Wednesday, February 06, 2008

PITANGA TREE FLOURISHING... PITANGUEIRA EM FLOR...











This delicate tree is the Pitanga tree, in portuguese named Pitangueira. It's on my backyard. This tree sprouted and growed by chance, may be the seed was droped by a bird.... Also called Surinam cherry, (Eugenia uniflora) a.k.a. Pitanga and Brazilian Cherry, unlike most other members of this genus, which are native to southeastern Asia, the Surinam Cherry is indigenous to tropical Brazil.






You can see more photos and information about Pitanga tree on my post of October 31, 2005.




Photos taken by myself.




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20 comments:

  1. Thanks for the cheery post, Sonia. The weather has been dreadful up here the past few days.

    Are those flowers very fragrant?

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  2. Flourishing is right, Sonia! It is so full of blooms.

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  3. What a fantastic word to say!
    Pit...anga!
    I wish I had one of those trees just so I could say Pit...anga, all the time.
    "Yes... I have a Pit..anga tree".
    "Oh that flower? It's from my Pit..anga tree".

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  4. Sonia, passei para me deliciar com as lindas fotos das pitangueiras.
    Grande abraço, e bom final de, isto é, bom resto de semana.
    Repassei o post para a Claudia.

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  5. oh this is lovely Sonia, its wild and beautiful..

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  6. It is so very lovely. A very nice spot for it to grow...Seems to want to stay.lol

    Hope you come over to visit my blog when you get a chance.
    Hugs,

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  7. I remember this beautiful tree from before, Sonia....It really is so lush and delicate!

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  8. Sonia,

    lindas imagens!

    Bjs

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  9. Que presença enorme essa pitangueira deve ser no seu jardim, minha amiga.
    E assim florida é de uma beleza impressionante.
    Lindísisma.
    A Natureza no seu melhor.

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  10. excelente, mas que bela arvore e belo jardim...

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  11. It must be a beguiling tree to watch, what about flower`s odor, is it good or nothing at all?

    You have really rich flora and I think, you know a plenty of names too!

    Have a good day, Sonia!

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  12. How many years did it take for the tree to reach this beauty? I guess it's not blooming now? You took this photo a few months ago?

    Grande abraço!

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  13. THANKS TO YOU ALL FOR YOUR VISITING AND COMMENT!

    TO FÉNIX: The flowers of Pitanga tree has a sweet and mild fragrance.

    TO PETER: Yes, I guess I took this photo in October/November 2006, when it's blooming. (My camera has a problem, it shows the wrong data). The Pitanga tree reachs this blooming beauty as adult tree (about 3 years old). The Pitanga tree forms a large shrub or a small tree approximately 20 feet in height. Great, you wrote in Portuguese! Grande abraço, too!

    TO PEARL: I would like to make a visiting on your blog, but please, send me your address.

    TO LEENAM: The flowers of Pitanga tree has a sweet and mild fragrance. It's nice!

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  14. Your tree´s name is Camilla.
    Camilla Pitanga.

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  15. Hi Sonia, facinating name it looks a like a lovely shade tree.

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  16. Mas que lindo!...Cada dia uma surpresa neste teu jardim...Acho que nunca vi uma tão florida....Paradise...

    Querida só hoje entrei no blog do Mino e vi teu generoso comentário...um grande beijo e ..many thanks....

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  17. Sonia

    Passou o carnaval e agora vamos encarar o novo ano.

    Obrigado pela visita ao meu blog.

    Não sou um bom reporter, deixo muito a desejar. Preciso ir me soltando, mas chego lá.

    A cidade onde foram feitas as fotos do engraxate é Jacareí, onde moro desde Janeiro de 1965.

    A Igreja que aparece ao fundo é a Matriz que foi construida no tempo do Império.

    Vou colocar estas informações no meu blog também.

    Abrços

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  18. Sônia querida, pela quantidade de flores na pitangueira, vamos ter por aí, uma colheita farta.
    Ela está linda assim florida, carga total heim?
    Um beijo.

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  19. Sonia, esta árvore me lembra o sítio de meus sogros, como é linda, gosto de ver quando os frutos começam a amadurecer, ficam flores, frutos verdes e frutos vermelhos misturados, um espetáculo da natureza... Bjs!

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