{"product_id":"acerola-cherry-malpighia-glabra","title":"Acerola Cherry - Malpighia glabra","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAcerola Cherry - Malpighia glabra\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMalpighia glabra\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the few fruiting plants that behaves like a hedge shrub. It makes a dense, small leaved bush that clips readily, flushes pink flowers several times through the warm months and follows each flush with bright red fruit within weeks. The fruit is famously among the richest natural sources of vitamin C, though the horticultural appeal is just as much the repeat cropping: a warm climate garden can pick from the same plant three or four times a year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Acerola Cherry\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRepeat cropping\u003c\/strong\u003e: Multiple flushes through spring, summer and autumn spread the harvest instead of dumping it in one week.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExceptional vitamin C\u003c\/strong\u003e: The fresh fruit carries very high ascorbic acid levels, which is what drives its commercial use.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClips like a hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small dense foliage and a naturally bushy habit make it one of the easiest edibles to shape.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast to first crop\u003c\/strong\u003e: Plants fruit young, often within a season or two of planting out.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrost tender\u003c\/strong\u003e: It needs a frost free or near frost free position, so it belongs in subtropical and tropical gardens or warm coastal pockets.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdible hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a row and trimmed lightly, it screens and crops at the same time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubtropical courtyard\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its modest size fits a small warm climate garden where a mango or avocado never would.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge container\u003c\/strong\u003e: It fruits reliably in a big pot, which allows frost protection in marginal districts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird attracting bed\u003c\/strong\u003e: Any fruit left on the bush is quickly found by local birds.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring through to early autumn in warm soil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining soil with organic matter; it tolerates sandy and limestone soils but not waterlogging\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water twice weekly through the first warm season, since flower and fruit set both drop away if the plant dries out badly. Mulch to 75mm around the root zone, feed lightly after each fruiting flush, and tip prune after harvest to keep the bush compact.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun for best cropping, tolerating light shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tropical Americas, from southern Mexico and the Caribbean to northern South America\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pink to pale lilac, in repeated flushes through the warm months\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795286917406,"sku":"ND-0041-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/Cik010khkH1ZrDRCjNJtL_IihNrl1r.jpg?v=1787312744","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/acerola-cherry-malpighia-glabra","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}