Jaboticaba

(Brazil Grape Tree)


Harvest	Plant Size (average feet)	Up to 25 feet
	Days to Harvest (Lower Limit)	8 years from planting
	Days to Harvest (Upper Limit)
	Harvest Crop Size (average inches)	0.5-3
	Harvest Crop Size (average lbs)	0.5-3
	Harvest Color	Dark purple/Black
Growth	Soil pH (Lower Limit)	5.5-6.5
	Soil pH (Upper Limit)	5.5-6.5
	Sun/Shade	Full sun
	Dry/Wet Conditions	Full sun
	Optimal Temperature (°F): Lower Limit	Full sun
	Optimal Temperature (°F): Upper Limit	Full sun
	Optimal Elevation (°F): Lower Limit	Elevations from sea level to 4000 ft
	Optimal Elevation (°F): Upper Limit	Elevations from sea level to 4000 ft
	Water Requirements (inches/year): Lower	Consistent water needed
	Water Requirements (inches/year): Upper	Consistent water needed
	Plant Hardiness Zone (USDA)	Tropical
	Propagation	Plant seeds as soon as possible after harvest. Approximately 2 months to germination. Each seed can produce up to six plants. Propagation also possible with air layering, grafting, cuttings, and tissue culture.
Seasonality	General Planting Month (Begin)
	General Planting Month (End)
	Weed Risk Assessment (Invasive=Greater than 5)	-2: Low risk
	Toxicity/Warnings	N/A
	Other Info, Uses	Flowers/fruit emerge directly from trunk and branches. Used in jams, jellies, wine making, raw fruit, syrups, sauces. Native to Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina.

Varieties	Resistances, Tolerances	Variety Notes
Paulista	Rust resistant	Large fruit, thick skin. Ripens late.
Rajada		Very large, green-bronze fruit. Sweet flavor. Fruits mid season.
Ponhema		Leathery-skinned fruit. Good for jellies and preserves.
Branca		Large green fruit.
Sabara	Susceptible to flower/fruit rust	Small, think-skinned fruit. 4 crops/year. Very productive.

Seedling		"DSC06582" by Scot Nelson is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Whole Plant	Spots on fruit and flowers
Stems
Leaves
Fruit

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