Hi Rock, can you please explain why there is so much interest in cambuca fruit in Taiwan? Thanks,
Oscar,
There are some reasons why so many people here are interested in cambuca. Many people in Taiwan have been crazy about jaboticaba for over a decade because jaboticaba fruit can be made into some products such as jaboticaba juice, jaboticba ice, jaboticaba wine, jaboticaba preserves etc. In other words, jaboticaba industry is quite successful here, many people earn their living by growing jaboticaba. Moreover jaboticaba trees are very ornmental for horticultrual use. Not only for food but also for ornmental use, jaboticaba is really a dream tree in Taiwan. As a result, people here have tried to seek for some trees that are identical to jaboticaba recently.
Aonther possibility is that many nursery owners here are willing to grow new trees and then introduce and promote them to fruit farmers. For example, there were very few people knowing abiu about ten years ago but now it is a very popular fruit in Taiwan. Many fruit farmers become rich because of abiu. People here are getting to know growing new species is possible to make a fortune so more and moe people here like to grow something different. Besides, with the fading of betel nut industry, the owners also want to find another choice, this really increase the demand of growing exotic trees.