Jaboticaba

Wonderful display love your avator too.

Thank you Morgana :)

Aleyna:

Very beautiful! I can't believe how large this tree is...
it must be more than 60 or 70 years old.

Stunning ! :o)

lovely tree

Beautiful and love the look of the fruit can just see parrot stripping them from tree ..

Andy...
70 yo??? I dont think so, but I will find out, now im curious!!!

thank you TT and Michaella :o)

huh huh ... you're right Bonkers... "this" parrot strips the fruits... cause the are yummie!!!

unfortunatelly I'm an old lady... :( cant climb it anymore...the best and big fruits are there .------->>>>> tooo high!!!!

Aleyna:

A tree that size would be that old here. LOL!

I'm going to be posting a photo of a little Jaboticaba
shrub which is located at the San Diego Zoo. It's been
there for about 10 years and is only 7 feet / 2.2 meters
tall. Don't laugh now. : > )

Jaboticaba has a very high propensity of growing
very slowly here even under the best of cultural
conditions.

Andy:
I will not laugh certainly!!!!
Trying to grow plants from another country can be difficult.
I'm suffering with a blueberry bush trying to make it grow...and give fruits, but all i see are loooooooooooooong branches ....
and the lady who sold it said i cant prune the plant... do you have any sugestions?

Aleyna;

Your city is located at 27 degrees south latitude correct?
San Diego is located at 32 degrees north latitude and we
can't grow blueberries successfully either. Subtropical and
tropical climates are virtually impossible to grow blueberries
because there's not enough chilling hours to set the fruits.

I hate to tell you this...most peaches, apples and blueberries
generally tend to decline in time and eventually die because
they cannot receive the amount of chilling hours to keep them
healthy in subtropical and tropical climates. : > (

On a positive note: we get to grow all the interesting subtropical
and tropical fruits that don't grow in cool/cold climates. : > )

Andy,
After read your comments my first thought was:
I'm gonna move the d***m plant to the fridge!!!!!
lol!!!!!

Aleyna:

It may not be such a bad idea -- especially when the
plant is dormant. : > )