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RE: jaboticaba

Posted 142 days ago

I don't have one but I have seen them growing. They fruit really well in Q'land. Easy to grow and can make a good hedge if kept trimmed. You get to eat the fruit too which doesn't happen with most types of hedges.

RE: jaboticaba

Posted 138 days ago

Thank you Pomolo, thats a great idea, I never thought of using them as a hedge. Does anyone know how they are for diseases?
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RE: jaboticaba

Posted 73 days ago

Jaboticaba grow well in the mid-north coast of NSW. They appear to have no pests, but are slow growing. Mine is about 11 years old and is quite high, being nicely shaped with dense fine leaves. The fruit is forming now on the trunk and branches and will be ripe in October. The fruit is very nice, something like a grape with a flavour all of its own. Once the birds discover the fruit they enjoy a fine feast, but there is enough fruit for everyone and I usually get to the tree first.

RE: jaboticaba

Posted 71 days ago

Jaboticaba also grow well in Brisbane. My tree is about 16 years old and fruits about 3 -4 times a year. Masses of fruit form on the trunk and branches. Until this year I have not been troubled by pests, but the flying foxes got into it this year and virtually demolished all the fruit. I hadn't picked it as it wasn't totally ripe - I find the fruit needs to be very black to be sweet. Once picked though, the fruit only lasts a day or two. Probably one of the reasons it's never been commercially viable. It's also a very low maintenance tree, and would serve well as a hedge plant as the foliage is quite dense. Mine very rarely gets water other than that falling from the sky. However, I would totally recommend it as a backyard tree, as when you get to eat the fruit it's delicious.
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