Peanut Butter Fruit (Bunchosia argentea)
Peanut Butter fruit tastes just like the name implies: like rich, creamy, delicious peanut butter but with the added bonus of a true tropical fruity flavor with a surprisingly light consistency! When ripe, the fruit transforms from a vibrant light color to a cool deep red, like your favorite shade of lipstick. The fruit is teardrop shaped and just a tad larger than a quarter or a really big grape.
Peanut Butter fruit trees are related to Acerola and native to Venezuela, Colombia, and other parts of South America. Small but intricate yellow flowers start to show in March or early spring and foliage is very attractive year round. The low-maintenance Peanut Butter Fruit tree is essential for any food forest, rare fruit collector, or tropical home landscape.
Plant Type:
Tropical /Subtropical Evergreen Fruit Tree
Harvest Season:
Summer, Fall, Winter
Mature Size:
Up to 15 ft tall
Soil & Moisture:
Moist, well draining sandy soil. Trees are drought tolerant, water regularly until well-established.
Light Requirements:
Full Sun, Part Shade
Self-Fertile:
Yes
Growth Rate:
Medium, Fast
Zone Hardiness:
Outdoors 9+ with frost protection while young; Patio/Greenhouse 4+
Propagation:
Our Peanut Butter Fruit Trees are grown from seed or cutting
Medium Pot Size: Capable of abundant production within 1-2 years.
X-Large Pot Size: Mature Tree capable of fruiting.
