Pitangatuba (Eugenia neonitida)
Native to Brazil, the rare, bright yellow Pitangatuba fruit has a very unique and extremely powerful flavor. Pitangatuba fruit tastes simultaneously sweet, and acidic, with a apricot-meets-mango-like flavor that's really unlike anything you've ever experienced.
Bright yellow Pitangatuba fruit is very soft and full of juice, with a unique tartness that's also remarkably similar to apricot. The incredibly fragrant fruit has a brief window of ripeness despite it's nearly ever bearing nature, and will likely never be found in grocery stores due to its short short shelf life. Stout and shrub-like, unlike other Eugenia species, Pitangatuba is known to flower quickly once established. Pitangatuba fruit trees are very fast growing and thrive in subtropical-level humidity and full sun and light shade.
Plant Type:
Tropical/Subtropical Perennial Evergreen Fruit Tree/Fruiting Shrub
Harvest Season:
Spring, Summer
Mature Size:
Up to 6-12 ft tall with a canopy spread of up to 4 ft.
Soil & Moisture:
Likes moist, rich well-draining soil. Pitangatuba trees respond quickly to irrigation, the fruit rapidly becoming larger and more flavorful in flavor after a good watering.
Light Requirements:
Full Sun, Part Shade
Self-Fertile:
Yes
Growth Rate:
Fast, Medium
Zone Hardiness:
Outdoors 9-12 with frost protection until established; Patio/Greenhouse 4+
Propagation:
Small/Medium Pot Sizes: Grown from seed or tissue culture and will be mature enough to potentially fruit within 2-3 years.
Large Pot Size: Grown from seed or tissue culture and capable to produce within 1 year.
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