Cherry of the Rio Grande

Eugenia involucrata

Subtropical Brazilian tree with dark red-purple, sweet cherry-like fruit.

Hardiness ratings

Cherry of the Rio Grande hardiness across the four zone systems
SystemRatingTemperature rangeHow to read it
USDA hardiness zone Zone 9–11 −6.7 °C to 10 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone
RHS hardiness rating H3 −5 °C to 1 °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 4–7 0 °C and warmer Plant tolerates down to this zone

Growing notes

  • Dark red-purple fruit, sweet and good eaten fresh
  • One of the hardier Eugenias, tolerating light frost once established
  • Not reliably hardy outdoors in Canada

Categories

Related plants

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Reference

Cherry of the Rio Grande on Wikipedia