Kwai Muk – Artocarpus hypargyraea

$20.00

The fruit is about 20cm long, is round, fuzzy an…

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Plant family: Moraceae
Plant origin: Southern China
Fruit description: The fruit is about 20cm long, is round, fuzzy and yellow with a red blush when ripe. It occurs in small bunches. The skin is very thin; the orange flesh has a melting texture and delicious sweet and sour citrus-like flavour. There are 0 to 7 small seeds in the flesh. Unripe fruit oozes sticky latex when broken.
Flowers: The flowers are small and yellow. Separate Male and Female flowers occur on the same tree.
Growing conditions: The handsome small evergreen tree grows to 7 metres in height. It has a thick rounded canopy of small dark glossy irregularly lobed leaves. It makes a great shade or ornamental tree. It likes full sun, if partially shaded, the canopy will not be so dense and compact. Protect the young plant from frost. Any good well-drained soil is suitable, slightly acid is best. Fertilise Kwai Muk, the same as citrus trees, that is twice a year with general fertiliser. Water the tree in dry or hot weather. Pruning is not necessary.
Uses: Eat Kwai Muk fresh, preserve it with salt or sugar, or dry the flesh.
Medicinal uses:
Pollination requirements: Self-Pollinating, if you have 2 plants they will cross pollinate and produce abundant good sized fruit.
Harvest time Harvest Kwai Muk in Autumn when completely ripe. The fruit can ripen at room temperature in a couple of days.
Plant relatives Kwai Muk is related to Jackfruit, Lakoocha, Breadfruit, Chempedak, Marang and Tarap which are all edible fruits.
Special features:
Grown by method: Seed Grown Pot size: 140mm
Plant growing Height and Width for pots or in the ground planting: Grows to 2.5 metres high by 2 metres wide if Planted in a Pot. Grows 7 metres high by 4 metres wide if Planted in the Ground.
Shipping plant pot or planter bag size: 140mm
 

Description

The fruit is about 20cm long, is round, fuzzy and yellow with a red blush when ripe. It occurs in small bunches. The skin is very thin; the orange flesh has a melting texture and delicious sweet and sour citrus-like flavour. There are 0 to 7 small seeds in the flesh. Unripe fruit oozes sticky latex when broken.