Jackfruit
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1Will it grow where I live?
Jackfruit is not winter-hardy in Central Europe (zone 10): outdoors from spring to autumn only, otherwise a container plant overwintered frost-free. The summer heat it needs to ripen is out of reach outdoors in Central Europe – greenhouse or conservatory.
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Profile
- Family
- Moraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Height
- 22.5 m
- Spread
- 12 m
- Growth
- very fast
- Lifespan
- 80 years
- First yield
- after 4 years
- Hardiness
- zone 10–12
- Shade tolerance
- partial shade
- Soil
- Sand, Silt, Loam
- Soil moisture
- dry – moist
- pH
- 6 – 7.5
Varieties (13)
13 varieties of Jackfruit are listed in the Permaplans variety finder — each with its own page: taste, ripening time, disease resistance, parentage and use.
- Black Gold Firm premium jackfruit with deep-orange arils and a crunchy, sweet texture.
- Cheena Jackfruit-cempedak hybrid with small fruit, soft texture and intense aroma.
- Dang Rasimi Thailand's reddish crunchy cultivar with strikingly coloured arils.
- Golden Nugget Small-fruited golden cultivar with sweet flavour, ideal for home gardens.
- Honey Gold Honey-sweet cultivar with softer, juicy arils and a strong aroma.
- J31 Crunchy, bright-yellow clone that has long been a Malaysian favourite.
- J33 Exported as 'Golden Pillow', a clone with thick, crunchy arils.
- Kun Wi Chan Very large Thai cultivar with thick, crunchy-sweet arils.
- Lemon Gold Lemon-yellow Australian cultivar with a fresh, sweet, slightly citrus note.
- Mai 1 Early-bearing 'super early' Vietnamese cultivar with crunchy, sweet arils.
- NS1 Malaysia's star clone with crunchy, deep-yellow, very sweet arils.
- Singapore Jack Early, regular-bearing classic cultivar, widely grown across South and Southeast Asia.
- Tabouey Cambodian cultivar with extremely crunchy arils, mild flavour and low latex.
Uses
Frequently asked questions
Jackfruit: how big does it get?
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) grows as a Tree and reaches roughly 22.5 m in height when mature, with a spread of about 12 m. Growth is very fast.
Jackfruit: what site does it need?
Jackfruit tolerates partial shade. Suitable soils are Sand, Silt, Loam. Soil moisture should be in the range dry – moist. The pH may lie between 6 and 7.5.
Jackfruit: is it hardy?
Jackfruit is listed as hardy in zone 10–12 and survives normal winters outdoors there.
Jackfruit: will it grow in Central Europe?
Jackfruit is not winter-hardy in Central Europe (zone 10): outdoors from spring to autumn only, otherwise a container plant overwintered frost-free. The summer heat it needs to ripen is out of reach outdoors in Central Europe – greenhouse or conservatory.
Jackfruit: is it poisonous?
Individual parts of Jackfruit are noted as mildly problematic — the plant does not count as poisonous. With wild plants, never rely on a database alone, only on a confident identification.
Jackfruit: what is it used for?
Rated on a scale up to 10: Edible 9/10, Medicinal 4/10, Other uses 1/10.
Which Jackfruit varieties are there?
The Permaplans variety finder lists 13 varieties of Jackfruit, including Black Gold, Cheena, Dang Rasimi, Golden Nugget, Honey Gold, J31, J33, Kun Wi Chan, Lemon Gold, Mai 1, NS1, Singapore Jack and 1 more. Each variety has its own page with taste, ripening time, disease resistance and parentage.
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