My Grimal (m spirito-santensis) Looks Diseased...

[jabomano]

What the hell are these nasty looking things all over my Grimal (m.spirito santensis)? I mean they're ALL over my 12' tall jaboticaba...on the larger branches, smaller branches and all over the trunk...even near the ground. I'm really upset about this. I'm thinking my tree might be dying. What does everybody think I should do? I know I'll end up rubbing all of those ugly wart thingamajigs off. And if that doesn't work I'll probably yank it out of the ground because I don't want my other trees infected by these ugly looking nodes. Yuk...

Ray
www.raybayer.com


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[FlyingFoxFruits]

Ray,

there's nothing like a fire fueled by jaboticaba charcoal.

Make room for soy beans and cattle in your yard! 

Jaboticaba wood is easy to break, (like balsa wood) so you can probably just snap the trunk into pieces with your bare hands.  They also grow so fast, there's no need to worry about growing a new one.  You'll have a 10ft tall from seed in 2yrs, much like strawberry tree.

make sure to share pics of the tree being broken into bits, and the eventual glorious fire you'll make with its wood.

 

[FlyingFoxFruits]

and yes, those bumps can spread to your other trees...you've been warned.

[FlyingFoxFruits]

Here are a few more titles for you, Mr. Myrciaria Maniac,

Ponderer of Plinia
Magistrate of Myrciaria
Plinia Provocateur
Myrciaria Mensch

[jabomano]

Oh man...!! I knew it!! I'm bummed now for sure! Thanks for having my back Adam. I knew I could count on you for giving me the best up to date and no B.S. info on this ugly problem... It's really gross looking. Actually looks like the tree is being taken over from a disease from uranus or some other stinkin' dark alien place. Looks like the thing's growing nipples for cryin' out loud.

I'll give the tree until Sunday and then I'll decide for sure what to do. In the mean time I'll clean up my chiminea and get ready for a weenie roast.

That's good to know about the quick growth rate on the Grimal. I figure from seed I can have one fruiting in about 2 years with the right amount of alkaline water, deep shade and chalky, limey alkaline soil.

You're the best Adam...

Ray

[FlyingFoxFruits]

these guys in Brazil had the right idea...look what they did to a jabuticaba-branca.

http://e-jardim.blogspot.com/2009/01/triste-realidade-da-jabuticaba-branca.html

[jabomano]

Exactly what I plan to do...

Ray
www.raybayer.com

[Berto]

Ray,
It looks like a rare form of warts that almost decimated several myrciarias in Brasil. Where did you get this infected tree?  The infection is  caused by a bacteria called Janthinobacterium lividum jabuticabensis.  This stuff is always lethal to jabuticabeiras.  I strongly recommend that you cut this tree before it infects the other jabuticabeiras..   By the way,  my spiritosantensis/grimal is showing the same problem after you came to visit...    


Adam,
The text about jabuticaba branca implies that the tree was cut, so the wood would be used to make charcoal. Terrible!

[jabomano]

Berto

It looks like I could be a host to that jabo disease and the jumping off point for it is whenever I'm around healthy myrciaria's. Sorry about me infecting your santensis. But like Adam said you can grow a fruiting Grimal in no time flat. These trees should be as popular as apples but then again they're about as disease prone as the common pome.

I guess this nipple disease is only manifesting itself in the Ft. Myers area. I haven't heard from any of the other members having this problem.

Ray
www.raybayer.com

[fruitlovers]

You should report this disease epidemic to USDA. I am sure they will come over and rip out your trees and incinerate them free of charge. Maybe they could then sell the charcoal to Brazil?

[jabomano]

Oscar

Brazil..? We'll just keep that charcoal here. We have enough cool nights in Ft. Myers.

And I'll have have plenty to share because I have a feeling I'll by ripping out all 10 of my jabuticaba trees.

Ray
www.raybayer.com

[Jackfruitwhisperer69]

Aren't these flowers? 

[Tropicalgrower89]

Aren't these flowers? 

x2. 

[FlyingFoxFruits]

You mean I've been advising people to do the wrong thing?

as soon as the trees get to a certain age, they always end up getting bumps all over the trunk...

I knew this was unhealthy, so I've torn out lots of large trees as soon as this occurs after about 10 yrs in some cases.

This disease characterized by small bumps forming on the bark, will soon spread to other jaboticaba trees nearby.

So I've been having all of my friends yank out their trees, and of course the wood makes excellent charcoal...so we've been making lots of room for cattle, and soy beans.

I don't think I'm giving bad advice...I hope you don't either.

 

[fruitlovers]

Aren't these flowers? 

This whole thread is just in jest.

[FlyingFoxFruits]

we are horrible! 

What if someone doesn't read this far...and takes our jokes seriously! 

these days you can't even make a joke 

[fruitlovers]

we are horrible! 

What if someone doesn't read this far...and takes our jokes seriously! 

these days you can't even make a joke 

It could start a jaboticaba panic! BTW I can't believe you didn't include the jaboticaba in your deck of cards. What a traitor. 

[FlyingFoxFruits]

Oh believe me..I didn't forget.

the jaboticaba are the chips!  Imagine all of the colors, shapes, sizes and values!  U opened up a whole new can of worms now!

Sabaras $1
Yellows  $2
Reds $3
Grimals $4
trunciflora  $5
Branca $ 20
cambuca  $50
phitrantha $100

[Jackfruitwhisperer69]

Aren't these flowers? 

This whole thread is just in jest.

Hi Oscar and Adam,
I actually thought them trees were going to get nuked...lol  I even research Janthinobacterium lividum jabuticabensis from Berto's post It's an anti-fungal for amphibians, which prevents infection by the devastating chytrid fungus Nice one, Berto

[Berto]

Steven,
Sorry (desculpe)!  The whole thing is one big joke!  Let's blame Ray for this one and Adam as the number one accomplice. 
As far as my role, I will plead guilty and I may end up just doing some community work! 

[FlyingFoxFruits]

Yes...I noticed we played it off for a while!!

 

I can't believe that long name that Berto provided for the disease was real!! haha!

Steven must have thought I was an idiot!  Killing trees all over FL as soon as they started to flower!

[Jackfruitwhisperer69]

Steven,
Sorry (desculpe)!  The whole thing is one big joke!  Let's blame Ray for this one and Adam as the number one accomplice. 
As far as my role, I will plead guilty and I may end up just doing some community work! 

Olá Berto,
  No need to apologize, Amigo I did actually learn from your joke...there is hope for them amphibians...the chytrid fungus, is seriously devastating them frogs and relatives. Hooray for my favorite frogs...the poison dart frogs, Dendrobates

Adão, I seriously thought, you guys were going to nuke them...i was blunt, yesterday and it won't happen again, i pinky promise

Imagine Dragons - Radioactive

Ray...forgot to say, congrats on the flowering, Santensis

[Tropicalgrower89]

I knew this had to be a joke. lol 

[FlyingFoxFruits]

how's that infected Grimal coming along?  I see your red might have caught it too.

The worst is when the tree starts putting energy into these galls that form on the cambium...Maybe they're all wasp eggs (or sawfly larva) in your cambium?

[luc]

Not being familiar with your gringo jokes , you all scared the sh... out of me , I'll remember not to send seeds to those who participated on this subject...