Ubajai
Eugenia myrcianthes
Myrtaceae family
The Ubajai blooms in early spring - the flowers are typical of Myrtaceae, appearing in the leaf axils, and are white, solitary with up to fifty stamens. About two months later it produces fruits, producing a yellow colour fruit of up to 5cm diameter.
The orange pulp of the fruit is edible, with a very juicy, slightly tart aftertaste when fully ripe (when fully ripe, the fruits have a bad smell). The taste is similar to peach.
Native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Can reach 10m in height.
Tree maintenance
Eugenia myrcianthes
Myrtaceae family
The Ubajai blooms in early spring - the flowers are typical of Myrtaceae, appearing in the leaf axils, and are white, solitary with up to fifty stamens. About two months later it produces fruits, producing a yellow colour fruit of up to 5cm diameter.
The orange pulp of the fruit is edible, with a very juicy, slightly tart aftertaste when fully ripe (when fully ripe, the fruits have a bad smell). The taste is similar to peach.
Native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Can reach 10m in height.
Tree maintenance
- Fairly drought resistant.
Ubajai at LCG March 2025 (photo credit: Jacqui Lachmann)
Ubajai at LCG September 2022 (photo credit: Graham Bond)
