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Amazing Jabuticaba

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This is the story of the Amazing Jabuticaba trees.
In March it looked like Mother Nature had Crazy Glued the berries to the tree trunk!

Added on: Oct 26th, 2007
Country: Brazil
Language: English

Author: Urso Branco
Listed in: Places & Geography Photography
Tags: photos Brasil Jabuticaba rural Águas da prata

Recent Posts

Disaster 2009

Posted on Saturday September 19th, 2009 at 13:21

We had a marvelous crop of Jabuticaba berries in June. So we were looking forward to a fantastic harvest in September.Here is our tree in the front yard in mid August with much more than usual berries.The tree out in the back yard was loaded with ber...
A new year, a new crop

Posted on Monday August 17th, 2009 at 08:36

In late autumn (early June) we had a fresh crop of Jabuticaba berries. It was a small crop and usually the berries on the tree out front are bitter, but this year they were sweet.Here were are just coming into bud.There are many buds but not like the...
What a Great Harvest

Posted on Thursday September 18th, 2008 at 14:02

On September 18 we were ready for a big harvest of Jabuticaba so we could make up to 6 jars of Geléia de Jabuticaba (Jabuticaba Jam).Here are pics of what the berries looked like on the tree.There are berries all over the tree. Here is Judy picking ...
What is in a name?

Posted on Wednesday September 10th, 2008 at 10:55

Wikipedia says:The Jabuticaba (also called Brasilian Grape Tree, Jaboticaba, Jabotica, Guaperu, Guapuru, Hivapuru, Sabará and Ybapuru) is a fruit-bearing tree native to Brasil.The fruit is purplish black, with a white pulp; it can be eaten raw or be...
Bountiful Jabuticaba, Sep 2008

Posted on Wednesday September 10th, 2008 at 09:14

Two weeks after the berries started they are already big and turning colour. In a couple more weeks we will be having a great harvest.Here are a couple pics of the Jabuticaba Tree in the front yard.As you can see the tree is loaded with berries.But l...
Jabuticaba flowers, Aug 2008

Posted on Tuesday September 9th, 2008 at 14:29

Two days after we saw the buds they came out in full blossom accompanied by an army of bees.These may have been Jatai Bees because they are very tiny and difficult to see on the blossoms.This is the back yard tree. Look how dense the blossoms are.Eac...