Ericalynne
I find your story of the demise suddenly after a jabo was pruned, quite interesting as well.
Allow me to ask some questions, you don't have to answer them,
1. How old was your tree that died?
2. how long had it been planted in the same location, before death?
3. what where symptoms of death?
4. do you water the tree heavily and regularly?
5. what is your soil type?
6. do you have a large variety of fruit trees, and have been collecting for over 5yrs?
(the reason I ask question above is to establish if you may have a high potential for pathogens, introduced from nurseries, and plants over the years)
7. is your area subject to temps below 32F?
For now that's all I can think of to ask about this case, but I am eager to establish a cause of death.
My guess is the tree was not healthy to begin with, or planted in an adverse growing environment (alkaline ph) and of course...under irrigated.
Most growers never water enough!
Other than that...I've seen some trees succumb to what appeared to be a fungus that enters the bark through a wound, usually very close to the soil level (with old or sickly citrus trees usually in close proximity).
Hope you have a very healthy and happy jabo now!
don't feel obliged to prune them!
they are self pruning, and fruit heavily enough to feed a village...only of course if they are properly cared for! With ample sunlight, nutrients and water.
I find the jaboticaba pruning very interesting. I pruned one in-ground jabo and it promptly died. And it was only a light pruning. I am afraid to prune the one I have now. You do have beautiful trees.
I think Oscar is probably correct about the fruiting being better on old wood, than just getting more sun. There's someone on the east coast that has jabos growing as understory and they were fruiting heavily.
Erica