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I have a grafted Jack I purchased from Lara Farms Nursery. Julian Lara called it a Lara Farms Jackfruit. I have not tried it, but he had some really nice things to say about it. It is a Gold Nugget seedling ...So far, it has a very slow and compact growth habit compared to my other Jack trees. The leaves are also smaller, roundish, and very deep green.I planted it about 1 year ago as a 1 gallon, and it is still pretty small ..
The slow growing/more compact part is odd as seedlings are usually faster growing and more leggy.
Quote from: bsbullie on April 07, 2012, 07:28:59 AMThe slow growing/more compact part is odd as seedlings are usually faster growing and more leggy.I think its a grafted variety of a golden nugget seedling. I saw them selling at Lara's when I was there a few weeks ago with Patrick.
Quote from: murahilin on April 07, 2012, 07:36:04 AMQuote from: bsbullie on April 07, 2012, 07:28:59 AMThe slow growing/more compact part is odd as seedlings are usually faster growing and more leggy.I think its a grafted variety of a golden nugget seedling. I saw them selling at Lara's when I was there a few weeks ago with Patrick.Yep. It's grafted. I'll take a pic of it when i get a chance and post it here..
HarryWhich Jakfruit was this one? By the way, I defrosted some J-31 pulp from last year and it was awesome!
I also saw grafted jackfruit trees at Excalibur named "Martin" and "Malay". Can't ever remember trying them and I don't think they are currently propagated and I think the only trees are in large containers.
This has been discussed in many threads on this site...did you try the search feature ?Mods - IF you feel the need, might want to make a poll out of this question.
Quote from: bsbullie on May 05, 2012, 01:53:04 AMThis has been discussed in many threads on this site...did you try the search feature ?Mods - IF you feel the need, might want to make a poll out of this question.I used the search feature and found a nice thread on Jackfruits in the Pacific, which was helpful. I also read the Jackfruit section of "Florida's Best Fruiting Plants" by Boning. I am aware that desireable characteristics include: high recoverable flesh ratio, low seed count, size of fruit, low latex, heavy production, minimal rag and crisp texture. However, it is difficult to tell which Florida variety is most desirable for a backyard variety. My inclination is towards a NS1, but I wonder if it is the Hayden of the jackfruits (good in the day, but not the best of what's available). Do jackfruit trees have thorns? Which is the lowest latex content with reasonable production? I've heard of mature trees producing annually 2000 lbs of fruit for a 40' jackfruit tree.
I used the search feature and found a nice thread on Jackfruits in the Pacific, which was helpful. I also read the Jackfruit section of "Florida's Best Fruiting Plants" by Boning. I am aware that desireable characteristics include: high recoverable flesh ratio, low seed count, size of fruit, low latex, heavy production, minimal rag and crisp texture. However, it is difficult to tell which Florida variety is most desirable for a backyard variety. My inclination is towards a NS1, but I wonder if it is the Hayden of the jackfruits (good in the day, but not the best of what's available). Do jackfruit trees have thorns? Which is the lowest latex content with reasonable production? I've heard of mature trees producing annually 2000 lbs of fruit for a 40' jackfruit tree.