Planting out Cambucá in full sun? Advice please . . .

[Epicatt2]

Gentle Tropical Fruit Lovers,

How large / old / tall does Plinia edulis, i..e. cambucá, need to be before it is safe
to plant it out into a full-sun situation here in zone 9b?

Mine had slowed down in a 3 gal pot so I moved it up into a 5 gal pot and doing
that seems to have jump-started it into a big flush of new leaves.

It's about two feet tall now and I keep a saucer under its pot as a water reservoir
to allow it to drink freely.  It tends to use up the water in its saucer in one day.

Any advice or suggestions welcomed.

Paul M.
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[Epicatt2]

Oh, I forgot to add that my cambucá is about 4 years old.

Paul M.
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[skhan]

I had a freshly up potted 7g in full sun. Seemed to be pretty happy before I sold it.

[Epicatt2]

So, is cambucá one of those plants that when it's small grows very slowly
and then at some point suddenly takes off and grows lots faster?

Is it self-fertile or do you need more than one plant to get a good fruit set?

Paul M.
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