Where can i buy Ackee Fruit Tree in Australia?

Jimmy says...
Not to sure, there is obviuosly mass immigration of Jamiacans as we keep getting asked this.

Violet_Cactus says...
I don't know about Australia, but I read somewhere that it's illegal to import ackee into the USA because of its potential lethal toxicity.

Minxie says...
In answer to there must be a massive amount of jamacians here is total rubbish I've meet one other in my 30 years of being here, n it's alittle offensive , like we've took over implied , my grandmother made brilliant food with ackee n bread fruit I'd love to know where u can buy them also so if u do find out please let me know also :)

Jimmy says...
some people.

Mike says...
They used to be around in the past but seemed to have lost favour.I'll have to drive past the park in Moody Street to see if the fabulous akee tree I used to raid is still there.Plantains are fairly standard I thought and there is a large variety of breadfruit and breadnut that tropical fruit growers cultivate around mossman and on the cassowary coast.Limberlost may be the only nursery around with them but exotic groves or mena creek probably would.

BJ says...
Is it closed already?
I was planning a visit in the next few weeks!

Mike says...
A chum told me today there is a big tree on a property near Kuranda that gets loads of fruit that just drop on the ground. I might try to acquire some seeds when the season comes around.

BagLady says...
Well that is just so pathetic.

Mike says...
It will never happen just as breadfruit,mangoes,sweet potato and in fact all projects on cape york to provide cheap easily grown food to locals have failed.Ackee could poison the people and it did happen and was't pathetic at all.

Mike says...
JE they are around but I was talking about cape york from cooktown north.Street fruit trees,community gardens and orchards have long been suggested as ways to improve nutrition and reduce food costs in disadvantaged communities.I saw some breadnuts yesterday and they are less common than breadfruit.

Phil@Tyalgum says...
Where abouts are you located? A few of our members in FNQ have access to ackee trees.

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BJ says...
I had a few seedlings of a cairns akee. I gave most away and now only have one which is designed for a spot on the farm. Gorgeous and tough little plant at the moment.

DC says...
For anyone in the Brisbane/NNSW area: I am considering doing a bulk order of ackee seedlings to make the transport cost (via greyhound bus) from Cairns more reasonable.

I would ship to Brisbane to avoid the mandatory DPI spray (and associated costs) they have to do if sending out of Qld.

If anyone is interested in getting a seedling let me know - I only want 2 myself so hope to find other interested people to get the numbers up and share the costs.

Let me know!

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DC says...
Okay - not an overwhelming response (!) but if anyone in the Brisbane and surrounding areas is interested, we can get up to 12 delivered for $17 each plus a total of $85 postage (flat rate) from Cairns to Brisbane, regardless of quantity ordered.

So, if we can get 10 orders together between us we can get them for $25 each, delivered. Not the cheapest of trees...but worth it! C'mon people!

DC says...
Hi Phil,

Not sure how advanced they are, but the nursery says "140mm pot size plants" - I'm guessing about as advanced as your average $10 seedling.

As to whether they'll do well in the area...I do have some doubts - they obviously won't like frost - but I'm so bloody keen to grow some that I'm game to give it a go. Position (and lots of love) will be the key of course, plus I'm playing with the idea of making a greenhouse-type-structure as Ackee isn't the only full tropical fruit I'd like to grow. You would possibly have more luck being that bit closer to the coast?

DC says...
Great! Well that makes about 5 or 6 so far, which meets the minimum order, but still carries the flat rate for postage. I'll give it a few more days and see if I can find some more people with impeccable taste to bump the numbers up / postage down and let you know.

Cheers!

sternus1 says...
Actually I'll pass, doesn't pass toxicity standards for me.

cheers
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JohnMc1 says...
Phil, I must have the sister to your plant/s originally received as seed from Mike. It's now around knee high and still in a pot, I'm thinking I might plant it out soon.

JohnMc1 says...
You will certainly love the Jujube's Phil. I still can't leave any on the trees long enough until they dry to the red date stage. Lucy might be getting the "honey Pot" variety next winter fingers crossed. I think I have around 13-14 varieties and counting.

JohnMc1 says...
Sorry to be off topic OP, but lastly, Jujube's are one tough drought resistant tree that needs very little attention and still produces copious amounts of delicious fruit. One early mistake I made was to feed them like other fruit trees and lost a few as a consequence. All mine are still in gro-bags, hasn't affected growth or performance that I know of.

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The poster formerly known as... says...
John, I made the mistake of putting mine in-ground. they both had large swollen nodes about 3 inches below the soil line and constantly sent out vigorous suckers from that point. I dug them up and potted them up but they just declined and the grafts died in the end. The nodes kept shooting though.

JohnMc1 says...
Looking good Phil. I must have one of it's sibling. Mike sent me some seeds around the same time. Not sure whether to plant it outside or keep moving it into the poly house each winter. Any idea of it's minimum temperature tolerance?

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Farouk says...
Hi John, How is your Ackee plant, did you end up leaving it outside in winter?
Hows is it progressing this Spring?

I read it could take up to -3c for a short time.