Breadfruit Tress

recher says...
it won't survive

they're seasonal in Hawaii its so 'chilly'

its your basic 15 degrees either side of the equator. Hawaii is as i recall 21?

recher says...
Wake Up to Yourself and face reality.

Breadfruit Duku Durian Pulasan Mangosteen and a whole host of ultra tropicals (strictly lowland)CAN NOT grow here!

Just like you can't grow almost all alpine plants.

fruitist says...
I have 2 Keledang (Artocarpus lanceifolius) which is even less cold tolerant than Breadfruit sort of surviving in Brisbane. They are dying down in second winter in garage condition.

3 durians, 2 rambutan and 1 mangosteen all doing well in pots through 2 winters wrapped in plastic sheets outdoor. Rambutans even flushed during late Autumn and are now flusging again in mid-September. Durian growing like mad putting on 3 ft last Summer.

Durio masonii is native to Burma which is semi-tropical. Durio testudinarum is cauliflorous so this species should be able to set fruits in Brisbane by pruning it low and manually keep it warmer in Winter. If not, combine it with D. masonii to produce a cold hardy cultivar.

I have seen rambutan seedlings (not even grafted) producing as small as 4 ft tall in FNQ.

trikus says...
Mate lost $20,000 worth of grafted Duku & Langsat trees to a cold snap in Childers a few years ago . You are dreaming if you think you can get fruit on durian in Brisbane, but what a dream . I have Durio oblongatus , graveolens and a few normal types .

trikus says...
Presume Noli is a cultivar from Joe Noli's place in Mossman . Matres work on his flower farm , and I will see if they can get some rot suckers . This is one tree I still have not got .

Roger Goebel says...
Although I am not aware of any seeded breadfruits in Australia, we have the breadnut(A. camansi) which is a very close relative, is full of seeds and appears more cool tolerant than Breadfruit. Seeded breadfruits(A. altilis) do exist, common in the western Pacific. Noli is one of the 6 breadfruit selections currently in Australia.

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recher says...
hi trike

i live in ne nsw

i nut successfully lecythis pisonis, bactris gasipaes, juglans ailanthifolia, carya ovata

snottiegobble says...
Must thrive on the heat of truck exhausts or at least the air movement created by them & other vehicles which would minimise frosts!
Any idea what they are?

trikus says...
Its not April 1st yet !

trikus says...
Thanks Jason , never heard of them before !
one link says ...The Osage Orange is so called because the bright yellow wood was used by the Osage Indians for bows and because its large green non-edible fruit,

well I hope Jayne did not try and cook it up . I hope to get a few more suckers from a lady who had her tree destroyed in Yasi.
It was a very large tree that would get hundreds of fruit every year .

Here is my Noli White tree , did not suffer to much , pic was taken only a few weeks before Yasi .

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Clint says...
I am looking for seeds for osage orange It's also known as Hedge apple or monkey brain. The fruit is inedible but it is used in the USA as an insect repellant, Bow wood and dye for cloth.
If anyone has access to these pods please contact me at thomashouse@hotmail.com as I would really like to get some going here in the West

Raj says...
I want to plant Breadfruit tree in Carseldine, Qld, Please where can I buy the plants
I have jackfruits fruiting ok

BJ says...
cape trib fruit farm should be selling 3 types of them.
breadfruit institue in Hawaii has the most cultivars I think

Scott says...
My breadfruit is struggling....lost most leaves...but still hangin' in.(crossed fingers). Couple of cold days this winter, but not too bad.

Marang(A.odoratissimus) is doing well though..Yay

Scott says...
Will do mate.

New leaves starting to form as we speak.

Lucian says...
Hi Roger

I've been searching for breadnut seeds, just need a couple, can you help?

Thanks

Lucian says...
Thanks Denise, will they ship to Australia?

KnotofNature says...
I would love to buy or trade some seeds/seedlings with you!