They produce small acidic fruit and make good ornamental plants.

When making home preserves, only acidic fruit such as apples, pears, stone fruits and berries should be bottled.

You may also find that you will need more gelatine for very acidic fruits.

Crunching all those acidic fruits and vegetables can be hard on the teeth, too.

Bananas are good, however, higher fiber and acidic fruits should be avoided.