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I know this fruit as governor plum
The is called psidium in Guyana (no relation to guavas).
i love this fruit soo bad, but where i'm at i cant get any..... ran into some at a hotel in Puerto Rico earlier this year but there were some " don't pick the fruits" signs... ;-).... i waited till it was dark and raided the trees .... hahaha...after all i paid for a stay at the hotel and all its amenities.... enjoyed them and even saved the seeds.
That's the wrong picture. As Marcia says that is probably a governor plum. As a matter of fact you'll see the same picture under the entry for governor plum.
I grew up with a tree in my yard. We called it rolling cherry because that's what we did - roll it between our palms to soften it up, then make a small hole at the bottom to suck the 'body' of the fruit out, leaving the seeds behind. This cherry also leaves a temporary brown film on the teeth.
Was just wondering if the cerise (as i know it) is called camu camu berry anywhere else in the caribbean, or is that a totally different thing?
I know this as roll cherry.
Dthose grow by the seed?
Hi guys I have to tell you thank very much for this comments I was looking for the scientific name of this delicious and thanks to you I finally get it.
Hi, Robydas, I too am also looking for the scientific name of this fruit. Can you please post it? All i am finding is the scientific name for what we call 'governor plum'.
We called this Dounce in St.V. Great when they are sweet, blah when they are not!
This fruit in the pic is known as "series" in Trinidad you pick them when they are fully dark red and they have small seeds plural, the inside is just a bit lighter than the skin, Governor Plum is however is yellow inside, has one seed and you can pick them half red or red to eat or make chow.
Eva, we also have Donks in Sweet T&T, but that is a totally different fruit to "Cerise" (Dounce as you call it has one seed)
yes the pic is of a bunch of Donks
This fruit is psydium... By all accounts, it's very nutritious being high in vitamin C and rich in anti-oxidants...
Jed why you face so serious
I'm confused @Jed how was your comment necessary
I think i had this.
GOVERNOR CHERRY
This is rolling cherry and not governor plum!
I know this fruit as cerise or rolling cherry. Growing up in South Trinidad we had over 20 trees. I spent most of my time on those trees eating cherries. The one in the picture is the larger one. Not as sweet as the smaller version. Bird's are attracted to this fruit.
Definitely psydium in Guyana. The delicious fruit of the Flacourtia indica tree.
Cerise! This fruit is called Cerise ! But only people who grew up eating all the variety of fruits that the Caribbean has to offer will know about Cerise!
In the south of tdad...series......in the north....governor plum the small yellow very very sour ones ...series
Thats my favorite fruit growing up in Trini. we call it cerise. I use to sell them in school😀
I know this as ceries, a cherry like fruit that is rolled between the thumb and fingers of pwlm to soften then eat. Prepare to have brown teeth though. Totally worth it if it's sweet. Governor plum is something different
Eating some at the moment, so yummy wish I could take a pic.
I'm eatting this fruit wirte now
I was trying took for a god name for this fruit to place on my wine label i will like to design soon. I will use Cerise name then. It will be for my brand LLW Exotic Fruit Wine.
I love the perserved version of this too.
In Trinidad & Tobago we call this fruit dongs
There is a tree with a yellow sour cherry type fruit that we refer to as cerise
Its governor cherry.We have a tree in our yard. You have to roll it to soften it and then suck it..so good
It's series in our country but im from Philippines so sorry but could not see our choice of country on your tab. I was looking at this after seeing sour cherry Post on fb. I've never seen a tree of this fruit but i always buy them when I saw vendors selling them.
My husband brought this fruit home. I had never seen it before. I fell in love with it and was hunting for the name. So glad I found it.
Thats cerise. Grow upin south and have plenty of these trees around. Just roll them, make a hole and suck. They are nice and sweet
The fruits are definitely cerise ! We had a tree in our yard! Governor plums are distinct with a little hump on their heads.
I have this tree home 😁
@Peggy yes they r
Very good fruit eat lots of it
We had a tree in our yard. We called it Governor Cherry or rolling cherry, because we rolled it to soften before eating.
This is definitely not governer plum ......it's known as the rolling cherry governer plum has on large seed these cherries have multiple..... I just had a few the are delicious.
This is my first time trying this i was hesitant at first but now I cant stop so sweet and fleshy,
They are grown in our town, and there's one big one in my grandma's yard, very healthy and sweet
I remember eating this growing up.. Cerise.. Roll on the kitchen counter or steps and suck the inside out.. lovely fruit.
le fruit s appelle prune café bien le rouler pour le manger excellent fruits
THIS IS CERISE. It's not governor plum or dongs or governor cherry. It is cerise.
It is know as downs, cerise is another type of fruit, also governor plums is also a different type of fruit
This is cerise. Roll and eat.
How tall does a cerise tree grow?