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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #775 on: April 13, 2015, 03:12:52 PM »
What sp. do you think Grimal is closest to?  I mean, the fruits really do seem to be relatively close to coronata, while only a few of the leaves have much resemblance...

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« Reply #776 on: April 13, 2015, 03:25:05 PM »
Also, the fruit that my tree came from did not remind me of a concord grape at the time.  I thought it tasted a lot like canned mangosteen, as in that it was rich in a direction closer to stone fruits like peaches or plums~really closer to a blend of subtle litchi and subtle peach.  As much as the experience was like eating muscadine grapes, the fruit definitely doesn't taste like muscadines.  As far as Concord grapes, thinking of the juice, I bet it's mostly only similar because it's rich and has tannins.  Eh, I'm only a few days away from tasting my first fruit, so I'll see what I think today as opposed to trying to remember almost twenty years.

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #777 on: April 13, 2015, 05:03:57 PM »
Also, the fruit that my tree came from did not remind me of a concord grape at the time.  I thought it tasted a lot like canned mangosteen, as in that it was rich in a direction closer to stone fruits like peaches or plums~really closer to a blend of subtle litchi and subtle peach.  As much as the experience was like eating muscadine grapes, the fruit definitely doesn't taste like muscadines.  As far as Concord grapes, thinking of the juice, I bet it's mostly only similar because it's rich and has tannins.  Eh, I'm only a few days away from tasting my first fruit, so I'll see what I think today as opposed to trying to remember almost twenty years.
here is what i'm noticing about Grimal this year...

u really must wait a long time after they acheive full coloration, before they're ripe...

they taste best when you let them get almost to the point of rotting on the tree...

eating them too early is really going to make you not like this fruit...it's tart, not sweet, and stringy if you eat them too early (even though they are totally purple)

not sure what Grimal is related to closely..it's hard to say...the fruit is fuzzy...and the flowers have big petals...this is unlike coronata...
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #778 on: April 13, 2015, 05:25:45 PM »
I'm harvesting lots of Grimal fruits now.

they could be sweeter...but it's ok..

i need to pick them now!  so I can sell/plant seeds!  and make some jam or fruit leather or something!

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #779 on: April 13, 2015, 05:27:46 PM »
I'm harvesting lots of Grimal fruits now.

they could be sweeter...but it's ok..

i need to pick them now!  so I can sell/plant seeds!  and make some jam or fruit leather or something!

Please reserve few seeds for me... Thank's!  ;D

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #780 on: April 13, 2015, 05:37:23 PM »
I just picked 25 fruit from my grimal .I left 3 on that had not fully ripend .I lost about 10 to birds
It's hard to wait. I now have flowers on a unkone jaboticaba tree ,this is the first time.the flowers
are smaller than gimal there is no loose bark.The leaves are different from other jabos
the tree has lost many leaves ,but are now coming out with new leavs. I will take pictures
I hope it will set fruit

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #781 on: April 13, 2015, 07:37:40 PM »
what other Myrcaria has big petals?

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #782 on: April 13, 2015, 11:14:32 PM »
what other Myrcaria has big petals?

off hand, I can't think of one...but i'm sure there are several comparable species.
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #783 on: April 14, 2015, 11:02:18 AM »
I've reached jaboticaba nirvana...







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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #784 on: April 14, 2015, 11:38:49 AM »
A nice thick trunk.....I assume this tree is in ground?
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« Reply #785 on: April 14, 2015, 11:44:27 AM »
If you talking about my photos,  yes, in the ground.  Page 28 of this thread are some photos of the tree. It is very big and growing over the roof line. 

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #786 on: April 14, 2015, 12:17:01 PM »
nice crop!

time to practice your juicing skills...

no way u can eat all that at once...

you'd be doing an unforgettable solo performance on the porcelain drum.
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #787 on: April 14, 2015, 12:25:57 PM »

Most of the fruit on this tree is undersized due to the month long drought I suffered while the fruit was developing. I tried the best I could to keep it moist during fruit development.  But, zero rain for over a month was difficult.   the fruit taste as good as normal but the size is small relative to rainier times. 

Since there is no way I can eat all these, or even juice them, Would thinning the fruit produce larger fruit?  If no one has an answer maybe next flower flush I'll knock off a portion of the developing fruit to test the theory.  Conventional wisdom says yes at it works with other fruit trees.

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #788 on: April 14, 2015, 12:29:07 PM »
maybe thinning will help...but it would be so labor intensive to do this...I doubt anyone does it in Brazil.

Most of the fruit on this tree is undersized due to the month long drought I suffered while the fruit was developing. I tried the best I could to keep it moist during fruit development.  But, zero rain for over a month was difficult.   the fruit taste as good as normal but the size is small relative to rainier times. 

Since there is no way I can eat all these, or even juice them, Would thinning the fruit produce larger fruit?  If no one has an answer maybe next flower flush I'll knock off a portion of the developing fruit to test the theory.  Conventional wisdom says yes at it works with other fruit trees.
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #789 on: April 14, 2015, 01:23:18 PM »
nice crop!

time to practice your juicing skills...

no way u can eat all that at once...

you'd be doing an unforgettable solo performance on the porcelain drum.

LOL I know all about that, and I say..... totally worth it!

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« Reply #790 on: April 16, 2015, 09:43:42 PM »
I finally figured out what's been causing all these circular cuts on the leaves of my jabos.


It's these cute little boogers! Leaf cutter bees! I heard their tiny little buzzing when I was walking by the trees. I've never seen these guys before. They look harmless. I don't want to hurt them but I'm also worried about my trees since they're cutting holes all over the foliage. And it's only the jaboticabas that they're cutting from.  :-\

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #791 on: April 16, 2015, 10:23:22 PM »
I finally figured out what's been causing all these circular cuts on the leaves of my jabos.


It's these cute little boogers! Leaf cutter bees! I heard their tiny little buzzing when I was walking by the trees. I've never seen these guys before. They look harmless. I don't want to hurt them but I'm also worried about my trees since they're cutting holes all over the foliage. And it's only the jaboticabas that they're cutting from.  :-\


Yep, those leaf cutter bees are not a problem!  Let them have fun!
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #792 on: April 21, 2015, 09:58:09 AM »
Jaboticaba Mulch!






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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #793 on: April 22, 2015, 12:53:51 PM »
First flowers



of my decidious Red Jabo


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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #794 on: April 22, 2015, 01:34:50 PM »
NICE WORK!

wow the first Rusky Jaboticaba i've seen!!
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #795 on: April 22, 2015, 02:19:17 PM »
nice mulch!  i bet the tree will love it...

but maybe you can pick em up and juice em!

are they rotted already?

Jaboticaba Mulch!





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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #796 on: April 22, 2015, 03:37:10 PM »
Interestingly, the jaboticaba fruit has appeal to family members who don't really approve of your tropical fruiting.  Might be useful for bribing.

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #797 on: April 22, 2015, 08:16:21 PM »
Alex,

How old is you red Jaboticaba?

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« Reply #798 on: April 22, 2015, 08:39:50 PM »
Alex,

How old is you red Jaboticaba?

4-5yrs? that would be my guess... :D

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #799 on: April 23, 2015, 01:23:26 AM »
My Jaboticaba near 6-7 year old. Note that the 60 latitude there is a shortage of sunlight.
Because of this, all plants grow more slowly. This plant was purchased from German nursery "Flora Toskana" two years ago. The same source with Greeny's Jaboticaba: http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=11307.msg145200#msg145200
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