5 Types of Jaboticabas i got to taste in Brazil

[fruitlovers]

[marklee]

Which were the best ones?

[fruitlovers]

My favorite was Z4, very sweet and juiciy. I think it's even sweeter than Sabara. Another very good one, not in photo, was Ponhema. Also very sweet and juicy. The Escarlate was second favorite, very similar to red hybrid jaboticaba. Ofoourse havind different types of jaboticabas extends the season also.

[Mike T]

Great stuff Oscar and it is good to hear that z4 has quality fruit.I have a couple of seedlings. I think escarlate is a fair bit sweeter than sabara and red hybrid is on par in the sweetness stakes.I am very lucky to have had all 5 of those even though I gave away all the oblongatas.

[Vernmented]

My favorite was Z4, very sweet and juiciy. I think it's even sweeter than Sabara. Another very good one, not in photo, was Ponhema. Also very sweet and juicy. The Escarlate was second favorite, very similar to red hybrid jaboticaba. Ofoourse havind different types of jaboticabas extends the season also.

Interesting. Ponhema is reported to be sour until very ripe, a heavy producer and a vigorous grower. I have some small plants going from seeds I ordered from you. I am really excited to try these now. I also read a research paper summary where they were using Ponhema as a rootstock.

[TnTrobbie]

Thank you for the report. Jabos are in my top five fav fruits. (#3 or #4 on my list)

[sytanta]

My favorite was Z4, very sweet and juiciy. I think it's even sweeter than Sabara. Another very good one, not in photo, was Ponhema. Also very sweet and juicy. The Escarlate was second favorite, very similar to red hybrid jaboticaba. Ofoourse havind different types of jaboticabas extends the season also.

Oscar may I ask how long Z4 and Escarlate will fruit from seeds? I have very small seedlings of both just starting to germinate. I hope it will just be around 5-6 years.

[Mike T]

Escarlate is the fastest and less than 3 years.

[sytanta]

Escarlate is the fastest and less than 3 years.

That's fast thanks Mike!!

[fruitlovers]

Anybody had Black Velvet jaboticaba? That seems to be the latest and the greatest in Brazil.

[ScottR]

Thanks Oscar for the taste report on these rare to US Jabo's by the way i watched your video today with  Harri Lorenzi i enjoyed it very much good questions too!

[FamilyJ]

Love the picture and putting info next too. need to start doing that myself since i got 13 different Mango's, 3 different Passion Fruit, and 6 different types of Dragon Fruit

[huertasurbanas]

Hi, wonderful fruits! what is the z4 one? I never knew that...

http://frutasrarasadhemar.blogspot.com.ar/2015/07/jabuticaba-hibrida-z4.html

the leaves look similar to the red hybrid one, and the fruits too

about the white phitrantha: I tought that there was just one white species!

[fruitlovers]

Hi, wonderful fruits! what is the z4 one? I never knew that...

http://frutasrarasadhemar.blogspot.com.ar/2015/07/jabuticaba-hibrida-z4.html

the leaves look similar to the red hybrid one, and the fruits too

about the white phitrantha: I tought that there was just one white species!

Thanks for the link. Yes got it from Adhemar, the person doing that blog. Z4 is a hybrid developed by a Brazilian university. It is very sweet and juicy more so than the red hybrid or even Sabara. Very good quality!

[huertasurbanas]

Hi, wonderful fruits! what is the z4 one? I never knew that...

http://frutasrarasadhemar.blogspot.com.ar/2015/07/jabuticaba-hibrida-z4.html

the leaves look similar to the red hybrid one, and the fruits too

about the white phitrantha: I tought that there was just one white species!

Thanks for the link. Yes got it from Adhemar, the person doing that blog. Z4 is a hybrid developed by a Brazilian university. It is very sweet and juicy more so than the red hybrid or even Sabara. Very good quality!

Very nice, but a total mistery to me: I didnt found any info on the net about this hybrid: dont you know what species were crossed?

[fruitlovers]

Hi, wonderful fruits! what is the z4 one? I never knew that...

http://frutasrarasadhemar.blogspot.com.ar/2015/07/jabuticaba-hibrida-z4.html

the leaves look similar to the red hybrid one, and the fruits too

about the white phitrantha: I tought that there was just one white species!

Thanks for the link. Yes got it from Adhemar, the person doing that blog. Z4 is a hybrid developed by a Brazilian university. It is very sweet and juicy more so than the red hybrid or even Sabara. Very good quality!

Very nice, but a total mistery to me: I didnt found any info on the net about this hybrid: dont you know what species were crossed?

It's not any more mysterious than the other hybrids, red and escarlate. What plants were crossed to produce them? Nobody seems to know for sure, there are only guesses.

[John Travis]

Oscar,
Thanks for the report. Is there a source for the z4 seeds in the US?

[fruitlovers]

Oscar,
Thanks for the report. Is there a source for the z4 seeds in the US?

No, not yet. Plan to have them in the future.

[Stevo]

Escarlate is the fastest and less than 3 years.

That's fast thanks Mike!!

I have heard that Phitrantha costada fruits in about 2  1/2 years and is a smaller tree than red hybrid or escarlate

[John Travis]

Escarlate is the fastest and less than 3 years.

That's fast thanks Mike!!

I have heard that Phitrantha costada fruits in about 2  1/2 years and is a smaller tree than red hybrid or escarlate

I have some costada seedlings the I got from Luc. They are about a year old, so still a bit of a wait, but I'd be excited if they fruited that quickly. I have a tree labeled as white phitrantha that is flowering in a 10 gallon pot and is probably 4-5 years old. Still waiting on a fruit set.