plant id, is it cherry?

[Vishu1708]

Last night I got a plant which i was told is cherry......
Today on closer inspection and looking at google images, i dont think its cherry.
This is what the leaves look like....

This is the fruit and flower

Is it cherry? if not, what plant is this?

 

[alp]

The leaves don't look like those of cherries. Not those that I have any way.

Mine looks like these

 

[Larisa]

@Vishu1708
Some gardeners grow it as a houseplant in Russia. I do not know if they can get the fruits in the house.

This plant has several names. (Acerola, Huesito, Grosella, Escobillo....)

Latin name Malpighia glabra. This is not a classic cherry. This is a different kind.

 

[Chuck]

These plants are know a Barbados Cherrys here in Texas. They are a native plant that grows over most of southern Texas. Not much for eating but they make great wine and jelly.

 

[Vishu1708]

The leaves don't look like those of cherries. Not those that I have any way.

View attachment 28418
Mine looks like these

Thanks @alp..... the leaf shape is the exact thing i noticed in my plant......
I actually found a true cherry tree....
it is around 6ft tall and of 200Rs (2.32£)
Do you think i should buy?

 

[Vishu1708]

@Vishu1708
Some gardeners grow it as a houseplant in Russia. I do not know if they can get the fruits in the house.

This plant has several names. (Acerola, Huesito, Grosella, Escobillo....)

Latin name Malpighia glabra. This is not a classic cherry. This is a different kind.

Thanks @Larisa..... you solved the mystery that was nagging at me since morning

 

[Vishu1708]

These plants are know a Barbados Cherrys here in Texas. They are a native plant that grows over most of southern Texas. Not much for eating but they make great wine and jelly.

Thanks @Chuck!!! Wine and jelly !!. I cant wait for it to flower........
Looking for wine recipes already....
What does it taste like?

 

[Chuck]

Thanks @alp..... the leaf shape is the exact thing i noticed in my plant......
I actually found a true cherry tree....
it is around 6ft tall and of 200Rs (2.32£)
Do you think i should buy?

True cherry trees require x amount of chilling hours or hours 45F (7C) and lower. The lowest chilling hour cherry I have heard of is 200 hours

 

[Chuck]

Thanks @Chuck!!! Wine and jelly !!. I cant wait for it to flower........
Looking for wine recipes already....
What does it taste like?

Kind of like a tart plum

 

[Vishu1708]

True cherry trees require x amount of chilling hours or hours 45F (7C) and lower. The lowest chilling hour cherry I have heard of is 200 hours

Actually i know of people who have grown it successfully in my area.
Our average of minimum low temp is 9.4°C, 8.2°C, 10.8°C for december, January and February...... with minimum hitting 2-3°C occasionally.......
I was actually inquiring about the taste of wine

 

[Chuck]

Actually i know of people who have grown it successfully in my area.
Our average of minimum low temp is 9.4°C, 8.2°C, 10.8°C for december, January and February...... with minimum hitting 2-3°C occasionally.......
I was actually inquiring about the taste of wine

I'm a beer drinker. All red wines taste the same to me, sweet. If true cherrys can grow in those temperatures I need to know the variety

 

[Vishu1708]

I'm a beer drinker. All red wines taste the same to me, sweet. If true cherrys can grow in those temperatures I need to know the variety

I am not a drinker (according to society, apparently, drinking leads to broken families) so i always have wondered what fancy stuff like strawberry wine, plum wine etc tastes like....
A few people have told me that they do grow..... and one of the larger plant centres was carrying true cherry trees....not too expensive (so not an exotic plant). They dont thrive but they do survive.
Problem is, we (indians) dont pay attention to varities and cultivater at all in gardening..... only places varities and cultivaters are mentioned is exclusively in farming so i have no idea about the varity.
Btw, do you guys grow cherries in Texas?

 

[Chuck]

I am not a drinker (according to society, apparently, drinking leads to broken families) so i always have wondered what fancy stuff like strawberry wine, plum wine etc tastes like....
A few people have told me that they do grow..... and one of the larger plant centres was carrying true cherry trees....not too expensive (so not an exotic plant). They dont thrive but they do survive.
Problem is, we (indians) dont pay attention to varities and cultivater at all in gardening..... only places varities and cultivaters are mentioned is exclusively in farming so i have no idea about the varity.
Btw, do you guys grow cherries in Texas?

Not in Texas. Wrong type of soil in the places where it stays cold long enough.

 

[Vishu1708]

Not in Texas. Wrong type of soil in the places where it stays cold long enough.

Why not amend the soil?

 

[Chuck]

Why not amend the soil?

One could amend the soil if the tree was in a container but trying to amend the ground from clay to sandy loam for a 30 foot tall tree is impossible.