The reason I got into Eugenias here in AZ originally is because when I moved out here in 2012, I asked my son what kind of tree to plant and he wanted a cherry tree. Of course at the time, you could not grow cherries out here. So I did some research and it said for cherry flavor, do cherry Rio grande, grumichama, or acerola. Well, 9 years later, my grumichama and eugenia calycina continue to grow like snails, my acrrola tastes more like a tart raspberry than a cherry. I know have a Nadia cherry plum and crimson cherry to plant over the winter and my son is off to college next year. Kind of funny how things go.
But that leads me to my question, are there any eugenias or any other tropical fruit that tastes like an actual cherry? I have heard many descriptions of a fruits taste on here, but I do not remember anyone saying a certain fruit tasted like a sweet cherry.