Author Topic: Does Jaboticaba do well in Santa Barbara?  (Read 1122 times)

CherimoyaDude

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Does Jaboticaba do well in Santa Barbara?
« on: May 24, 2019, 12:57:00 PM »
If so, which one should I get? Looking for something self fertile / lower maintenance / easy to care for.

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Re: Does Jaboticaba do well in Santa Barbara?
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2019, 02:11:48 PM »
If so, which one should I get? Looking for something self fertile / lower maintenance / easy to care for.

My guess is that they would do quite well.

As for varieties: Sabara is most the common variety, from brazil, but it does have nutritional issues in my soil (too alkaline).

Red jabo is a hybrid that fruits early and tolerates alkaline soil better.

Grimal is another really good variety that tolerates alkaline soil, fruits young, and according to adam from flyingfoxfruits, is the best tasting.

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Re: Does Jaboticaba do well in Santa Barbara?
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2019, 05:10:53 PM »
We're a few miles north of you in Nipomo with similar climate and have M. vexator, truncifolia, sabara, cauliflora X, and "Paulista" growing well.  No problems with water quality as we are mainly State water (Feather River) blended with our well water.  Paulista is about 15 years old and produces well every year, others are still growing.  Paulista has taken hard frost with no damage.

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Re: Does Jaboticaba do well in Santa Barbara?
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2019, 06:13:23 PM »
Would all of those varieties do ok in pots?

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Re: Does Jaboticaba do well in Santa Barbara?
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2019, 06:43:14 PM »
Would all of those varieties do ok in pots?

Yes. At the end of the day, we are talking about a very slow growing tree, with an equally slow-growing root system (especially outside of its native climate).

IF you are planning on growing them permanently in pots, then nutritional deficiency is not an issue, since you have full control of soil.

However, the red, sabara, grimal, and paulista are good options. Especially the red and grimal, for early fruiting.

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Re: Does Jaboticaba do well in Santa Barbara?
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2019, 06:49:42 PM »
Jack, I am wondering if any of your Jabo’s do noticeably better in very sandy soil?
The M. guaquiea I saw in Nipomo at the Scott’s was stellar!
The guaquiea native soil is very sandy.


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Re: Does Jaboticaba do well in Santa Barbara?
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2019, 09:28:20 PM »
I don't know about comparing soils since we are in 300 ft deep of relatively new sand dune soil.  Our pH is 5.1, so blueberries, azaleas, etc. do well.  Fertilization and water usage are important in these sandy soils, but the jaboticabas and other plants don't seem to mind.  Don't worry about avocado root rot either.  A mile east of us is very tight adobe.  I'll take the sand.