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Plinia and Myrciaria yields - how well do jaboticabas produce?

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KarenRei:
I'm finding some rather limited - and perhaps incongruous - data on the yields of jaboticaba species and their relatives (optimum soil / sunlight / feeding conditions), and I'm looking for feedback  :)

So far I've only found two references that seem of utility: one said that Myrciaria dubia / Camu Camu yields 12t/ha in cultivation (rather low by fruit standards, about 40% more than Mangosteen - a standard low-yielding fruit).  The other states that a mature Jaboticaba (apparently Sabara) yields 1000 pounds (~400kg) in Brazil.  Going with the assumption that by mature they mean "huge", and going with 9 meter (30 foot) trees, spaced 9x9 meters apart (from the same source: "He felt that 30 feet was the correct spacing without pruning"), this works out to around 50t/ha, which is a very large yield (say, high density oranges grown under optimal conditions, or double that of high density mango cultivation).

For you growing jaboticabas, what would you estimate yields would be for your various species/varieties, and what said "optimum conditions" would be?  I assume that you don't know t/ha figures, but I can work with any sort of figures - e.g. "The yield is similar to oranges", "I get about X pounds per fruiting and Y fruitings per year on a tree that's Z feet tall", etc.   :)  Even comparisons of annual yields between different jaboticaba varieties would be of use! 

(Note: per year, not per harvest  :)  )

KarenRei:
No comments on what sort of annual yields you get?  :)  I guess it might be tricky to estimate when you're just picking things off "as they ripen"

simon_grow:
Karen, you are very technical:)

I’m not sure if anyone has the yield numbers you are looking for but I’m sure a lot of members will agree with me if I say they produce a lot of fruit once fully mature and if getting enough water. Some varieties will produce multiple crops and I’ve even read about people saying that their trees producing almost year round. Maybe some of the Brazilian publications will have the numbers you are looking for?

Simon

9B in Brazil:
In Brazil, I see yields greatest with Jabuticaba Sabará, given that they have about 4 crops a year and are very productive and precocious.  I found agreement with this in the literature as well: https://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/jaboticaba.html
and http://www.jabuticabeira.com.br/ though I can't find a quantitative yield per hectare. 

KarenRei:

--- Quote from: 9B in Brazil on March 22, 2018, 11:44:38 AM ---In Brazil, I see yields greatest with Jabuticaba Sabará, given that they have about 4 crops a year and are very productive and precocious.  I found agreement with this in the literature as well: https://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/jaboticaba.html
and http://www.jabuticabeira.com.br/ though I can't find a quantitative yield per hectare.

--- End quote ---

Thanks - what other Jabuticaba species is this in comparison to?

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