Red Hybrid Jaboticaba (Plinia) precoce
Quick grow facts
Soil
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Pot size
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Water
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Fertilizer
For young plants half ratio fertilizer at monthly intervals will speed the plant’s very slow growth rate. Any well-balanced fertilizer applied three times per year will keep the plant healthy.
CRFGPollination
It has been reported from Brazil that solitary jaboticaba trees bear poorly compared with those planted in groups, which indicates that cross-pollination enhances productivity.
CRFGPests & diseases
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Look out for (Houston)
Dormant plants take ~27°F briefly; young growth damaged (PFAF); zones 10–12
NCSUWhat it is
A slow-growing large shrub or small bushy tree in the myrtle family. The fruit forms right on the trunk and inner branches.
CRFGWhy grow/eat it
Pretty in the landscape, and the grape-like fruit is mostly eaten fresh in South America.
CRFGHow to use it
Squeeze the fruit so the pulp slips out of the skin. Peeled fruit is used for jelly and marmalade.
CRFGContainer tips
Wants rich soil with pH 5.5–6.5, steady moisture and good drainage. Water when the top inch or two dries. It takes a few degrees of frost but does best frost-free.
CRFGCautions
Rust can hit fruit and flowers in wet spells. Birds, raccoons and opossums go after the fruit.
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