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)

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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

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 - Black Gold ^8/10

Comments: -

I am not sure the varity. I need to plant grafted jakfruit in my greenhouse(Canberra)

Do you have Cheena Cempedak?

Comments

This is not a forum etc. This is where you comment about your growing trees. Duh.

Jakfruit - Brinsmead Special (Grafted) ^9/10

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Planted Late December 2014 - Growing amazingly well in its Microclimate over shaded by pea eggplants for shade protection - doesnt like it too hot - tends to wilt and wants more water when this occurs - Updat March 2019 - I think it was getting root rot issues so put back in a pot in spring 2017 and is looking better now in 3/2019

Planted: 2014

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Question:

3rd pic Jan 28 2016 - gave heat from a 5watt brewers pad under frost cloth over winter

is growing slow but ok.

Comments

hey mark. Just wondering how your tree is going? dont live too far from you and thinking of buying one thanks!

Its now in a big pot and alot happier - even growing atm inside thru winter 2018

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 - Rajhan (Seedling)

Comments: -

Slow to fruit, my other jackfruit seedling has fruited this year after only 3 years in the ground. Only 5 fruit at first fruit set in 6 years, severe fruit splitting and botrytis rot. Topped the tree in 2016 at about 2 metres leaving one branch.  Regrew very quickly but not flowers yet.

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Planted: 2008

Height 5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 6 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Animal manures, blood

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control: Treating for phytophthora with sprayphos (Phosite) seems to have worked. Zinc has also improved leaf growth.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

where did you get the seedling?

From Daleys

Ok thanks, looks like Daley's doesn't sell Gold Nugget seedlings anymore, just grafted trees.

Jakfruit - Cutting No Name (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2012

Height 6 Feet

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Comments

how is your jack fruit tree doing now? i was just up in brisbane at my friends property. He had several jackfruit trees and the fruit and tree were big. Would be amazing if you got them to grow and fruit down here

Grows real slow here - still alive - no signs yet of flowers.

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 ^7/10

Comments: - Water 3

Comments

Sep14late- planted out seedling (yellow flesh) 10cm height in shaded spot.

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

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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 - Seedling