Jakfruit
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(Jackfruit) This striking tree bears some of the worlds largest fruit. The golden-yellow flesh has a strong odour but is deliciously sweet, described by some as having a banana bubblegum taste.
It is delicious eaten fresh or dried in the sun like dates. The seeds are roasted and the green fruit eaten as a vegetable in curries. Freezing the arils is a great way to preserve the abundant fruit. Cross pollination beneficial for bigger fruit and heavy crops.
Other Names: Jack Fruit
Jakfruit - Black Gold
$79.00
A vigorous selection from Qld, with a dense and highly manageable canopy that can be pruned to keep it compact. Fruit average about 6kg and have deep orange flesh is soft with a strong, sweet flavour and aroma. The flesh is easily removed from the fruit.
Jakfruit - Bosworth No 3
$39.00
Small fruit 5 - 12kg that ripens to a light brown. Crisp variety Pollinates well with Yullaten.
Jakfruit - Brinsmead Special
$79.00 ($79.00-$79.00 choose a size)
Latex free Jakfruit selected by Bob Brinsmead from Tropical Fruit World. Crisp orange fleshed variety. Crops well in Subtropics
Jakfruit - Crisp Seedling
$27.00 ($17.75-$27.00 choose a size)
A very handsome evergreen, reaching a height of 8 - 15 metres and bearing the worlds largest fruit. Fruits can weigh up to 20kg. Crisp textured Jackfruits are best eaten fresh, they are delicious with a pineapple after taste. Non Crisp Jackfruits are best eaten dried or frozen. Seed has been selected from superior Crisp cultivars. Being seedlings they are initially more vigorous and hence more likely to establish in marginal climates. Once trees are large enough, cincture to force tree into flowering and fruiting.
Jakfruit - Duranbah Gold
$79.00
Selection from Tropical Fruit World. Heavy bearing smaller fruit size with soft arils. Ideal for those that prefer to deal with a smaller fruit size.
Jakfruit - Elite Seedling
$29.00
Each season Daleys samples the fruit of jackfruit in Australia which are recommended to us. We also take note of time to crop and fruit size. These plants are the most elite and you can then grow them in your backyard. Unlike many other fruit trees elite jackfruit trees in good conditions from a seedling plant like this one they can produce fruit in 3 years. The taste is often a balance between crisp and soft and low in latex. Please note that there is variability in each seeds as they are not exactly true to type however in our experience they are quite close to being true to their parent trees and taking on their charachteristics.
Jakfruit - Galaxy
$59.00
Medium in size and even in shape, the arils are smallish, large in number and yellow in colour. Aril texture is crisp and the flavour excellent. This is a variety was selected by Fitzroy Nursery and in a tasting at a Horticultural display at Rockhampton 99% of those people who tasted it rated it as excellent.
Jakfruit - Kyogle Gold
$79.00 ($79.00-$79.00 choose a size)
A choice seedling selection from Kyogle. The soft arils are perfect for drying or freezing. Anyone who loves the textures of soft jakfruit will love this variety for it superior flavour.
Jakfruit - Little Jewel
$74.00
A superb Daleys Nursery selection, this variety produces small sized fruit, about 2kg, that are packed with arils. The soft flesh is rich and delicious having hints of banana, pineapple and tropical flavours. It is soft without the stringy fibres, this makes it our Daleys Nursery favourite.
Jakfruit - Picone Crisp
$39.00
This is a medium sized fruit which ripens to an apricot, orange colour was selected from a superior seedling growing near Ballina. The arils surrounding the seeds are crisp in texture and delicious. Sourced from Picone Exotic Orchards
Jakfruit - Rajhan
$79.00
Lovely, flavoured arils that are pale yellow and have hints of vanilla. The arils are crisp and the fruit is a good size.
Jakfruit - Seedling
$19.75 ($19.75-$24.75 choose a size)
A very handsome evergreen, reaching a height of 8 - 15 metres and bearing the worlds largest fruit. Fruits can weigh up to 20kg. Strong odour but is deliciously sweet. It can be eaten fresh or dried. Very quick growing and usually starts fruiting in 4th year. Cincturing can help earlier fruiting.There is an old Sri Lankan proverb that says, with jak and coconut in your backyard you will never starve. This is because every part of the jackfruit tree is useful. Unripe jackfruit can be cooked with chicken, fish and eggs, and ripe ones can be eaten as-is or processed into drinks, jam, jelly or candy. The same applies to other parts of the tree such as the skin, leaves, flowers, wood and latex which have their own uses and benefits.
Jakfruit - Tweed Crisp
$79.00
A Orange Crisp selection made by Bob Brinsmead at Tropical fruit world. A very promising selection, the best selection he has come across as a chance seedling. Highly accepted by the Asian community.
Jakfruit - Tyagarah Emerald
$39.00
An attractive small fruit to 10kg with beautiful bright emerald skin and beautiful golden yellow custard flesh with no fibre. The arils are soft and succulent with excellent flavour. They are delicious eaten fresh and are also perfect for drying. Sourced from Picone Exotic Orchards
Jakfruit - Tyagarah Vanilla
$74.00
An excellent variety selected at Picone Exotic Orchards. The arils are succulent with excellent flavour, a creamy texture and with a hint of vanilla. The fruit has Chempedak like fruit when opened. It is an attractive medium sized fruit 8-10kg Sourced from Picone Exotic Orchards
Jakfruit - Underwood
$44.00
A crisp variety from Tropical Fruit World, one of their most popular varieties for eating fresh. The fruits are large and fat with excellent flavour.
Jakfruit - Yullatin
$79.00 ($24.75-$79.00 choose a size)
Produces small fruit 3 - 12kg with large pale yellow arils that are essentially crisp but have a creamy soft texture. Super delicious.
Marang
$35.95 ($19.75-$35.95 choose a size)
The Marang resembles both the jackfruit and the breadfruit in appearance. This stately tree is of South East Asian origin. Contrasting the marang's robust aroma, the fruit is succulent and mildly flavoured, regarded as superior to both jackfruit and chempedak. Less cold tolerant than the breadfruit it willgrow only in North QLD. Not suitable for temperate climates.
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Jakfruit - Seedling
$19.75 ($19.75-$24.75 choose a size)
A very handsome evergreen, reaching a height of 8 - 15 metres and bearing the worlds largest fruit. Fruits can weigh up to 20kg. Strong odour but is deliciously sweet. It can be eaten fresh or dried. Very quick growing and usually starts fruiting in 4th year. Cincturing can help earlier fruiting.There is an old Sri Lankan proverb that says, with jak and coconut in your backyard you will never starve. This is because every part of the jackfruit tree is useful. Unripe jackfruit can be cooked with chicken, fish and eggs, and ripe ones can be eaten as-is or processed into drinks, jam, jelly or candy. The same applies to other parts of the tree such as the skin, leaves, flowers, wood and latex which have their own uses and benefits.
Jakfruit - Elite Seedling
$29.00
Each season Daleys samples the fruit of jackfruit in Australia which are recommended to us. We also take note of time to crop and fruit size. These plants are the most elite and you can then grow them in your backyard. Unlike many other fruit trees elite jackfruit trees in good conditions from a seedling plant like this one they can produce fruit in 3 years. The taste is often a balance between crisp and soft and low in latex. Please note that there is variability in each seeds as they are not exactly true to type however in our experience they are quite close to being true to their parent trees and taking on their charachteristics.
Jakfruit - Rajhan
$79.00
Lovely, flavoured arils that are pale yellow and have hints of vanilla. The arils are crisp and the fruit is a good size.
Jakfruit - Duranbah Gold
$79.00
Selection from Tropical Fruit World. Heavy bearing smaller fruit size with soft arils. Ideal for those that prefer to deal with a smaller fruit size.
Jakfruit - Little Jewel
$74.00
A superb Daleys Nursery selection, this variety produces small sized fruit, about 2kg, that are packed with arils. The soft flesh is rich and delicious having hints of banana, pineapple and tropical flavours. It is soft without the stringy fibres, this makes it our Daleys Nursery favourite.
Customer Tips & Reviews Jakfruit
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Cairns, QLD
Jakfruit - NSI Crisp Orange
Some seedlings can fruit in only 3 years.Crunchy orange fleshed varieties with less rag are way better than others.Boiled seeds are starchy and good in many Asian dishes.Vegetable reduces sap stickiness.
