Kwai Muk ( (Photo courtesy Top Tropicals - TopTropicals.com)
Kwai Muk
Artocarpus hypargyraeus
Moraceae family
The Kwai Muk is a little known (in Australia) fruiting tree and is related to the jackfruit, breadfruit and mulberries. A slow-growing, small, slender, ornamental evergreen tree, the canopy is compact, with beautiful glossy green leaves that would earn it a place in many gardens.
The round fruits have a velvety, brownish, thin, tender skin. The fruit exudes a white sticky latex when unripe and has a soft bright orange/red flesh when ready to consume. Eaten fresh, or used for desserts and baking.
Most Kwai Muk trees are seedlings, of which the fruits can be quite variable in their appeal; this tree is a variety called ‘Richmond’ which has outstanding flavour when fully ripe.
Kwai Muk is a threatened species in its native habitat in China.
Tree maintenance
Artocarpus hypargyraeus
Moraceae family
The Kwai Muk is a little known (in Australia) fruiting tree and is related to the jackfruit, breadfruit and mulberries. A slow-growing, small, slender, ornamental evergreen tree, the canopy is compact, with beautiful glossy green leaves that would earn it a place in many gardens.
The round fruits have a velvety, brownish, thin, tender skin. The fruit exudes a white sticky latex when unripe and has a soft bright orange/red flesh when ready to consume. Eaten fresh, or used for desserts and baking.
Most Kwai Muk trees are seedlings, of which the fruits can be quite variable in their appeal; this tree is a variety called ‘Richmond’ which has outstanding flavour when fully ripe.
Kwai Muk is a threatened species in its native habitat in China.
Tree maintenance
- Prune only to remove dead branches, and to decrease the height or width of the tree.
- Give water during extended dry spells.
Kwai Muk at LCG December 2024 (photo credit: Jacqui Lachmann)
Kwai Muk at LCG September 2023 (photo credit: Graham Bond)
