Kwai Muk ( (Photo courtesy Top Tropicals - TopTropicals.com)
Kwai Muk
Artocarpus hypargyraeus
Moraceae family
The Kwai Muk is a fruiting tree not well known in Australia and is related to Jackfruit, Breadfruit and Mulberry trees. It is a slow-growing evergreen tree with ornamental value.
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.
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. Usually eaten fresh, or used for desserts and baking.
Kwai Muk is a threatened species in its native habitat in China.
Tree Provenance
This tree is grown from a seed obtained from a fruit picked at the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens. Our tropical fruit tree enthusiast, Grant, may graft another variety onto this tree at a later time.
Tree Maintenance
Artocarpus hypargyraeus
Moraceae family
The Kwai Muk is a fruiting tree not well known in Australia and is related to Jackfruit, Breadfruit and Mulberry trees. It is a slow-growing evergreen tree with ornamental value.
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.
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. Usually eaten fresh, or used for desserts and baking.
Kwai Muk is a threatened species in its native habitat in China.
Tree Provenance
This tree is grown from a seed obtained from a fruit picked at the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens. Our tropical fruit tree enthusiast, Grant, may graft another variety onto this tree at a later time.
Tree Maintenance
- Prune only in the warmer months after harvest, aiming to maintain height at approximately 2.5 - 3m to enable fruit picking.
- Give water during extended dry spells.
- Fertilise twice yearly in the spring and winter with a slow-release granular organic fertiliser or seaweed emulsion.
- Mixing compost annually into the soil around the tree can also be beneficial.
Kwai Muk at LCG May 2025 (photo credit: Jacqui Lachmann)
Kwai Muk at LCG December 2024 (photo credit: Jacqui Lachmann)
Kwai Muk at LCG September 2023 (photo credit: Graham Bond)
