Red Jamaican Cherry (Strawberry Tree) - Muntingia calabura

The Red Jamaican Cherry Tree (Muntingia calabura) is named for berries that look like cherries and taste like nature's cotton candy. When mature, it fruits abundantly, quickly, and year-round. It is known by many different names, such as strawberry tree (since its leaves look like a strawberry plant), Panama berry tree, cotton candy berry tree, and jam fruit tree. There is also a Yellow Jamaican cherry variety that produces yellow berries. Both types look the same, have the same care needs, and taste similarly amazing. The yellow type is more rare.

• Average mature height: 25 to 40 feet
• Light: Full to part sun
• Soil: Drought tolerant
• Zones: 10-11