Artocarpus heterophyllus

Jack Fruit

Artocarpus heterophyllus - orJackfruit - is an evergreen fruiting tree native to Borneo, Palawan, and Mindanao Island. It bears long leaves 4-25 x 2-12 cm. fruit weighing 4.5-5.0 kg that contain the true fruits that are yellow, and aromatic, commonly known as breadfruit

plant Features

Full sun to partial shade
Occasional watering
Not Frost hardy
Free draining and fertile

plant information

Common name

Jack Fruit

Latin name

Artocarpus heterophyllus

type

Fruiting tree

family

Moraceae

ph

5.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun to partial shade
Frost

Not Frost hardy

Soil

Free draining and fertile
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Jack Fruit is 20.00meters x 25.00meters

20.00 M 25.00 M

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Planting

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

Plant the young tree in full sun - as the tree matures it can tolerate a little shade, but needs full sun to become established. Plant in fertile free-draining soil. This is a tropical tree, and if the conditions are not tropical, plant the tree in a container to kept indoors or under glass during cold weather

Propagating by seed

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

The seed needs to be removed from the fruit and sown immediately - it does not stay viable for long! Sow the seed in a container containing garden soil or compost that is free-draining, and keep it warm and well watered

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