Author Topic: My jaboticaba is bigger than your jaboticaba... (Read 16452 times)

Central Floridave · « **on:** May 11, 2012, 10:01:34 PM »

LOL...found this jaboticaba in it's natural habitat (while googlin').

Does it need to be pruned? LOL

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #1 on:** May 11, 2012, 10:06:25 PM »

no it just needs to be cut down and used for charcoal, so the land can be cleared for soy beans or cattle.

Central Floridave · « **Reply #2 on:** May 11, 2012, 10:19:09 PM »

LOL. I love dark sarcasm. That is a good one...as sad as it is. I also love a good irony.

That hillside definitely looks like it is suffering from erosion and land slides due to land clearing.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #3 on:** May 11, 2012, 10:22:17 PM »

fruitlovers · « **Reply #4 on:** May 12, 2012, 04:44:45 AM »

Quote from: ASaffron on May 11, 2012, 10:06:25 PM

no it just needs to be cut down and used for charcoal, so the land can be cleared for soy beans or cattle.

OH, i thought you were going to say it should be potted up--would grow better in a pot.

Central Floridave · « **Reply #5 on:** May 12, 2012, 07:47:49 AM »

Here are some pics of my Jaboticaba after last week's rain event. I have 3 mature ones and a bunch of littlier ones. I have killed more than I have thriving currently.

I just picked up a red jaboticaba that I haven't planted yet that came from BRFC sale and PIN. Which I understand originated from Adam S. So thanks Adam for spreading your seed!

We can call you Johnny Jaboticaba-seed (like a modern day Johnny Appleseed). LOL...

Central Floridave · « **Reply #6 on:** May 12, 2012, 07:56:41 AM »

And, here is my recently purchased Red Jaboticaba that is looking for a home in the yard somewhere...

I'm having a hard time finding a full sun spot for it but is going into the ground this afternoon. How is the drought tolerance for the red? Thanks for any info.

Also, if I plant it where it can't get regular watering I thought of planting a plant saucer a few feet under the hole to help hold water where the tap root can find and help it get established.

Good or bad idea?

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #7 on:** May 12, 2012, 09:58:29 AM »

Central Floridave · « **Reply #8 on:** May 12, 2012, 10:51:36 AM »

Thanks. I just found a good spot for it. I am going to plant a saucer under it a few feet to help trap water.

I'm not too worried about getting fruit off it right away. I'll remove any flowers the first year or thin them out the 2nd year anyway to help the tree get better established first. Looking forward to the red as your comments about how good they were permeated through Eric during his speech last month.

My problem is I only have access to well water or rain. thus, I trap the rain water as best I can and use it on the acid loving plants that can't tolerate drought and/or new plantings.
Most plants like my well water but it is High PH. If I use the well water I let it sit in a small pond first and let the salts sink to the bottom and it gets conditioned with oak dropping/mosquito larvae, dead things, etc.

No, I didn't get the grimel but it was tempting. Maybe next year!!! Thanks for the info and growing these plants.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #9 on:** May 12, 2012, 11:02:21 AM »

Central Floridave · « **Reply #10 on:** May 12, 2012, 11:34:33 AM »

Doesn't gardening and patience go hand in hand?

Is this a good idea or not? Plastic saucer acting like a hardpan?

Should I go deeper with it? I'm not worried about flooding as this is white sugar sand with the water table ten feet below.

Central Floridave · « **Reply #11 on:** May 12, 2012, 11:40:32 AM »

Here is the red jaboticaba looking anxious to jump into its new home! With underground swimming pool. LOL.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #12 on:** May 12, 2012, 11:47:47 AM »

looks great!

that pool should give it a jump start,until a few years from now, when the root system swallows it whole!

I think you will be good friends with your new tree.

just don't chit chat too much,the neighbors might think differently of u.

Central Floridave · « **Reply #13 on:** May 12, 2012, 12:35:07 PM »

In the ground. Tune in ten years from now when I can claim my red jaboticaba is bigger than your red jaboticaba! (knock on wood)

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #14 on:** May 12, 2012, 12:40:55 PM »

Mike T · « **Reply #15 on:** May 16, 2012, 03:10:48 AM »

One of my jabs is a knockout.It has at least 3 massive crops a year and a light crop or two between like the picture taken 15 minutes ago.This is in spite of drying and cooling weather.

Central Floridave · « **Reply #16 on:** May 16, 2012, 07:27:07 AM »

Nice photo. Yes, Jaboticaba are awesome to grow. The fruit is tasty and the tree is very ornamental.

This morning photos:

'Mango' the great squirrel hunter jack russell guards my newly planted red jaboticaba! This dog is so obsessed in finding rodents. (which is why I got him in the first place).

Got 3 inches of rain yesterday! That helps as well...

TropicalFruitHunters · « **Reply #17 on:** May 16, 2012, 07:38:33 AM »

You guys are really making me regret not getting a jab years ago! Crap!

Mango?! Great name!

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #18 on:** May 16, 2012, 01:21:05 PM »

nice pictures Dave!!

soon enough mango will find shade under your red Jabo. my jackrussel jumps up into my 25gal pots and eats jabos off of the tree!! just like a rat!

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #19 on:** May 16, 2012, 10:06:04 PM »

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #20 on:** May 16, 2012, 10:28:30 PM »

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmaringa.odiario.com%2Fmaringa%2Fnoticia%2F499756%2Fagronomo-desvenda-misterio-de-jabuticabeira-que-da-acerola%2F

fruitlovers · « **Reply #21 on:** May 17, 2012, 12:57:33 AM »

Quote from: ASaffron on May 16, 2012, 10:28:30 PM

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmaringa.odiario.com%2Fmaringa%2Fnoticia%2F499756%2Fagronomo-desvenda-misterio-de-jabuticabeira-que-da-acerola%2F

More mysteries from Brazil? As article points out acerola is from a totally different family than jaboticaba, so don't think acerola grafted onto jaboticaba is possible. Photo wasn't very convincing either! I'm much more likely to believe that passionfruits can form in the shape of male genitalia.

Soren · « **Reply #22 on:** May 17, 2012, 06:55:40 AM »

Quote from: fruitlovers on May 17, 2012, 12:57:33 AM

Quote from: ASaffron on May 16, 2012, 10:28:30 PM
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmaringa.odiario.com%2Fmaringa%2Fnoticia%2F499756%2Fagronomo-desvenda-misterio-de-jabuticabeira-que-da-acerola%2F

More mysteries from Brazil? As article points out acerola is from a totally different family than jaboticaba, so don't think acerola grafted onto jaboticaba is possible. Photo wasn't very convincing either! I'm much more likely to believe that passionfruits can form in the shape of male genitalia.

Oscar you crack me up.! Adam too with your charcoal comment - was getting a bit bored here in office so thanks a lot.! Great photos by the way - Adam, how old is your tree on the photo?

Central Floridave · « **Reply #23 on:** May 17, 2012, 10:22:04 AM »

That is impressive flowering for a container grown tree!

I was lurking over on the off-topic dog thread and I see your JR looks similar to my 'mango' JR. Great dogs!

This is the 2nd flowering for this tree this spring. The first one the whole tree was loaded. I've got another one that is getting ready to bust-a-move (photos coming when it happens)

I've gotten over 7 inches of rain the past few days. That will help since I hardly ever water these plants.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #24 on:** May 17, 2012, 02:03:19 PM »

about 8yrs old I suppose, not sure. I could cut it down at the base and count the rings!

fruitlovers · « **Reply #25 on:** May 17, 2012, 06:19:51 PM »

Quote from: Soren on May 17, 2012, 06:55:40 AM

Oscar you crack me up.! Adam too with your charcoal comment - was getting a bit bored here in office so thanks a lot.! Great photos by the way - Adam, how old is your tree on the photo?

Soren, glad i was able to excite up your Ho Hum day a little bit there in your Kampala office.

Please don't laugh too loud or your office co-workers might think you are not actually working!

Tim · « **Reply #26 on:** May 17, 2012, 11:25:37 PM »

I'll pay $2 for each ring counted

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #27 on:** May 17, 2012, 11:47:13 PM »

I could make coasters out of the cross sections of the trunk! $2 a pop.

Mike T · « **Reply #28 on:** May 18, 2012, 06:32:16 PM »

Sorry for the bad picture but my 2 unfruitful yellow jabs (it is too tropical for them here) are putting the squeeze on a jaboticaba I bought as a large leafed common jaboticaba.It has large brownish fruit woth a little fuzz and the tree is quite open.No doubt it will enjoy its time in the sunshine when the defiant yellows are chopped down.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #29 on:** May 18, 2012, 07:08:21 PM »

look like u got a m spirito santensis.

it's a most beautiful tree. fruits have thick pulp and concord grape like flavor.

doesn't seem to tolerate constantly soaked roots for months, like cauliflora and jaboticaba.

seems to fruit earlier than other common species.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #30 on:** May 18, 2012, 07:13:36 PM »

mike t

stop before u chop! these are easy to dig and keep in a pot! or relocate and sell!! don't waste the trees...unless u have it out for these guys!!! I know some people hate them...

Mike T · « **Reply #31 on:** May 18, 2012, 07:24:00 PM »

AS they are 6 feet high trimmed with heavy trunks, I suppose I could try but I never sell anything just give it away.Maybe friends on the adjacent tablelands could use them.thanks for the idea.While I've got you I'll ask a dumb jab questiop.What species is it in thr picture below next to my letter box?

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #32 on:** May 18, 2012, 07:45:45 PM »

the big bushy tree looks like m. jaboticaba sabarah,(hard to tell from phone pic) the most common type in the world I assume. it's really tasty and sweet. leaves are small usually, and fruits are medium sized, with thicker skin than trunciflora and hybrid cauliflora, but not as thick as m. spirito santensis.

cut those suckers off of the base! the are making me twitch with anxiety...I'm going to take a plane trip with my pruners in hand!

Mike T · « **Reply #33 on:** May 18, 2012, 07:53:36 PM »

Thanks AS that will be it.I trim those suckers all the time until lately and my other one never pull the sucker stunt on on me.

Central Floridave · « **Reply #34 on:** May 18, 2012, 08:34:55 PM »

That is a nice looking Jaboticaba MikeT !!!

Very ornamental!

Central Floridave · « **Reply #35 on:** May 18, 2012, 08:50:51 PM »

This guy is getting ready to bust-a-move. My jaboticaba are very close to my house. Thus, not full sun. So, they are probably are not going to fruit as much as it can. But, as everyone knows, you can't eat all your fruit. I know when these trees produce there are tons. I've given some crops away to the BRFC meetings for 100 people and they all got to sample them.

I really want to get into jaboticaba wine making. Anyone got any easy tips? I'm so limited with time nowadays that posting on this forum seems like I am cheating all my other chores. But...who doesn't like to brag about their fruit trees!!!! LOL

Central Floridave · « **Reply #36 on:** May 18, 2012, 08:55:59 PM »

I planting this guy as a small seedling back in the 90's. I never thought it would grow over the roof line!

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #37 on:** May 18, 2012, 09:16:13 PM »

wow that tree looks healthy and happy!

ur jaboticaba really is bigger than mine!

the force is strong within you Jabo-Jedi

Central Floridave · « **Reply #38 on:** May 18, 2012, 09:28:54 PM »

Jabo-Jedi

wow,,,lol on that one...

To be honest, I've killed more than I currently have growing...

LOL on Jabo-Jedi... That is funny...

Central Floridave · « **Reply #39 on:** May 18, 2012, 09:31:26 PM »

I think the next stage or the graduation process of growing Jaboticaba is getting into Jabo-wine making.

Anyone make fruit wine and have any tips? I've brewed my own beer before and found it too much work.

Is wine making any easier?

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #40 on:** May 18, 2012, 09:54:05 PM »

didn't Oscar post liquor or wine in recipes section?

fruitlovers · « **Reply #41 on:** May 19, 2012, 02:36:14 AM »

Quote from: ASaffron on May 18, 2012, 09:54:05 PM

didn't Oscar post liquor or wine in recipes section?

Jaboticaba wine is excellent, but i've yet to try making it. I made jaboticaba liqueur which was excellent++. I did post the recipe in another recipe thread.
CentralFloridaDave, my guess is that the jaboticaba in your photo was not getting enough sunlight and got lanky tring to reach up and over the roof to get some sun.

Central Floridave · « **Reply #42 on:** May 19, 2012, 07:00:30 AM »

Thanks. I'll check those wine making threads.

Yes, all my trees are competting for sun light. Here is a photo from the backporch and the jaboticaba is in the foreground and a HUGE live oak in the background.

I live under a oak canopy. So, yes, the tree is stretching to find sun light! It has found a lil' niche' and does get a good dosage of sunlight.

Full sun spots in my yard are at a premium! Fortunately jaboticaba will fruit in partial shade.

Central Floridave · « **Reply #43 on:** May 19, 2012, 07:01:21 AM »

Oh...and also, my live oak is bigger than your live oak....LOL...

Central Floridave · « **Reply #44 on:** May 25, 2012, 08:41:49 PM »

Currently eating some fruit and it taste great! I love how it is sweet first then tart near the seeds.

bradflorida · « **Reply #45 on:** May 26, 2012, 12:10:36 AM »

Dave -

What a beautiful picture. Makes me hungry!

Brad

puglvr1 · « **Reply #46 on:** May 27, 2012, 11:58:57 AM »

Your dog Mango is adorable!! Love his name

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