I started this thread with the purpose of deciding which is the best Jackfruit cultivar to plant, since I only have about one more spot to plant a Jackfruit tree.
Although I've already decided, please keep your opinions and comments coming. They have been fascinating and very instructive.
I've learned of new great cultivars outside of the U.S.A; like, J-33, EVIARC and Honey. Man, I wish these cultivars were available here in the good ol' U.S.A. Are they?
Now, I'm happy to say that I've decided to go with the J-31 Jackfruit cultivar.
This difficult decision has come after a good amount of research and taking into consideration my location (Zone 10b), fruit & tree characteristics and my own personal good taste.
Godwilling, in the future I'll have more space to plant more Jackfruit cultivars. Then, I'll also go for the Mai1 and Excalibur-Red cultivars. And, if I can get my hands on them, the J-33, EVIARC and Honey.
Some of my reasons for choosing the J-31 are: good fruit size, productive, can produce fruit off season, good sweet taste & texture, and looks like fruit will not split.
The only thing that I'm not crazy about the J-33 Jackfruit cultivar, is that the tree will not grow taller than 20'(feet)? Is this true? I was hoping that it would get taller, maybe 40' or 80'; I wanted the tree to hide some ugly grid-power-lines behind it.
I went to Bender's Grove (closest nursery to me that had it) yesterday and bought a seven gallon J-33. Needless to say, I'm ecstatic about it.
There, I was told to wait 3 weeks, 'till the end of February, before I plant it. This is to allow for new roots and to protect against a possible winter freeze.
Because I can't wait to plant it, I'm gonna fake plant it
I'm gonna dig a hole and plant it WITH the plastic container and all. In 3 weeks I'll just dig it out and replant it without the plastic container. Sorry, this is just too much fun.
By the way, full disclosure, until I get more info, I've put in the backburner obtaining the following fruit trees (out of "4" designated Planting Spots):
Spot 1 Grafted avocado cultivar(s) that ripens in December through March,
Spot 2 Sweet Heart Lychee, and
Spot 3 Grafted Spanish-Lime that's productive, has large fruit, with male/female flowers on the tree & free-stone; I'll wait for availability, hopefully at Excalibur Nursery.
I guess this leaves me with 3 available spots for planting fruit trees in the future; maybe Mai1, Excalibur-Red, EVIARC, Honey and J-33.
It looks like the best is just to come for the Jackfruit fruit tree & fruits!