AxP White Jaboticaba Seeds - Suspected Aureana x Phitrantha Cross Hybrid Seedling From Hawaii!
This listing is for 2 fresh seeds.AxP White jaboticabais a suspected cross hybrid of Plinia aureana and Plinia phitrantha.This AxP seedling fruited at just 2.5 years old and hasn't stopped fruiting since. It's parent tree makes a maroon/burgundy colored fruit, but yet this seedling makes a light green colored fruit, so that's why it is referred to as AxP White. Very sweet fruits with good flavor. Has a berry flavor similar to Aureana combined with red hybrid or scarlet. I have measured some fruits with some reaching 28.5% BrixJaboticaba is a tropical fruit tree native to Brazil. It is also known by the name Brazilian grape tree.The delicious, sweet grape-like fruits grow directly on the main trunk and branches of the tree. The fruits develop quickly and are ready for harvest about 1 month after flowering. Jaboticaba is a slow growing tree that can grow and fruit in containers/pots. Although normally jaboticaba can take many years before it fruits from seed, this variety of jaboticaba is known to fruit at a young age. Jaboticaba trees love plenty of rainwater and acidic soil. These trees do very well in partial shade in their early years and can handle full sun when they are more mature.Aureana and phitrantha varieties of jabuticaba have some of the most ornamental growth habits and are also known to produce some of the sweetest fruits. It also known to fruit multiple times a year. If you live in an area that experiences freezes in the winter, it is highly suggested to protect these trees from the frost.The seeds are cleaned and packed in humid vermiculite to keep the seeds from drying out. Seeds will likely already be germinated by the time you get the package. Therefor it is ideal to plant the seeds in peat moss based potting soil immediately and to not let the seeds dry out. Seeds can take more than a month or 2 before they sprout above the soil. Don't plant the seed deep. It should be only 1 centimeter or 1/2 inch below the soil level. Plant the seeds in a peat moss and perlite soil mixture. Wait till the seedlings are at least a few inches tall before you feed them a slow release fertilizer. Holly-Tone from Espoma is often used. Message me if you have any questions or issues.No written instructions are included with the order - This helps save paper and waste.