Jabuticaba - The Brazilian Grape Tree

Sunday 3 July 2016

Jabuticaba - The Brazilian Grape Tree

Jabuticaba is Brazilian grape tree, Myrtle plant family ( Myrciaria caulifloria ), species of the genus Myrciaria cultivated in the tropics as a fruit crop. The rounded compact crown jabuticaba covered with small lanceolate leaves, the tree in the tropics reaches a height of 12 m, when grown on plantations 3-5 m. The leaves have a characteristic smell of myrtle.Branches and tree trunk covered with a light crust with a pinkish tinge and gray spots. In the spring and summer jabuticaba covered with many small white flowers with long stamens, which grow directly on the trunk and main branches. This phenomenon is called cauliflory (caulifloria) - the formation of flower buds on the trunk and main branches, and not on the tips of branches, like most fruit. Cauliflory also found in cocoa, jackfruit and other tropical fruit trees.

This is an amazing tree produces several crops a year in the period from spring to autumn, the fruits ripen in 3-4 weeks. Initially, young fruit green, in the process of ripening becomes dark red, then almost black color, reaching a diameter of 2.5-4 cm. Ripe fruits like grapes, with a fairly large bone surrounded by a translucent aromatic pulp, which has an unusual sweet taste. flickr/Dai Ruwer

Jabuticaba The fruits are a popular ingredient for the preparation of jams and juices. Moreover, because they make the wine, and hard liquor. And on another store these fruits is almost impossible, because three days later after removing them with a wooden fermentation process begins.If you have inflamed tonsils, you can also try to alleviate inflammation by means of them. In addition, several anti-cancer constituents found in fruits jabuticaba. It is hoped that the plant can be useful in the fight against this disease. A decoction of the bark is used in growing areas jabuticaba for asthma, dysentery, diarrhea, hemoptysis. It is a pity that the fruits are stored poorly and therefore are sold only in local growth.

If you want a tree was in the garden you - patience. It is growing it long, but when he finally begins to bear fruit - you will not regret. Jabuticaba quite unpretentious and, although it prefers moist, slightly acidic soil, can grow in alkaline soil. It is growing it 100 years, but when it reaches maturity, it is worth all the effort.