Banana pitanga

Eugenia anthropophaga

Obscure Brazilian cherry relative with elongated yellow-orange fruit.

Hardiness ratings

Banana pitanga hardiness across the four zone systems
SystemRatingTemperature rangeHow to read it
USDA hardiness zone Zone 10–11 −1.1 °C to 10 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone
RHS hardiness rating H2 1 °C to 5 °C Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance
Canadian plant hardiness zone Zone 9 −1 °C and warmer Plant tolerates down to this zone
Australian (ANBG) zone Zone 5–7 5 °C and warmer Plant tolerates down to this zone

Growing notes

  • Elongated yellow-orange fruit with sweet pulp
  • A little-known Brazilian Eugenia with poorly documented hardiness
  • Frost-tender; not reliably hardy outdoors in Canada

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