Jabuticaba — The Tree that Fruits on its Trunk

No, you’re not seeing things—that tree is growing its fruit right from the trunk. This particular Brazilian native offers up fruit that’s both delicious and multitalented, and what’s more, it might make the perfect harvest tree for apple pickers with acrophobia. Click through for a photo series from Kuriositas, as well as a background on this curious tree. — MN

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    I have about five of these trees in my garden, but they’re too young to bear fruit. Jabuticaba the size shown in the...

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    * One of my favourites fruits, btw. =)

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