This thread has been very inspiring. Just ordered a red one from flying Fox fruits. The free shipping seemed like a calling.
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This seems like a stupid question, but how do you catch the water for all those indoor plants? This is my first year setting up containers that will winterize in my garage (dormant ones) or under lights in my house and I’m just a bit at a loss of how to contain water without a million saucers?
Here is your answer haha
My new red jabuticaba is not looking good. Arrived very healthy from flying Fox maybe 2 weeks ago, potted it up, have kept it wet and in part shade, but the leaves have gone copper colored. I emailed Adam for help but haven’t heard back. Any idea as to what it needs? I just moved it to more sun. I also forgot to bring it in last night and my yard reached 20’s…
Just a plug for him- he sent fruit with the tree which was such a treat! Really cool to get to taste it and not wait years to find out what on earth I am growing.
Whoops here’s the picture
Did you water with rainwater or city water?
I haven’t needed to water it because it has been raining a ton. So- rain. But, I will need to use city water.
Then it’s likely just not loving the much cooler temps than it was prior exposed to. Jabos are really sensitive to salts in municipal waters. I try to only water my jabos with rainwater, otherwise they get brown leaves, but they tend to get this way in the winter anyhow.
OK, this is good to know. I can move it inside until it is consistently warmer. What nighttime temp/low do you think is better for moving it outside?
In this transition period I’d say nothing below 45. But it seems the damage has been done as it likely was just shocked from shipping and cooler temps. Also they have fragile surface roots so repotting is shocking also sometimes.
20s would definitely cause it to lose leaves. Especially if it was warm where it was coming from (Flying Fox I think is Ocala-ish area, so it was probably pretty warm). Mine has been outside since temps got above 45, and has been fine even with some dips into the lower 40s. I would make sure its in dapple shade if its really sunny out, the leaves can burn up on them until they get used to full sun. You may also want to give it a little iron, as the leaves look a little chlorotic.
My in ground one looks like crap, but apperently that is typical for in-ground jabos in sandy Florida soils. It is alive and puts on new growth and it took below freezing temps without an issue.
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Somehow I didn’t read the part where it took 20s temps. Yes it will likely completely defoliate. Mine handle 30s pretty easily but a freshly shipped jabo cannot be expected to handle what a mature one can.
In fact those 20s may have killed it but only time will tell that. Depends what temp and for how long.
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It doesn’t look dead. The new leaves at the top still look alive and I don’t see frost damage. Definitely would keep an eye on it though.
When I got my first jaboticaba it got fried in the sun and lost all its leaves. It looks great now after some TLC. If it isn’t dead, it should come back and be fine as long as @Eme takes care of it.
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I agree it doesn’t look dead but sometimes these things are delayed. If it was accustomed to 40s and took a couple hours of 20s without frost I’m sure it would be fine. It’s just likely the shock in different temps which could be a delayed failure. I agree that it can likely be salvaged but let’s see it in a few days- a week. Then reassess the damage
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Thank you both. It only dipped into 20’s last night, and I entirely forgot about it while I was babying my flowering fruit plants. I don’t think it has dropped below 40 since I got it besides last night, but certainly not Florida weather. I’ll move it inside and try to get it happy angain and be more careful moving forward!
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I had it in part shade, no direct light, so was also chillier in that location. Fingers crossed I can nurse it back! I noticed he raised the price on them substantially right after I bought it…
@Eme
“Jabos” refer to plants from different Genus’, species, and locations in South America. Each has different environmental tolerances and adaptability.
There are many environments in South America. Take into account that the equator runs through Ecuador but the southern end is adjacent to Antarctica.
There is also a lot of gossip and misinformation about these plants, and a fair amount of it comes from sellers like Flying Fox. Information from the Brazilian agricultural institutes is far better.
My advice to you is to use references such as “Frutas No Brasil” to determine what species you have and where it is native. From there you can begin to figure out the correct cultivation practices.
I also recommend you start a new thread about your plant so we can discuss its development over time.
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Thank you for the information. I appreciate everyone weighing in with advice. I will certainly update as the week progresses, and I see if it recovers or fails. Fingers crossed. I certainly won’t be forgetting a tropical fruit outside again.
Does the little one fruit at the size? The new growth on the cauliflora looks beautiful.
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It’s been in the ground 6 years now. Perhaps it will start flowering in a year or two.
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