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Tuesday 23 October 2012

Tuesday; nibble; Jaboticaba fruit.



  JABOTICABA
(Myrciaria cauliflora)

The Jaboticaba is  a tree native to Brazil. Fruits are formed directly on the stem and branches. The fruit has a fairly thick purplish black skin, with a sweet white flesh inside. It  is best eaten  fresh or can be used to make jellies and drinks.




A multi-branched evergreen tree, the jaboticaba  is a decorative although slow growing tree. Up to four times a year, the small yellow-white colored flowers followed by the fruit, appear directly from the trunks, limbs and large branches of the tree.  Jaboticabas might begin to bear fruit anytime from 4 to 10 years old

Jaboticaba trees are mostly raised by seed. The seeds are polyembryonic each seed giving rise to 3-4 seedlings.

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Pop the fruit into your mouth, squeeze out the fruit pulp and discard the skin;


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2 comments:

  1. They look great on the tree but I'm not fond of eating them.

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  2. Diane, why not? They have to be really, really ripe, the best from your own tree, black and big, delicious!

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