I’ve been a StumbleUpon user for years now. I used to get bored and stumble a lot, but I haven’t done it for a while (for those of you who haven’t encountered it, StumbleUpon is a cross between social networking and bookmarking – you rate sites you visit and it suggests others you may like).

This morning I resurrected my login and the first page it showed me was about Jaboticaba, a tree that fruits on its trunk. And not only does it have this unusual fruiting habit, but the fruit is edible as well. Of course, I want one.

According to Wikipedia, the Jabotica (Myrciaria cauliflora, AKA Jabuticaba and the Brazilian Grape Tree is native to South America. It seems unlikely to survive in my climate (boo hoo), although there are some suggestions it could tolerate a couple of degrees of frost. Apparently it makes a nice bonsai specimen, if I ever have the time and patience to take that one up.

It doesn’t sound like a good prospect for my garden – slow growing (no doubt large when not a bonsai) and a bit on the tender side. And there don’t appear to be any UK suppliers of seeds or plants. I still want one though ;)