Eugenia Malacantha

Seeds were imported from Brazil. This is an ultra rare Eugenia species found in the understories of the Santa Catarina Forests. The fruits are round, and somewhat flat, having light green wrinkly skin. There isn’t much flesh, and what is there is somewhat bitter, but is edible. This is not a species to grow for bountiful fruit production, but more as an ornamental. It is very very rare to find in the wild, and when it is found there are not many fruits each season. This may be one of the only times this is available in the USA. The trees found in Santa catarina, have been around 2 meters tall, so this is a great species to grow in a container. There are rumors that there is a variety of this species in Morretes that grows over 10 meters, but this plant was not grown from those seeds, and who knows if it is even a true Eugenia Malacantha. In this listings photos you can see the fruit, leaves, and trunk of this species. Seeds will be shipped in humid vermiculite.