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Backstory (be at liberty to skip):
Let me begin by saying that I like my spouse. Her retirement dream is to personal and function a small farm the place household and pals can come decide fruit. She’s had a really tough yr after giving beginning to our first and solely daughter, so I’m trying to deliver that dream to partial fruition (heh) this yr by planting a variety of fruit bearing timber, shrubs, and vines in our yard. After a good quantity of analysis, I feel she’d be thrilled to have a jaboticaba tree in our yard. My plan is to shock her, and I’m right here to ask for some steering in choosing and buying a tree.
The news:
We stay in a barely extra humid than common a part of San Jose, California – USDA hardiness zone 9b and sundown zone 15. This isn’t the best surroundings for jaboticaba, so I’d like to pick the variability that greatest meets our wants. So as of precedence, here’s what we’re on the lookout for:
1.   Can survive the rare chilly right down to -1C or -2C (I’ll wrap it for the occasional excessive chilly under -2C)
2.   Will bear fruit within the subsequent yr or two (the earlier the higher)
3.   Extra tart taste profile
4.   Extra prolific fruiting
My understanding to this point:
On the primary level, I’ve learn that Grimal and Sabara are extra tolerant of chilly and dry environments than different varieties, notably reds. I’ve additionally learn that some people consider jaboticaba timber are far more resilient than they get credit score for.
On the second level, I’ve learn that crimson, crimson hybrid, or scarlet varieties yield fruit from seed a lot earlier. I’m having a tricky time differentiating these, however I consider the crimson hybrid is the earliest fruiter. I’ve additionally learn {that a} profitable graft from a mature plant can fruit in a few years underneath the correct circumstances. On an analogous word, it appears like measurement could also be a greater indication of plant maturity than age.
On the third level, my spouse loves very tart fruit – younger mangos, ardour fruit, mangosteen, and so on. I’ve learn that Sabara fruit are extra tart, crimson are much less tart, and Grimal are the sweetest. I’ve additionally learn that white/inexperienced varieties are tart, however it doesn’t sound like many individuals advocate them.
On the fourth level, I consider Sabara fruits 3-4 instances per yr, reds 2-4, and Grimal 1-2. Frankly, I’ll take what I can get if the opposite standards are met.
My questions:
1.   Ought to I be completely on the lookout for Sabara or Grimal due to our local weather? Will a crimson hybrid do properly right here? Would a crimson hybrid grafted to Sabara root inventory inherit the Sabara’s resilience?
2.   To shorten time to fruit (and with our local weather in thoughts), would a graft be greatest? Or a crimson hybrid selection? Would it not make sense to purchase a 2-3 foot Sabara (the most important I can simply discover) after which buy a mature crimson hybrid scion to graft myself (by no means executed it earlier than, however keen to study)? I can afford a bit extra for a extra mature tree, however they’re not straightforward to search out regionally (apart from a number of on Craigslist or Fb Market for $1k).
3.   With the remaining restrictions in thoughts, do we’ve got any wiggle room to pick a tart selection?
4.   Are there any native nurseries or sellers from whom we are able to buy? I’d choose to purchase native or at the least from California if potential, however I am going to take what I can get. I noticed that Flying Fox Fruits has an inventory for a flowering grafted crimson hybrid of fruit bearing age, however they’re out of inventory. I can’t discover a lot else of fruit bearing age on the market.
Thanks upfront in your assist!Â
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