My Edible Fruit Trees: Jakfruit Trees NSW

Jakfruit - Little Jewel

Jakfruit - Brinsmead Special (Grafted)

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Wanted to try a crisp grafted variety from Daleys, seeing that our own seedlings were doing quite well in Sydney.

During several days of rain in 2019, the bottom of the trunk got attacked by a white powdery fungus, so the tree is not growing well at present. Painted this area with copper fungicide to try and save the tree. Unfortunately, the tree did not survive the drought and heat wave conditions in 2020.

Planted: 2015

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Jakfruit - Seedling ^9/10

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Jakfruit tastes great but is rather expensive to buy in Sydney, so decided to try growing it. The tree likes plenty of water, but we don't have a suitable location so it took a while of TLC to get the tree to grow large enough to start producing fruit. We found that the tree initially produced many male fruits (smooth skin) which go mouldy and drop off, and it took a long time before we got the first female fruit (rougher skin) - took about 13 years. The fruit grew well and to a large size. Unfortunately, it ripened and dropped to the ground during our 2-week absence on holidays so we didn't get to taste it.

But with the warming climate, we are now getting more fruits forming and in 2019 we had a crop of 3 jackfruits to full maturity. 

By the way, none of the fruit books talk about the male and female fruits, so this is from our experience. 

Fruiting Months April and November

Planted: 2000

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 1 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 14 Years from Seed

Pollination: Self Pollination

Jakfruit - Black Gold (Seedling) ^7/10

Fruiting Months March

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Jakfruit - Seedling (Seedling)

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Organic Status:Organic

Jakfruit - Picone Crisp ^4/10

Jakfruit - Seedling (Seedling) ^8/10

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I have 2 of these, one from Daley's and one from ebay, both seedlings.

Both trees are now planted in the ground, one in the front yard and one down the back.

Planted: 2014

Height 0.75 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Jakfruit - Seedling

Jakfruit - Chempadek (Grafted)

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From TFW

Planted: 2013

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Jakfruit - Seedling

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Winter 2011: I am not sure what variety these are as again my friend is germinating them from seeds that I collected. You can see in the pic that the sizes are very different. The big one was one of the first of all the seeds we collected to germinate while the other has come up months later. LESSON: be patient!!!

Spring 2011: My friend took one and I took the other. Hopefully between us we can get fruit from one!

Summer 2012: He has been home for a few months now but he is not happy. I think that the weather has just been too cold for him to really get going. The weather is warming up now though so I am hoping that he will get a chance to put on some new growth before winter. I might have to get a glasshouse or bring him into the bathroom to keep him alive over winter if he doesn't get a bit more established.

Planted: 2011

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: No

Pest Control: Ants love farming scale on them. The tiny leaf curling caterpillars love the new growth and you have to be SO carful not to snap it off when you're trying to get rid of it.

Jakfruit - Black Gold (Seedling) ^6/10

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Jakfruit - Tweed Crisp (Grafted)

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I am a recent convert of the smelly fruit and I do like these trees and the fruits hanging in them are very impressive.

August 2010 - the cows ate my Jakfruit tree, might be time to eat the cows.............

.......reduced to one little bud.

Fingers crossed

Planted: 2009

Height 1 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Pollination: Self Pollination

Jakfruit - Rajhan ^6/10

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Grew well in Autumn. Extensive frost damage in winter. All new buds are dead. Hoping for a revival in spring. Died at the end of summer

Planted: 2008

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Spring

Jakfruit - Seedling (Seedling) ^8/10

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I like the jakfruit as it is different and 'outside the square' - usually visitors to my garden have never seen one and it prompts discussion about fruit trees and gardening in general. In addition it tastes heavenly and is easy to grow and fruits easily with very little care!

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, September, October, November, December

Planted: 2003

Height 6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 200 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: None

When I Fertilise: Never

Question:

Are there lots of different varieties of this fruit or just one??

Jakfruit - Black Gold (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - Another good performing fruit tree.  Very tough, survives 2 degree winter and wind no problems at all.

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Hosre manure, worm castings and dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly and Spring

Pest Control: None

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

Love to know if this Jack fruit cv has flowered or fruited for you yet?

This is self pollinating, so your "Pollination: No" is really not right.

Jakfruit - Black Gold

Pollination: No

Jakfruit - Picone Crisp

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, manure

When I Fertilise: Spring

Jakfruit - Picone Crisp ^4/10

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Sadly this plant has now gone to heaven. It didn't make it through the cold winter even with frost protection and TLC

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Jakfruit - Tweed Crisp

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chook poo

Organic Status:Pesticides Used

Jakfruit - Rajhan