Si Chompoo
Variety of Rambutan · Nephelium lappaceum
Pink-red Thai cultivar with tender, sweet aril; alongside Rongrien the leading variety in southern Thailand.
Also known as: See Chompoo, Sri Chompoo, Si Chomphu
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
juicysweetaromaticrefreshing
Profile
- Pollination
- self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
- Fruit weight
- 35 g
Description
Fruit
Striking pink to pink-red skin with soft spinterns. Aril white, sweet and juicy, pleasantly aromatic.
Growth
Tropical evergreen tree; few functionally male flowers, giving a high fruit set.
Yield
Productive yields; one of the two main cultivars of southern Thailand. Harvest mostly May to August.
Notes
Sought after at the fresh market for its distinctive pink colour.
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