Description
Latin name – Eugenia stipitata
Araza is a rare fruit from the Amazonian region, and a close relative of other fruits like Grumichama and Surinam Cherry. Its flavor is very tart/sour with notes of guava. If eaten fresh, they’ll make you pucker just like eating a lemon. Araza fruit are typically used in making beverages or desserts, and sometimes eaten fresh. They can grow to the size of a tangerine when ripe.
Araza is a plant which adapts well to full sun or partial shade, and is cold hardy down to 30 degrees. They grow as a bushy shrub, flowering often and setting fruit in the spring and summer. _____________________________________________________________________
Size: 6-10 ft
Sun Requirements: Partial shade to full sun
Cold Hardy: 30 degrees
Harvest Season: Summer
Watering requirements: Water often till establishment, can with stand short dry spells but should be irrigated.
Food Forest Layer: Understory, Shrub
