Author Topic: Have you considered growing Myrciaria vexator??? I love this jaboticaba relative (Read 21211 times)

lycheeluva · « **Reply #1 on:** February 04, 2012, 10:40:01 PM »

challenge accepted! I'll message you my address. Thanks so much!

Berto · « **Reply #2 on:** February 04, 2012, 11:50:56 PM »

Adam,
I grow vexator. It is a great looking tree. Very pretty!

Rtreid · « **Reply #3 on:** February 05, 2012, 12:59:05 AM »

Ah yes, another plant I would like to try to grow if only I could find one locally. Seriously, nice trees.

phucvu · « **Reply #4 on:** February 05, 2012, 02:33:43 AM »

i'm always looking for jaboticaba, my newly purchased plant lost a bunch of leaves and is not looking too good, i think they let the soil dried out too much for shipping so leaves were dried and brittle then came santa ana wind.

anyway, i'm willing to pay for shipping of the seedling

lycheeluva · « **Reply #5 on:** February 05, 2012, 03:24:13 AM »

adam, just so u know, am only accepting tree because the folliage looks very lychee-esque!

zands · « **Reply #6 on:** February 05, 2012, 04:34:56 AM »

Thanks Adam. I never heard of this one

http://organicfarm.net/fruitnursery.htm

Fruit Fact Sheet
Blue Grape, Myrciaria vexator
Common Name: Blue Grape

Botanical Name: Myrciaria vexator
Max Size: 15 FT
Time To Fruit: 3-4 Years
Availability: Limited Stock
Price - small size : $25.00

Fruit Description
This jaboticaba relative has grape-like purple excellent fruits that taste somewhat like sweet grapes. The nursery specimen are from a high quality cultivar grown at Govardhan Gardens.

Felipe · « **Reply #7 on:** February 05, 2012, 04:44:48 AM »

Beautiful plant! Water water water? I'm not sure if this plant is suited for my arid climate. Does it need more water than a banana? Does it have a tap root?

HMHausman · « **Reply #8 on:** February 05, 2012, 07:45:47 AM »

Quote from: ASaffron on February 04, 2012, 10:19:04 PM

These are some pics to show how fast M. vexator can grow!!!

These pics show these two trees Ive had for about 4 yrs from seed, the pic of the two trees together is from around March, of 2011, and the ones of each tree in the dark was from December of 2011!!! They grow fast!!!...they started off the year about 1.5ft smaller than they are now!!! putting on around 10inches in growth, per flush!!! maybe 2 times per yer...so they started to flower and set fruit last year, but now I'm hoping they hold this year!!!

I want more members to consider growing this extremely beautiful tree, which is well behaved, and small when full grown (relatively)...The fruits are delicious if you water the tree enough!!! Every day all day!!! water water water!!!

25F can be fatal, but have seen mature ones bounce back from worse temps, like a guava!

So the article circle is the limit!

LOL in a greenhouse at least!

Ohiojay! Lycheeluver! You are on my list of few who get complimentary seedlings if you will accept my challenge to grow these!!! No selling on ebay either!!LOL

I think this is one of the most attractive trees to grow. Unfortunately, I don't really care for the fruit. To me, it has a strong tanin taste that I just cannot abide. I have a close friend that loves the fruit flavor. He is a red wine lover (which I am not) and he loves the vexator because of that tanin taste......similar to that red wine experience. Have you had any of these that had a less tanic taste?

Harry

siafu · « **Reply #9 on:** February 05, 2012, 08:01:19 AM »

Adam,

Do you know how long they take from seed to bloom and fruit?
Mine is large as yours, maybe larger, but shows no signs of wanting to bloom.

BENDERSGROVE · « **Reply #10 on:** February 05, 2012, 09:54:34 AM »

We have one we got at Fairchild last year,agreed it is a beautiful tree,can't wait for it to bloom,I heard the fruit is very good.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #11 on:** February 05, 2012, 12:15:47 PM »

siafu · « **Reply #12 on:** February 05, 2012, 12:25:46 PM »

Can it fruit multiple times in the same year/season?

One good thing about (Red?) Jaboticaba is that it blooms and fruits multiple times.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #13 on:** February 05, 2012, 12:33:49 PM »

siafu · « **Reply #14 on:** February 05, 2012, 01:16:38 PM »

Hi,

Can you think of a strategy to get mine to bloom? Some fertilizer regime?
I think it is large enough. The trunk is larger than 1 inch across...and it's
about 5 feet tall (1.5m) and 4 ft wide (1.2m).

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #15 on:** February 05, 2012, 01:29:58 PM »

GwenninPR · « **Reply #16 on:** February 05, 2012, 06:14:33 PM »

Adam- I would love to try it- I have lots of water and warm temps!

Thanks!
-Gwenn

siafu · « **Reply #17 on:** February 05, 2012, 07:28:38 PM »

Gwen,

Viveroanones.com (in PR) sells seeds. Maybe they even have plants???

Adam, thanks for the detailed instructions... I need to water more and wait a little longer maybe...

HMHausman · « **Reply #18 on:** February 05, 2012, 07:32:49 PM »

Quote from: ASaffron on February 05, 2012, 12:15:47 PM

Quote from: HMHausman on February 05, 2012, 07:45:47 AM

I think this is one of the most attractive trees to grow. Unfortunately, I don't really care for the fruit. To me, it has a strong tanin taste that I just cannot abide. I have a close friend that loves the fruit flavor. He is a red wine lover (which I am not) and he loves the vexator because of that tanin taste......similar to that red wine experience. Have you had any of these that had a less tanic taste?

Harry

Harry,

The flavor in the rind, can only be avoided (almost totally) if the fruit is eaten after being cut in half, with a knife.

If you bit the fruit in half like a jaboticaba, you'll always get a mouth full of resin...the skin is cardboard thick to!

The texture is more gelatin like than jaboticaba, and the flavor of the rind can still be slightly present in the flesh, but is no where near as nasty as E. uniflora (pitanga, surinam cherry).

The tree must be watered, HEAVY!!! Especially when flowering and fruiting!!

The fruits get HUGE (bigger than ping-pong ball) if you WATER like a mad man/woman, and fertilize with small amounts of quick release (organic fertilizer like Espoma) about every one or two months.

The fruits are best when grown like this...

Otherwise, with out heavy water and fertilizer (generally speaking) they are all seed and skin with tannins.

Hope you get some nice ones like I did!

They take about 3-6yrs to start flowering, and usually won't set fruit the first few times of blooming...

Mine started flowering on their 4th years, and have bloomed 3times since then (approx. August of 2011).

One started flowering before the other, and I always favored this plant! but the other soon followed suit.

On the last cycle some fruits set, but they may have fallen off after the freeze!

Thanks for all of the replies!

Thanks, Aadam for the growing and eating suggestions. I tend to think the fruits that I have had were grown under more arid conditions as my friend that grows them has them up on an elevated area with only rain irrigation. I may have to reconsider this one and try your suggestions. The tree and the way that it carries its fruits is really beautiful.

Harry

SWRancher · « **Reply #19 on:** February 05, 2012, 08:02:16 PM »

I have been thinking about getting a Vexator if for no other reason then the cool name...

Berto · « **Reply #20 on:** February 05, 2012, 08:19:32 PM »

I just repotted 4 of them into 3 gallon pots! They got some worm casting and some fish emulsion! I will take a look tomorrow to see if they are happy in their new pots. Myciaria Vexator = Beauty!

nullzero · « **Reply #21 on:** February 05, 2012, 10:03:32 PM »

Would love to grow this out sometime, will put it at the top of my list.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #22 on:** February 05, 2012, 10:31:46 PM »

GwenninPR · « **Reply #23 on:** February 06, 2012, 08:15:09 AM »

Quote from: siafu on February 05, 2012, 07:28:38 PM

Gwen,

Viveroanones.com (in PR) sells seeds. Maybe they even have plants???

Thanks for the info- I think I will try it.

kimi · « **Reply #24 on:** February 23, 2012, 10:40:44 AM »

Wow... very nice looking pics... so very jealous...

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Author Topic: Have you considered growing Myrciaria vexator??? I love this jaboticaba relative (Read 21211 times)