Hey Ed,

I have a Cambuca. It is about 8" to 10" inches tall. It is probably quite a away from fruiting but I do have one. I will post a picture shortly.

Jacob

I have a friend that has grown and fruited it. Unfortunately, I don't think much of the fruit....sorry to say.

Harry

Oh well I hope that they have variability in the seedlings. I have seeds from 3 different sources that I am growing. They do seem to be an attractive plant. Hoping for a decent tasting fruit if not I will be giving the plants away!

Thanks,

Ed

I had heard that they were good tasting. Other than hating the flavor and texture, they were pretty good.

Harry

I have some small cambucas in 3 gallon pots. They grow very slow. They may take between 10 to 15 years before fruiting in Florida. I do not care for the fruit at all. I have tried it several times. In the other hand, I have a friend who likes the fruit very much. His cambuca took more or less 12 year to fruit in the Naples, Florida, area.

I meant to say, "on the other hand"...sometimes being multi-lingual creates a great deal of confusion when I attempt to write properly.

Hi Ed,

I just stumbled across this oldish topic. Here is what someone told me who has personally tasted Cambuca: "...has a sweet flavor - a little like orange sherbet".
And the book "Brazilian fruits and cultivated exotics" says this about Cambuca: "a delicious sweet-acidic flavor". Sadhu says "One of the tastiest Brazilian fruits". But all this doesn't really matter much since it's all a matter of perception of the flavor. By the way, I also grow Cambuca but they are only a few years old.

Tomas