The Barbados cherry is known as a super fruit. It is one of the richest natural sources of ascorbic acid with 50 to 100 times more Vitamin C than a lemon or orange.

Here's a great cherry substitute for warmer climates called the Barbados cherry or Acerola or West Indian cherry. It's a ...

Barbados cherry trees are drought-resistant, but to ensure better fruit quality and keep root nematodes at bay, they should be watered regularly and offered full sun exposure.

To wrap it up, if you are looking for a fruit tree that is low maintenance, heavy bearing, good for you, needing very little maintenance. You may want to give the Barbados cherry a try.

A reader asked if Barbados cherry trees — native to Mexico and the West Indies — could be cultivated in Lakeland. She’d heard that the species (Malpighia emarginata) bears 1-inch fruit with ...