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Andreas Gia

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Artocarpus ID
« on: November 23, 2020, 09:49:57 PM »
I know it’s dark but I need an ID for this plant labeled jackfruit I bought from a local nursery. It is very different from any jackfruit I’ve seen. It’s been outside in 9a temps for over a year. I have my jackfruit next to it if that helps. The jackfruit is on the right while the “jackfruit” is on the left. I was thinking it’s a chempadek or some sort of jackfruit hybrid. No idea


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Re: Artocarpus ID
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2020, 09:58:42 PM »
Are the undersides of the leaf hairy? At first I thought it wasn't an artocarpus, but after looking at the picture, it looks like your jakfruit has some leaf variation...I have 2 seedlings and they have totally different leaf shapes. One has the slender leaves like the one pictured, the other has large and wide leaves. Wouldn't be a chemp as the leaves are smaller and hairy.
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Re: Artocarpus ID
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2020, 02:02:37 PM »
Looks more like Myristica fragrance (nutmeg) seedling than an Artocarpus.

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Re: Artocarpus ID
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2020, 02:12:30 PM »
Looks more like Myristica fragrance (nutmeg) seedling than an Artocarpus.
The OP said that it was outside in 9a temps for a year, so if it was nutmeg, it would have died.

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Re: Artocarpus ID
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2020, 02:32:10 PM »
Looks more like Myristica fragrance (nutmeg) seedling than an Artocarpus.
The OP said that it was outside in 9a temps for a year, so if it was nutmeg, it would have died.
You are right. I missed that part of the scenario being outside in zone 9. Thanks.