I have one that fruited this year first time. Bought it 3 years ago. From flower to ripe fruit only took about 2 months. It flowered quite a bit in March, but all dropped. Second sporadic of flower set 5 fruits. Fruit is dark purple, I only tasted two, the taste is hard to describe, or nothing outstanding to be honest. It has a very thick skin, which is hard to chew, it also has a big seed, flesh is white, and sweet and a bit tart. Only thing impressed me is the beautiful skin

Jaboticabas are awesome! So many different varieties and all have different tastes. Slow growing though.

I suggest you read through this big thread about growing jaboticabas.

http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=4238.0

See this is what i mean, some people say they are awesome and others call them nothing outstanding. I don't know who to believe but i 'm happy with every response.

Yes the thick peel seems to be unedible or at least not nice to eat but i'm not sure if that's also the case for the white jaboticaba.

I know the tf-forum but i like to hear the opinion from a non-seedseller. I 'm a hobby grower and like to hear/give honest reviews. If i don't like a fruit then i just write it, no matter who or what is selling them. I don't like longkong or tamarind for example but loads of people luv those.

I really like the way the fruit grows on the stem, there are not many fruittree's in Thailand who have that. Jaboticaba is for sale now as a novelty for a high price so i am in doubt if i need it or not. It is a black jabo that's all they know about it, no variety names.

But i am very spoiled with fruit (living in Bangkok) and i am lazy to peel fruit and hate stains in my clothes from dripping sap. When i have to spit out seeds or peel all the time that doesn't make me happy. In that case i better grow another rare fruit.

I have 5 white jabo seedlings now and they grow well. Faster then average which is about 30 cm or 1 feet a year. I hope to taste them soon.