Eugenia involucrata (Cereja do Rio Grande, Cereja do Mato, Ibá-rapiroca, Brazilian Forest Cherry)

Small 17 to 33 feet tall tree from the genus Eugenia and from the family Myrtaceae, originated in Southern and Southeastern Brazil. This tree has one cylindrical crown with one diameter of 5 to 10 feet, the branches are green, the bark is light brown and is thrown every year, after loosing of the old bark the new bark is appearing as green, which is recoloring. The blossoms are appearing in spring in the axils of young shoots and have always 2 calyxes. The blossoms are 0.8 to 1.2 inches wide and white, when open, the filaments are yellowish. The tree is hardy to 21°F, but not hardy in Germany, but perhaps on Heligoland.

The fruits can be eaten in-natura and also used for juices, jellies and ice-creams.

Our specimen we had overtaken by the purchase of our yard, only Helton Josué and his wife Emilene recognized it on 16th September 2009 and we could even find and taste ripen fruits.

Eugenia involucrata in our garden in December 2009.

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Updated by Joachim Jaeck on April 3rd, 2010