Hi folks
Thanks to the new book “Frutas no Brasil” from H. Lorenzi I think I finally identified one Psidium sp. that I’ve been growing mislabeled for years.
Now I think this is one is indeed the Psidium firmum… from Brazilian Cerrado region… Thank you Mr. Lorenzi for filling another line on my Psidium collection list!
Fruits much similar in size, aspect and taste to those of P. guineense… in fact I’ve been thinking this one was just a variety of P. guineense, until now.
Curious feature is that sometimes these fruits grow in bunches, like grapes… the biggest bunch I had so far had 7 fruits… see the pics please.
This plant is completely bushy, having several branches coming from soil level, that tend to bend by the weight of the fruits… after 7 years my biggest branch is less than 1,5 meters (5 ft) high.
Moreover, this plant is precocious (mine flowered and fruited at 3 years of age) and incredibly reliable in fruiting when compared to P. guineense… almost all flowers on this species turn into fruits, and I have had several plants of P. guineense that flower profusely and set absolutely no fruits.
Also happy to confirm that I have one plant in the open and can confirm it is 9a climate hardy… it is a winter deciduous plant… what else can we ask for?
Definitely this in another Psidium species recommended to grow in pots, and another one for those zone pushers, like me!
Anyone else growing this one?