My Edible Fruit Trees: Jakfruit Trees

Jakfruit - Malay (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: - Beautiful large fruits, stunning bark, pretty tree.

Planted: 2023

Height 40 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Jakfruit - Seedling (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: -

Tropical taste and good texture

Fruiting Months January, February, March

Planted: 1999

Height 6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 2008 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Spring

Pruned By: 5% in Summer and Spring

Jakfruit - Little Jewel

Jakfruit - Seedling (Seedling)

Comments: - Great versatile fruit. You can eat it as a curry when it is green. The fruit is sweet and tasty when ripe. The seeds can be boiled and eaten plain or in a curry too. 

Height 40 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Question: Again I water sparingly and not often. The tropical plants I've had so far do not appear to like too much water. I'll keep it in the pot until winter passes and then plant it in the ground in soring as the weather warms up. I hope it will grown down here in Melbourne. 

Jakfruit - Brinsmead Special (Grafted)

Comments: -

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

Comments: -

One fruit in December, but went mouldy and fell off in January rain

Planted: 2008

Height 2.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Jakfruit - Seedling ^9/10

Comments: -

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 Seedling (Seedling)

Comments: - Most likely a Black Gold, seed from a friends tree. First flowering and fruit 2013 (but fruit got botrytis rot), now looking more like Black Gold. Prolific fruiting 2014. Watering regularly but first fuit has split. Pollination appears to be uneven.

Fruiting Months January, February, November, December

Height 6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Question: Why is the fruit splitting?

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 - Little Jewel (Grafted) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Jakfruit - Seedling (Seedling)

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Organic Status:Organic

Jakfruit - Seedling

Jakfruit - Seedling (Seedling) ^8/10

Comments: -

Not sure what variety this is?, was an Ebay purchase also didnt arrive in a good state and was really small - has since adpated and put on new leaves. When i got it, it was a  single skinny little stem with a bud at the top!!. Have since given that eBay shop a Bad review!. Anyway's hope to see this little guy grow and if it survives an Adelaide winter then i might purchase a bigger specimen from Daleys. 

Height 0.5 Feet

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Jakfruit - Picone Crisp ^4/10

Jakfruit - Seedling (Seedling) ^8/10

Comments: -

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 - Seedling

Jakfruit - Black Gold (Seedling)

Comments: - I whipper snippered this tree twice by chance when it was smaller, and it has survived. A bit leggy because it is shaded, on heavy soil, and never gets watered.

Planted: 2009

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Jakfruit - Seedling (Seedling)

Comments: - Growing well

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Spring

Jakfruit - Seedling

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2008

Height 5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 5 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Jakfruit - Chempadek (Grafted)

Comments: -

From TFW

Planted: 2013

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Jakfruit - Seedling (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: - Very crunchy and nice taste.

Fruiting Months January

Planted: 2008

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 6

Fruit Harvest: 2 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from Seed

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter

Pest Control:

Organic Status:Organic

Jakfruit - Seedling (Seedling) ^5/10

Comments: -

I have grown a few seedlings and kept one for myself, from a truly delicious fruit we came across in an abandoned orchard while learning to prune. Not sure if I'm game to plant it as it's supposed to grow quite tall and my garden is already full lol. Note: Have given this plant to a friend with acreage who swears she will share the fruit with me!

Planted: 2010

Height 0.25 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Organic Status:Organic

Jakfruit - Seedling