In a gardening move not up there amongst my finest, I was lured today into a nursery and seduced by this fabulous little specimen - the Jaboticaba.
I first tasted this bizzare little fruit fresh from the tree. It seemed to me the most unusual thing - the fruit actually grows all along the trunk and branches, and to be honest it looks a little like the tree has some sort of problem.
But a problem this tree doesn't have, the problem in fact is mine... because the Jaboticaba can take up to 40 years to fruit.
11 comments:
Jolly Jumping Johosaphats, Batman! What were you thinking...I will probably be dead before your tree fruits!
Well I'll just have to have your share then, won't I :D
Goodness me, that is something to look forward to then.....I hope your new tree is at least a few years old, to get a head start...thats why the fruit is along the branch, so that when you are old, you dont have to reach up high, or climb on a ladder to pick it....
Wow, what a wait for you. If it only starts off with one fruit try not to eat it before it's ripe!
I think if I had to wait 40 years I think I will plant one on my burial spot at least people will have something to eat when they visit me
What happens if you wait 40 years for the thing to produce fruit and then you decide you don't like the taste?? I trust the nursery allowed you to sample some of the fruit before buying the plant, since it's not the sort of thing you can normally find on the supermarket shelves.
Are you making plans yet to open your garden to the public? You have such a fabulous range of exotics that I'm sure there would be a strong demand!
I know with your excellent care that tree will be fruiting in no time! I have grown several of these from seed up to fruiting size and it takes about 10 years with virtually no care at all. When your tree is about eight feet tall, start looking for blooms!
Oh! It looks disgusting! Like lots of galls, or snails or large blackcurrants stuck there for a joke. It's funny how coming across something so separated from the 'norm' can disconcert one.
I hope, in forty years time, the fruits will taste good.
The name is wonderful.
Esther
Esther it is gross, isn't it? When I first saw one I couldn't help but pick the fruit continuously - it's just not where it's supposed to be!
Thank you Grower Jim! Growing them from seed to fruiting is quite an achievement, and I love the idea of not too much care :D
Mark I have tasted the 40 year fruit. And I can't remember if I liked it or not, but surely I did otherwise I would have remembered that I didn't like it. I do remember being fascinated by it - is that enough do you think?
And yes, you wait until you see the hefty entry fee I'll charge to see my non fruiting Jaboticaba.
Cathy that's a fabulous idea and LBM that's CHEEKY!
You won't regret buying this Ali. They are lovely fruit and easy to grow.
PS - ours didn't take anywhere near 40 years lol! I might be older than you - but not that old!!
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