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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #150 on: April 04, 2013, 06:22:57 PM »
Never seen ants on jabo fruits here fortunately, and we have a lot of different kinds of ants. What the ants really love here are rambutans. The exterior of the fruits are always filled with them.
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #151 on: April 05, 2013, 02:50:23 PM »
I'm getting ready for the hot weather!  I don't want my jabos to dry out too much, so I put these makeshift dishes underneath them...I used plastic (double layered) and the tops of 25 gal pots.  So far so good, less work for me, more water for the jabos, and bigger fruits!


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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #152 on: April 05, 2013, 03:20:51 PM »
I'm getting ready for the hot weather!  I don't want my jabos to dry out too much, so I put these makeshift dishes underneath them...I used plastic (double layered) and the tops of 25 gal pots.  So far so good, less work for me, more water for the jabos, and bigger fruits!



Great picture, its making me hungry!
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #153 on: April 05, 2013, 03:39:11 PM »
Adam,

That's a really nicely branched jabo there. Beautiful color on the branches and great fruit set. How old is that tree?

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #154 on: April 05, 2013, 03:43:57 PM »
@ Nullzy, I owe u a whole crop!  Please hurry up and pick them!  Sorry I forgot to bring them out!  I'm a real chum....p   :-[ ;)

@ Greenthumb,  thanks, I've pruned that tree religously!  It's about 8-10 yrs old!

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #155 on: April 05, 2013, 07:47:13 PM »
Adam, is that your red jabo, the big nice shaped guy?Very beautiful 8) shape with quite a bit of fruit too!

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #156 on: April 05, 2013, 08:03:17 PM »
it's one of many red jabos!!  I convinced all my friends and family to buy big trees!!  Now I'm the jabo janitor!!
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #157 on: April 05, 2013, 09:46:13 PM »
Wow, that's got to be the best janitor job on the planet. ;)

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #158 on: April 09, 2013, 09:01:17 PM »










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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #159 on: April 09, 2013, 09:19:39 PM »
Great pictures Adam! Those plants really look healthy! That stripiges looks really good to!

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #160 on: April 09, 2013, 09:21:12 PM »
Nice crop of jabos! That looks mighty tasty.
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #161 on: April 09, 2013, 09:29:23 PM »
Do you have any fertilizer recommendations?  My Sabara is still flowering pretty steadily and lots of new leaves as weather is warming up.  Can it take pretty good doses of fertilizer or is that something I should be cautious with?

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #162 on: April 09, 2013, 10:00:18 PM »
Nice pic's of some of your Jabo's Adam thanks for sharing! If  a guy wanted to get some seeds of your red Jabo is that a possibility? 8)Not familiar with stripiges is that the bigger leaved plant in the forth pic down? 

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #163 on: April 09, 2013, 10:15:07 PM »
@ Ed & Steven, thanks kindly!!

@ Harvey, I like to give them espoma (hollytone if possible, because it has sulfur in it, to lower ph), almost any type of espoma fertilizer should work (tree tone, plant tone, garden tone, citrus tone, garden manure, etc..)

Yes! be very careful,  you can easily kill a jaboticaba tree by over feeding it.  It's even easier to do with synthetic fertilizers.

@ Scott...yes!  Oscar at www.fruitlovers.com is your best bet!  He sells the same exact jaboticaba, but it's listed as "Hybrid Jaboticaba".

BTW strigipes is 3rd and down.
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #164 on: April 10, 2013, 11:25:42 AM »
Thanks Adam, for setting me straight on stripiges, what about the fourth plant down with big leaves is that cinnamon?

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #165 on: April 10, 2013, 11:29:45 AM »
Thanks Adam, for setting me straight on stripiges, what about the fourth plant down with big leaves is that cinnamon?

Fourth and down? cinnamon?

It has small leaves, what are you talking about?  (maybe the image is playing tricks on you, take a close look, click twice)  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #166 on: April 10, 2013, 11:33:16 AM »
No No , fourth down two different plants in same pot the bigger leaves on plant right above pot rim?

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #167 on: April 10, 2013, 12:02:31 PM »
fourth down is just one plant!
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #168 on: April 10, 2013, 07:55:54 PM »
Looking at your fruiting jab , you really removed a lot of branches Adam , I didn't go so drastic , will try one tree . Problem is the fruits are more visible and accessible for the birds .

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #169 on: April 10, 2013, 11:22:08 PM »
Looking at your fruiting jab , you really removed a lot of branches Adam , I didn't go so drastic , will try one tree . Problem is the fruits are more visible and accessible for the birds .

Yep, easier for you to pick and easier for birds to pick.

I constantly keep the trees in check, removing any suckers that might form on the caulis.  It gets easier and easier the longer you do it.

The hybrid, and the sabara benefit from such treatment!
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #170 on: April 10, 2013, 11:23:12 PM »
ScottR,

sorry for dragging out my response!  I was testing you... :)  The 4th tree is a cocktail tree, and the scion with the larger leaves is M. aureana.
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #171 on: April 10, 2013, 11:29:47 PM »
Adam you :-X I thought I was losing my mind because I could see the difference in leaves  ??? ::):o :P :) 8)Thanks for reply glad to know I'm losing it yet!! ;)

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #172 on: April 11, 2013, 01:43:56 AM »
Here's a bunch of rascals that are near and dear to my heart.

The plant right in the middle (with 2 M. coronatas on each side  ;) ) is supposedly a hybrid Sabara...I'm very eager to see how it performs, and what the fruits eventually look and taste like.  If I had to guess, I'd say it's a hybrid of M. jaboticaba (Sabara) and M. trunciflora...but I'm probably wrong.  The person I got them from couldn't verify the parentage of this hybrid, but swears it's a cross. 


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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #173 on: April 21, 2013, 12:31:50 PM »

Did some Jaboticaba harvesting today at a friend's place that has a couple ancient trees. This tree in particular is probably around 15 to 20 ft tall.







Had to climb into the canopy to pick a lot of them. I ate so many jabos I feel sick. ::)

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #174 on: April 21, 2013, 02:17:54 PM »
very nice...thanks for sharing!

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