The Tropical Fruit Forum

FOR SALE - 2 MATURE SPECIMEN FRUITING JABOTICABA TREES.

These Specimen Jaboticaba Trees are: $1,500 EACH

The Varieties are:

       1) "SABARA" (Myrciaria cauliflora)
       2)  "PAULISTA" (Plinia cauliflora)

These Specimen Trees are excellent and prolific producers, producing large walnut size fruits. and are no doubt a RARE find and they are close to 20 years old and fruit several times throughout the year.

Jaboticaba trees are generally not common and are difficult to locate on the West Coast of the United States. In fact, a Specimen Tree of this age and size is almost impossible to locate from anywhere or at any time. These trees are also a great find as it is not uncommon for Jaboticabas to take up to 15 - 20 years to fruit for the first time. Fruits can be eaten out of hand, or can be dried, made into wine, or made into jam/jelly.

The 'Jaboticaba', also known as the 'Brazilian Grape Tree,' produces tons of dark colored fruits between the sizes of grapes and plums on its bark. Jaboticabas have a sweet, tropical "tutti-frutti" like flavor; it has a taste unlike any other fruit. With a skin that's slightly thicker than a grape's and white flesh on the inside that's soft and juicy, Jaboticabas are a pleasure to bite into. Their sweet juice has an unrivaled flavored that's perfect for making jams and wines.

These Jaboticaba Trees are both approximately 8' - 9' feet in height in the container, and 6' feet wide from both directions. It is currently in a very large 47 gallon container which will allow for the moving and transporting of the tree without problems.

These Specimen Trees are "once in a lifetime' opportunity. The shape and structure of these trees make them a truly unique and special find. These Jaboticaba Trees will be the center and jewel of your home garden or orchard.........Don't Miss Out!!!!

PRICE: $1,500 Each

Please TEXT ME if you are interested: (805) 708-8242, or EMAIL me at: jacob_sb805@yahoo.com

"Sweetheart" and "Hak Ip" Lychee air-layered trees for sale. "Biew Kiew" Longan air-layered trees also available for sale. Air layers from precocious trees are now available for PICK-UP ONLY in SANTA BARBARA.

"SWEETHEART" LYCHEE - Sweetheart is a premium variety introduced to Florida from Australia and hands down one of the finest lychee in the world. It is a consistent producer of huge heart-shaped fruit all having chicken tongue seeds. Production is close to that of Mauritius inspiring small commercial plantings by growers targeting high-end produce markets and gourmet restaurants. It is quickly becoming the variety of choice by dooryard growers for its reliability and superior quality.

"HAK IP" LYCHEE - "Hak Ip" means "Black Leaf" in Chinese, and it refers to the dark green to black leaves of this Superb variety, The fruit is large, sweet, and always has aborted "Chicken /Tongue" seeds. It is being grown commercially on a small scale, and it is already one of the preferred varieties from the home garden.

"BIEW KIEW' LONGAN - The "Biew Kiew" Longan is a variety from Thailand that is well suited for growing in sub-tropical regions with cooler winters. It has a superior quality fruit with a stronger caramel flavor and a smaller seed than most other Longan varieties. The Longan is a tropical fruit tree that is native to Asia and has been introduced to tropical and sub-tropical regions throughout the world. The delicious Longan fruit has a sweet butterscotch like flavor and, when in season, is a staple fruit at Asian supermarkets and produce stands

Lychee and Longan Prices:
5 gallon (2' - 3' feet tall) - $125
15 gallon (5' - 8' feet tall) - $200

FOR PICK-UP ONLY IN SANTA BARBARA.

If you are interested, please TEXT ME at (805) 708-8242

Hello Friends,

I wanted to share some pictures of my Lychee trees (Hak Ip & Sweetheart) and this year's Lychee fruit before I harvest.  I am probably going to start harvesting the Hak Ip in the next 2-3 days, and the Sweetheart in about 5-6 days.  I would say I have about 30 lbs of fruit left on the trees this year. It would have been more but my entire family has been coming over to "taste test", and have probably eaten about 5-7 pounds off the trees so far.

"HAK IP" LYCHEE TREE & LYCHEES















"SWEETHEART" LYCHEE TREE & LYCHEES - These Lychees are absolutely huge.  I have never seen Lychees this big before, and I have had Lychees from all over the place.  These pictures really don't do them and their size justice.










Super Big Sweetheart Lychees that are Bigger than Golf Balls, and 1.5 times bigger than the Diameter
























After I pick these Lychees, I will take some more pictures so that you can see how truly huge these Sweetheart Lychees are.  They are also absolutely delicious, super sweet......just phenomenal!

Thanks,

Jacob

Hello Everyone,

Happy to be back and to see what's been going on in my absence.  Who is still around from back in the days when we were all over at Gardenweb?

  - Jacob

Hello All,

Has anyone ever Air-layered a Sugar Apple tree?

Is it possible?

Thanks,

Jacob

Hello Friends,

Here are some Pictures of some Mangos from my "Lemon Zest" Mango tree.






"Royal Purple" Mango Tree - Newly Grafted




Thanks,

Jacob

Hello Friends,

I just recently posted some Pictures of some new Jaboticaba Fruit and several forum members requested more pictures, pictures of the fruiting Jaboticaba's container, a pictures of the entire tree, and pictures of other varieties.  So, here are some more pictures.

Fruiting Sabara (Myrciaria Jaboticaba) in a 45 gallon container


Cabelluda (Myrciaria glazioviana)


"Paulista" (Myrciaria Caulifora)




"Paul Thompson" (Myrciaria Caulifora)



"Grimal" (Myrciaria Spirito-santensis)



"Red Hybrid"


"Cambuca" (Plinia Edulis)



Thanks,

Jacob

Hello Friends,

A few Forum Member have asked about some of the large containers I use for my trees and so I thought I'd post a picture to show their relative size.

A Picture of 45 gallon, a 25 gallon, and a 15 gallon Pot


Thanks,

Jacob

Hello Friends,

Here is a Picture of my Garcinia Sp. - "Madrodo del Monte".  It was originally slow to grow but has really taken of this past year or so.  In the pot, it is about 5' feet tall or so.  Does anyone have any experience with this one?  Anyone fruited this species?



Thanks,

Jacob

Hello Friends,

Much to my Surprise, when I got home from work today, there was a box waiting for me that had arrived in the mail.  When I opened the box, I was surprised to find it full of MANGOS!  Someone was kind enough to gather me a bunch of different Mangos and send them to me in the Mail.

The box contained the following varieties:

          1) Valencia Pride
          2) Royal Purple
          3) Tyler
          4) Cannonball
          5) Orange Dream
          6) Purple Apple



I have yet to try any of the Mangos but I will report on the taste as soon as I get into them.

This was an absolute joy and surprise to receive these mangos as I would never get the chance to try any of these varieties.  Living in California, we are extremely limited to just a few varieties, none of which are the ones I received today.

 - Jacob

Hello All,

The following pictures are from on of my Dragon Fruit plants that is suffering an Identity Crisis.  It couldn't decide whether it wanted another branch or a flower.  This is the strangest thing I have ever come across with growing Dragon Fruit.

At first the new grow was 100% flower and looked as such.  For that reason, there was nothing unusual at that time so I did not take a picture.

However, as the "Flower" continued to grow, it began to change back into a "Branch".


You can see from the lower portion of the "Branch", that there are what appears to be "Sepals" which should only be growing on "Flowers", but are present on the "Branch" (They are the surviving remnants when it was growing first as a "Flower")




It appears as though the Branch/Flower at this point had transformed from "Flower" back into "Branch", as evidenced by the presence of thorns where once were "Sepals", and then as you follow the progression, back into a "Flower"


Then as you can see from the Pictures, it began changing back into a "Flower"








- Jacob

Hello Friends,

About a month ago, I came across a post that was about 1.5 years old on an obscure Palm Tree Forum that advertised Rainforest Plum trees for sale.  Since the posting was 1.5 years old, I didn't think that there was a chance of them still being available.  Well I guess I got lucky because not only did the individual still have 1 available, but sent me 3 for the price of 1.  He also had a Garcinia gardneriana (Bacupari) available that  I also purchased.  So, I got the 3 Rainforest Plums and a Bacupari for an excellent price.  Here are some pictures of them and a couple of other things going on in my yard.

Rainforest Plum (Eugenia Candolleana)





Bacupari - Super Healthy and Super Deep Green


"Arizona Purple" Dragon Fruit Flowering like crazy.  There is over 15 flowers right now.


"Shangri-La" Mulberry Tree - Super Productive and Huge Mulberries. Some twice as big as a Blackberry



Cherry of the Rio Grande - Just Starting to Fruit


Thanks,

Jacob

Hello friends,

I am looking for Maha Chanok scions. Does anyone have any scion wood available?

Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you.

Jacob