GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - University of Florida researchers are working on growing a cherry that normally doesn’t thrive in the United States.

Officials say they are working with a Brazilian colleague to study “Acerola,” also called the Barbados Cherry.

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Researchers are looking into the fruits’ genetic understanding and adapting ways it could grow in Florida.

The cherry is commonly found in Brazil, Mexico, and other parts of Central and South America.

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