Itamaraca
IMPORTANT READ BEFORE Make your Grafting Request Order
We are only able to graft twice a year, Late Spring & Late Summer.
- If we receive the order between after September 24th and before May 1st, The trees will be grafted in Spring & should be ready by the end of the year.
- For orders made after May 01st and before of September 24th will be grafted in late Summer and should be ready in the Spring following year, May most likely.
Only Once the small tree has completed two flushes of growth since it was grafted do we consider it ready to leave our nursery.
(Estimated time is 6 to 8 months. Some varieties take longer time to growth)
Itamaraca is from an island that is part of Brazil and apparently there maybe be several "iterations" of it ( get it? haha :P). Most Brazilians have never heard of it, while some know it under a different name.
The fruit is very small and round and compressed, sometimes flying saucer-shaped. They're green but develop some yellow and red blush at maturity. The flesh is fiberless and has what we would categorize as Indian/Alphonso class flavor, resembling the flavor of the Kesar variety. So if you are a fan of Kesar you may enjoy trying Itamaraca! The seed is very small, thin and polyembryonic.
The trees are spreading growers with a dwarfish- compact growth habit. Despite the small fruit size, they produce well. We planted our first Itamaraca in 2017 for evaluation and it fruited in 2019, later adding a second tree. It is an early-to-midseason variety with an extended season and has been very disease resistant.
Flavor: - Indian/Alphonso
Country: Brazil