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Is a leafless jaboticaba always dead?
« on: November 07, 2017, 08:52:02 AM »
So, I bought some trees in Florida two weeks ago, and put them in our car for the trip,back to Idaho. I have 8 trees, and have been very careful with watering and misting, and bringing them into the hotels if it would be too hot or cold in the car. Everyone looks great and is traveling well except the jabo, which has dropped ALL her leaves.  They never turned brown. Some got a little dry, but for the most part she just shed like a dog in spring.
We are arriving home today, and I plan on tucking her into the greenhouse with the others. Soil is still damp. Should I give extra light? Extra humidity? Any special fertilizer? How long do I give her before I decide she has expired?

Thanks! Carolyn

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Re: Is a leafless jaboticaba always dead?
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2017, 11:05:12 AM »
All is not lost. Your Jaboticaba can come back from dropping its leaves. Theres a thread floating around suggesting a fert or inoculant to help flush new leaves. i would suggest not overwatering at this time and try to not expose to extreme temperature swings.
what other trees did you bring home?

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Re: Is a leafless jaboticaba always dead?
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2017, 11:14:20 AM »
Misting and shade... jaboticabas are very hardy species, it can take several years to kill them ! :D
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Re: Is a leafless jaboticaba always dead?
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2017, 11:20:59 AM »
ive had 2 drop leaves
one was hit by cold winds. not freezing, but in the low 40s
dropped all its leaves, but came back like a champ
the other dropped leaves when it wa shipped. it too re-leafed nicely.
has it been repotted recently ?
personally i would make sure the soil is a bit moist with your finger
and i would give it some compost tea, or worm tea, or kelp...
it may need minerals when it re-leafs.

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Re: Is a leafless jaboticaba always dead?
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2017, 07:45:23 PM »
Thanks all!  I will not repot it for a while.  I have it in the greenhouse now, in a slightly shady location near the humidifier.
I also brought back allspice, avocado, lychee, macadamia, mango, miracle fruit and rollinia.

Except for the rollinia, which I got from forum member Mark in Texas, they all came from Lukas Nursery in Oviedo. We were on our way to tour the Kennedy Space Center, so it was ideally located.  That was as far south as we got.  They did not have a big selection of varieties, but they were very nice and helpful even though they were still rebuilding from the bad weather. Plus, the chance of buying of ANY of these trees in Idaho is exactly zero.

Put 7,000 miles on the van, but we had fun.  I even swam with manatees. Dorky tourist thing but hey, it was on my bucket list, so I'm happy.

Cheers,
Carolyn

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Re: Is a leafless jaboticaba always dead?
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2017, 09:31:45 PM »
When the branches are dry and brittle then you have a problem. As long as the
branches bend but not snap there is hope.