Growing a Jamaica Cherry / Strawberry Tree

I grow mine in a 17.5 gallon container as I live in north central Florida-zone 9a. I bring it into the back screen porch in the winter and it does great. I prune mine as well so that it doesn't get taller than 8 feet. This way it becomes a very full bush and I have seen a dramatic increase in fruit yield as well. A quick side note, they are a very hearty feeder...I feed mine as much as I feed my banana trees. Also, I really enjoy your channel and content!!! Great work!!!!

I planted two of these trees in October of 2021 for my two grandchildren. They have grown really fast. I’ve already trimmed them once. The fruit ripens really fast. It’s definitely a fun tree to have. Very productive trees. Highly recommend to add to one’s collection.

Hi, I live in Vero Beach Florida and I love your channel. My husband and I have an acre and a half and we just cleared the acre and are planting a food forest. We are new to Florida and planting trees so your channel as well as Pete Kanaris and Rob Greenfield have been very informative. We just purchased a strawberry tree and can’t wait to enjoy it as much as all of you! Thank you to you and your wife and May God Bless you and your beautiful family.

I'm in Tampa, 9B, and I ordered a tiny rooted plant from Well Spring Gardens in Lakeland less than a month ago, and it has grown by leaps and bounds. I know someone nearby who has a huge tree, always loaded with dozens of berries; he has to spread a sheet out under the tree to salvage as many cherries as possible. I've taken lots of cuttings from his tree, but I haven't had any luck rooting them. So I'm glad I found out about this mail order nursery.

These berries are tasty. I find the taste reminiscing of mango strawberry mix, and i understand why the cotton candy comparison.

I bought one at Lowe's in Marianna FL last year for $25. It was about 4 ft tall and I had it on a 20 gallon bucket. It was doing very well outside. At the start of winter I took it inside my partial green house/ store shed. By the middle of January it died. I'm not totally surprised as I live in zone 8B.

I was able to procure one of these recently, and while my husband and I have been very successful with everything from sugar apple trees, pomegranate, even starfruit, our little Jamaican strawberry-cherry is staying small 🤔 I've noticed it doesn't like a lot of water, but looooves the sun. Do you guys fertilize these trees at all? I'm in 9-A, and our neighbor has a beautiful and healthy specimen in a 10 gallon pot 😮so I know we can grow them here, I'm just trying to figure out how to go about watering and feeding this little treelet (that's what I call them 😂) to keep it healthy and happy

Great video. Just bought my first Strawberry tree, I plan on keeping in a container because they can become very large and are susceptible to wind damage and breakage. I saw one recently the size of a small oak tree and an afternoon storm cracked it in half.

I'm in 9B on the space coast and mine is a baby but doing great!

I just got a new tree and than I saw your video, I am so confused about "peers out after 7 years" the woman who gave me a small tree had a huge one in her front yard. is this suppose to die after 7 years? where did you hear that? no info in google

Have you tried air layering on it?

It peters out after 7 years? How so?

Will it grow in Georgia

It’s is not strawberry tree. It’s called in Sri Lanka Jam fruit