The Tropical Fruit Forum

Hello fellow gardeners.  I  see some old threads on growing jackfruit in SoCal and it does look like there are some success stories. 

Not a lot of new information on the forum here.  Any updated successes?  Is one variety having better success than others?  I know there were many members talking about this 5-10 years ago so there ought to Bree some good recommendations by now.

Many thanks!

Hello fruit fans.  I have four jaboticaba plants in pots right now.  A couple are really starting to grow and surprisingly one has put on 12 to 18 inches of growth just this spring so far.

I’d like to put them in the ground in their permanent locations but struggle with a spot in the yard where they can be shaded. I am in coastal San Diego, about a half mile from the water in zone 10b. 

I’ve mostly seen these grown as an understory, with some sort of canopy above and mixed sun/shade. I’ve kept them under a patio with only direct morning light, but would like to have them in full sun in the yard.

I don’t get the high temperature, blazing heat, that our inland growers recover.

Is there anyone here that has had luck growing their Jabos in full Sun?  I read on a Brazilian blog that they are full sun trees, but most of what I see here is them being grown in a shaded setting.

I’m hoping somebody has had luck in full sun along the coast here in Southern California.