Artocarpus Species, Jackfruit, Jack Fruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
I add this photo to give you a sense of the size of the fruit
in Huntington Gardens conservatory, Southern California
May, 2017--at local grocery store
Jackfruits in India
Artocarpus seedlings (about 10,5 months old)
This is growing behind our house.
Young plant grown from a seed which I removed from a fruit bought from a market in Penang whilst on holiday in September 2002 before eating the fruit. The seed was germinated in Jan 2003 in a glass with damp paper towel.
A young Jackfruit tree already bearing big fruits. Rio de Janeiro, early summer.
jackfruits in the garden
Fruit on Jack Fruit in Sabah, Malaysia, December 1994
3' plant
Jackfruit seeds
in conservatory in southern California
Fruit, sliced in half
Each "pod" is a fruit, and the entire fruit can have about a 100 or more of these!
This is all the unfertilized flowers/aborted fruit left after removing the edible pods.
The insides of a jackfruit
These are seedlings about 3 months old
The Huntington Botanical Gardens - Conservatory
May, 2017--at local grocery store
May, 2017--at local grocery store
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Artocarpus Species, Jackfruit, Jack Fruit
Artocarpus heterophyllus
| Type: | Tropicals and Tender Perennials |
| Height: | over 40 ft. (12 m) |
| Conditions: | Zone 9-11, Sun to Partial Shade |