The jaboticaba's habit of producing the fruit directly on the trunk makes this a striking tree. The black fruit has an edible thin, but tough skin. The texture is similar to a grape with a sweet and aromatic flavour. Cropping can begin at 5 years with several crops maturing from spring to autumn. A versatile small tree with decorative coppery foliage that makes for an ornamental specimen tree or superb hedge.
Ornamental evergreen tree from Brazil grown for unusual sweet black fruit which cover the inside trunks. Crops several times per year. Flowering to fruit maturity only takes about 1 month. Larger fruit than small leaf selection, but skin a little tougher.
The jaboticabas habit of producing the fruit directly on the trunk makes this a striking tree. Fruit is similar to a grape with a sweet and aromatic flavour. The new coppery growth makes it a very ornamental tree. Bears heavy crops of quality fruit that can be eaten fresh from the tree.
175mm | $17.90 AU | In Production | 
Grafting enables the jaboticaba to fruit much earlier and also results in a more dwarf tree.
175mm | $34.00 AU | Seeking Propagation Material |
| Height | Frost tol. | Pollination req'd | Evergreen/Deciduous | Harvest period |
| 3-8 | Medium | No | Evergreen | October - February |
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Watch for very hot days on fruit that is nearly ready as they can get bad sunburnt on trees with little leaf cover | Rob White - Adelaide, SA 15-Dec-2005
Be patient with this one as I have had one for five years and now finally fruited. Tastes yummy like Mangosteen!!!. Growing tips - Keep well watered in dry summer weather and don't panic if most leaves drop each spring as new leaves develop quickly. | Dennis Ting - Melbourne, VIC 28-Dec-2005
Painfully slow growing. I had to wait 8 years before mine fruited but boy, once they get started! Fruit is like a leathery skinned, musky grape. Makes a great wine. Do not allow plant to dry out. Protect from insects and don't hold you breath. | David White - Newcastle, NSW 04-Feb-2006
Makes the most wonderful Jaboticaba Jelly. Leaves can go very pale in hot weather - don't worry - all is well !! | Michelle Gregory - Samford, Brisbane, QLD 01-Mar-2006
The large leaf variety is a much faster grower than the small leaf variety. Grown in pots with constant watering cropping will start within a few years | Richard Walter - Wollongong, NSW 23-Nov-2006
Very cold tolerant. Took two nights of 23 deg. F. and is coming back strong from tip to trunk. | Carlos Monzon - Bakersfield, CALIF 31-Mar-2007
I have had 2 lots of fruit now on my small leafed plant, they are absolutely beautiful to eat, they are like an aromatic lychee and hits the top of my list for most desirable fruit. My Yellow Jaboticaba plants fruit is not worth eating, but lovely plant | David O'bryan - Mansfield, QLD 18-Oct-2008
My fine leaf tree began bearing imediately after I installed a constant drip line that supplies water 24 hours a day with out allowing the soil to become saturated. I move the drip around so that the roots do not concentrate in one area. | Gmg Tropical Fruits - Loxahatchee, FL 04-Oct-2009
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