. Show all posts

Muntingia calabura is called strawberry tree because flowers resemble strawberry flowers, fruits look like blueberry, taste like cotton candy

Muntingia calabura is a fast growing tropical/subtropical tree.

Available for purchase from Pine Island Nursery in Homestead, FL: http://buff.ly/2hmjf5g and Logee's nursery: http://buff.ly/2gAgL4r

Panama Berry - Tastes Like Cotton Candy (Muntingia) - from Self Sufficient Me YouTube channel:



Small trees are available for purchase online from Logees for $15 as of 2019:
https://www.logees.com/strawberry-tree-muntingia-calabura.html

References:

Muntingia - Wikipedia http://buff.ly/2hm92pp
Jamaica Cherry - Purdue http://buff.ly/2hmh01X

Related reading:

Aratiles tree: Cultivating the cotton candy flavored fruit. - TastyLandscape http://buff.ly/2gAi9Ut
Muntingia calabura, Strawberry tree, Jam tree, Jamaican / Singapore / Panama cherry, Cotton Candy Berry, Calabura, Manzanil http://buff.ly/2hmg79m
Muntingia calabura - Meet the Plants - National Tropical Botanical Garden Plant Database http://buff.ly/2hmdc0j