Jaboticaba - Love at first site and bite!

I started carrying a new tropical fruit tree for my container customers. I know some people who have a small grove of these in south florida, very mature 20 years plus trees. I have absolutely fallen in love with these. I just started selling 3 gallon trees, see photo, and let me tell you, the fruit is a bonus for an already amazing tree. They don’t need tons of light and they grow great in containers. They might take a few years to flower and fruit but let me tell you…. It’s worth the wait! The fruit grows right on the bark/trunk. While you’re waiting for fruit you can enjoy an amazing tree. My customers who have purchased one at my request, have thanked me over and over.

I’m uploading pictures. Does anyone else have experience with these? Please share!

Tamara
Tam’s Trees

This is the flower on a mature tree.

How old is the plant in the pic, How tall is it. Is this the size you are selling??? Also my limes trees have a few dead ends, should I be puning them off? Thanks, Faronell

Hey I just came on to hunt you dowe doing and see how they were doing and if needed to send more. I knew they would be fine. Yes, you can prune it. At this point give a light basic fertilizer when you water. This fall a citrus blend. I'm looking into buying a bunch wholesale then shipping to my customers this fall. They don't sell it in stores.

Anyhow, the tree in the picture is roughly 2 years old, it might be a little older because they had not planted them in 7 gallon yet and the newer 3 gallon looked shorter. He said those were 1 1/2. The tree in the picture is exactly the size I have until I have no more.

It's a really pretty tree. In fact I went out today and measured a long fence area and i'm thinking of planting a dozen of them. The fruit makes an excellent jam.

Keep me posted on the Key limes. I'm trying to get detailed pictures on t-budding and grafting.