PlantFiles: Jackfruit, Jack Fruit
Artocarpus heterophyllus

We bought a jackfruit tree in Miami and brought it back to Houston. So far it is doing well. We will keep it inside on cold nights and try planting it after it has matured. We ate the fruit and it is tasty.

There is a fruiting specimen of this tree at the Fullerton Aboretum in Southern California.

Hello,

I have planted a number of Jackfruits, all from seeds. I bought the fruit from a store in Frankfurt. Most of the seedlings I gave away, but I kept two that are now about 2m high. They must be about two and a half years old. They do germinate very well, and require huge pots.
Through the winter, I keep them inside.
This might pose a problem in a few years....

They will probably not have fruits in our climate, but it is an interesting plant to have. The soil I use is regular plant soil from the gardener.

Ruth.

I've just tasted my first Jackfruit and am having zone envy. Absolutely delicious.

Some Vietnamese friends brought part of one up from Nashville this weekend and shared. The reason for only bringing part (1/4) was the cost of Jackfruit in Nashville. A whole one is 120.00 American dollars! A fourth was 30.00.

It has a wonderful tropical taste, sort of a banana/papaya flavor.

Those of you lucky enought to have them growing nearby are blessed!

I saved seeds and am going to try and germinate some even though they will never fruit here.

These trees make good windbreaks and although they are tropical they will withstand mild frosts for short periods once established. My latest ones have survived -2C several times and although they were damaged they are now 4 years old and past the tender stage. The unripe fruit can be picked green and cooked as a vegetable. My whole family regard the ripe fruit as delicious and the seeds can be roasted or boiled.

Jackfruit trees may get really tall. I´ve seen really enormous ones, over 30m high. The fruits comes out from the trunk. They are actually an infrutescence, and a big one, formed by a group of small fruits together in the same axis. It´s sticky, sweet, I personally don´t like it, but it´s very popular here in Brazil. However, due to the side of the jackfruits, it´s better to avoid planting it near parking lots, sidewalks, places where people may walk over... no one wants a 20kg jackfruit hitting their head...

Jackfruit is a tropical tree and it has the largest fruits in the world. It is stinky and tastes sweet but little odd. Seeds are also edible. Popular especially in India and South East Asia. Very easy to grow from seeds. Seds are big and they should be fresh. Less than 2 months old germinates best..