My Edibles: Jaboticaba Trees QLD

Jaboticaba - Yellow (Seedling)

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Bears fruit much earlier (early as 3 yrs.) than the black skinned varieties (6 )

Planted: 2012

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Jaboticaba

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Jaboticaba (Seedling)

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Delicious fruit.  Can fruit several times a year, with only short time between flowering and harvesting.  May be many years though before tree starts bearing. Planted early Feb. and has grown 2-3 inches on most tips in 2 1/2 months. I planted in a mound over an under-ground spring - so far so good!

Height 45 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Citrus feed and Seasol -used sparingly

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Nil required yet.

Organic Status:Organic

Jaboticaba ^6/10

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Have not tasted the fruit yet. My tree is in the ground for nearly four years now and I hope it starts fruiting soon. Grows well.

Planted: 2007

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

none

Organic Status:Organic

Jaboticaba (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: - Love the intense grape-like flavour, and a very pretty small tree, delicate foliage. 

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Occasional organic liquid fertiliser

Jaboticaba - Grafted ^5/10

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Jaboticaba - Grafted

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New growth and green leaves after rain. Still no fruit.

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Jaboticaba - Yellow (Seedling) ^10/10

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This is probably my favourite shrub to look at. Beautiful velvetty lime green new foliage, darkening to a deep green. Brances and trunks are quite rough barked, so gather moss, which is quite ornamental too. It tends to grow up only a little every flush, then the branches all head for the ground - makes it a bit tough to mow around, but very ornamental.

It is in a bit more sun than it probably likes, so is a bit leggy, but is putting on new leaves now and is starting to flower, so hoping for fruit this summer or next (2011-12)

Planted: 2009

Height 0.6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Organic Xtra

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Jaboticaba ^6/10

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Tried some at Tropical Fruit World (love that place!) and just had to buy a tree! I think I'll have to be patient though, apparently very slow growing and slow to fruit.

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 15% in Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

have since read that it needs a lot more water than i have been giving it, so i applied wettasoil, sugarcane mulch and seasol and more water and it's rewarded me with lovely new growth. will keep up the water from now on.

Jaboticaba (Seedling) ^10/10

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I'm growing this as a hedge and am very happy.

It tends to grow upwards and I have been pulling some of the branches to the side to get it to fill out.  Very happy with the result

I prune every three or so months to keep the hedge look. After 2 years it hit approx 2 metres, my desired height.  We did a renovation at about the time, lost one and damaged another.  The damaged plant was stressed and has now started to fruit.  The others have not yet.

Very happy with the hedge, very hapy with the fruit.

My three year old loves to go and check if there are fruit and eat any that are ready

Fruiting Months February, October, December

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 6

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer and Spring

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

My chickens get some bugs off them.

I also have some fruit fly traps

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

Hi Simon in sunny Brisbane.Good photos. We had one in northern NSW.Slow to start but at 5-7yrs flowered & fruited profusely.We watewred to establish when young then it really looked after itself. A very dense tree, branching more as it got older 1.5m W x 3+m H. I hope your hedge goes well, you'll probably get loads of fruit.

Jaboticaba - Yellow ^7/10

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Interesting little tree. Still too immature to fruit. I bought it because I also have the black variety. It hasn%u2019t done a great deal since planting but it was planted late in the season so spring might see some advancement.

Planted: 2010

Height 75 Centimetres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Jaboticaba - Grafted (Grafted) ^8/10

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This little guy was going great guns, fruiting well at a young age. But this seemed due to stress from a bad graft, which gradually opened into a wound, and with all the wet lately, rot got in there and it lost the will to live. Have replaced it with a very large Jaboticaba.

Planted: 2009

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1.5 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

When I Fertilise: Spring

Jaboticaba

Fruiting Months September, October, November

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 20 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Advanced Jaboticaba (Grafted) ^5/10

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Another delicious fruit which does so well in the Bribane region. Really looking forward to my first crop...still a few years away unfortunately.

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Jaboticaba - Yellow (Grafted) ^5/10

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Bought this plant from the BOGI fair with high hopes for some delicious fruit not too far down the track (3yrs apparently compared to 7 for the black).

Planted: 2010

Height 0.25 metres

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Advanced Jaboticaba (Grafted) ^9/10

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Small neat looking tree. Fruit makes nice eat and also good to eat. In a good season it will fruit 3-4 times in summer.

Fruiting Months January, February, March

Planted: 1994

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1998 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cook poo

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control:

net

Organic Status:Organic

Jaboticaba (Seedling)

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Atrractive tree, compact; looking forwards to making jam when it fruits as the Jaboticaba jam we have tried was amazing

Planted: 2003

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Jaboticaba (Seedling) ^6/10

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Jaboticaba

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I like the taste of the fruit and it doesn't seem to get attacked by fruit fly and such.

Pollination: No

Question:

It has never fruited and I'm wondering how long I have to wait or whether it needs something.

Jaboticaba - Yellow

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Jaboticaba

Planted: 2010

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Jaboticaba - small leaf

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Full sun to part shade. Frost tolerant to -3C when established but protect from frost when young. Water well to encourage maximum crop yield. Do not over fertilise, although a small amount of slow release/organic fertiliser or organic matter such as compost mulch is fine. Prefers acid soils.

Planted: 2009

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Jaboticaba ^10/10

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Jaboticaba is a terrific fruit tree for the home garden for many reasons.  It has an abundance of luscious fruit cannily hidden from scavenging birds as the fruit grows on the branches.  It is a particularly good "grazing" tree for children.  The fruit is sweet and juicy - between a grape and a lychee in flavour - and is not something you will find at the fruit shop.  It makes a wonderful screen so would be a great tree to share with the neighbours.  The branches are not so visible but have an attractive white bark.  It needs very little maintenance and the fruit seems to be untroubled by fruit fly or any other pests.  I have never pruned mine and it is a lovely dense shape,

If there is a negative it is the fact that it may take a few years before the first crop but it more than makes up for that once it starts to bear with heaps of fruit in spring and autumn.  There is also a short time between blossom and fruit.  Mine are still green but will be a beautiful dark purple within a couple of weeks.

Another bonus is that a bowl of freshly picked fruit is always a welcome gift.  Many people have never tried them but when they do they are hooked.

I wouldn't be without a jaboticaba in my garden.

Comments

Good info Brizzie!

Jaboticaba - Yellow

Planted: 2007

Jaboticaba (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: - It seems truely exotic to grow grapes on a trunk. I can't wait till it gets over its planting shock. I have clay, rocky atrocious soil and hope it makes it.!!!!!

Planted: 2010

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pest Control: none. I have lovely magpies that seem to take care of most chomping critters

Jaboticaba

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Like the yellow, but more common black fruit from the trunk of tree. Mine is not looking good after a neighbouring tree fell over, pulling this half out of the ground and drying it out. I have since put it in a pot with a bucket of water but I am unsure it will make it. Half its leaves are dead.

Height 70 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Jaboticaba - Yellow ^5/10

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I like cauliferous trees. I like fruit. The end.

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Jaboticaba - Grafted (Grafted) ^7/10

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Planted this one about September last year.  Is in a pot close to water and gets a fair bit of wind at times and the leaves seem to be burning off a bit from these elements.  Thinking of swapping it around with the bay leaf tree which is further back on the deck.  It still seems to be thriving all the same.  I understand this is one tree I need to be patient with with regards to fruit.

Must shift this pot!

Height 2.5 Feet

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure, blood

Pest Control:

None at this point.

Organic Status:Organic

Jaboticaba - Yellow ^6/10

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After a year or more of almost no growth finally there is plenty of new growth from all points and a handful of flowers have been and gone.  I plan to repot into a larger container come spring.

Planted: 2008

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter and Spring

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

hi do you sell seeds. if so email me at. jas.rich88@virginbroadband.com.au

has your jaboticaba fruited as yet how ols is it?

Sorry, it'll be a while till there are fruit I imagine - I bought it through Daleys around two years ago. I know where there is one growing in my neighbourhood and it took 7 years for fruit to appear....

Jaboticaba