Artocarpus heterophyllus - Grown from seedling

Jackfruit are the largest fruit produced by any tree, with some specimens reaching well over 40kg in weight. This J33 Jackfruit (also known as Tekam Yellow) however, will generally produce fruit in the 4 - 8kg range with very little latex, low rag and outstanding taste. The tree also has a smaller growth habit than most so is a little easier to manage size.

Looks different from most jackfruit and the tree is upright and the leaves are small. The flesh is crisp and the taste is rather distinctive like a mix of apple, pineapple, mango and banana.

The flesh is bright yellow, and is usually cooked as a vegetable; the fruit becomes sweeter as it ripens (when ripe it will have a pungent smell) and can be eaten raw at this stage; the rind yields a good jelly; the seeds are lovely when boiled or roasted, with a flavour similar to chestnuts, can also be ground into a powder and used in making biscuits.

                Flowers in Sept, Oct, Nov.

The timber is useful in musical instrument making, particularly drums and stringed instruments, while it also has good characteristics for furniture and decorative carving.

                Native to India & Malaysia.

Tree maintenance

Fertilise twice yearly in the spring and winter with a slow-release granular organic fertiliser; mixing compost annually into the soil around the tree can also be beneficial.
Jackfruit trees like consistently moist soil year-round - water whenever the soil begins to dry out.
​Prune only in the warmer months.
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Can aid fertilisation by rubbing a female fruit against a male.

August 2022