🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🍎 Surinam Cherry
Eugenia uniflora
fruits
Evergreen Shrub
Myrtaceae
☀️ Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
9-11
🧪 Soil pH
5.5-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Well-draining
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
6-10 ft
📐 Height
10-20 ft
🤝 Companions (2)
🤝 Feijoa
Evergreen shrub companions for warm climates
🤝 Loquat
Both evergreen fruit trees for subtropical gardens
⚠️ Keep Apart (3)
⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic - may inhibit growth
⚠️ Mint
Aggressive mint competes for resources
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees
📝 Growing Notes
Beautiful glossy shrub. Ribbed red-to-black fruit. Unique resinous flavor - love or hate. Excellent hedge plant.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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