Ubajai
Eugenia myrcianthes
Myrtaceae family
The Ubajai blooms in early spring - the flowers are typical of Myrtaceae. 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.
Tree Maintenance
Pruning
Eugenia myrcianthes
Myrtaceae family
The Ubajai blooms in early spring - the flowers are typical of Myrtaceae. 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.
Tree Maintenance
Pruning
- Prune immediately after harvest as needed.
- Spring (early): liquid seaweed, poultry manure.
- Summer: compost around drip line.
- Autumn: liquid seaweed, sulphate of potash.
Ubajai at LCG, February 2026 (photo credit: Jacqui Lachmann)
Ubajai at LCG March 2025 (photo credit: Jacqui Lachmann)
Ubajai at LCG September 2022 (photo credit: Graham Bond)
