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Awesome Luc, how big/old is your tree?
They can fruit way younger and smaller than that and it may have something to do with variety.The ones that look like big figs with bright red inside are very good. That fruit looks very large and it is common for masses of golf ball sized fruit.
Quote from: Ethan on September 22, 2013, 01:24:07 PMAwesome Luc, how big/old is your tree?About 5 meters Ethan , has been flowering and aborting for a few years . If I remember correctly was planted from seed 7 - 8 years ago .
How do you describe it taste ?
Can also be grown from cuttings if you find a good one.
Thanks for posting, Luc. I assume that this species must vary considerably in quality because I have had people tell me it is not worth growing and others say it is very good. I tried it for the first time about a week ago and it was very tasty. Anyone know if this can be grafted onto other Artocarpus roostock? (since I don't have any Kwai Muk rootstock) I guess that might also speed up the growth rate a little as well...John
Where did you eat the kwai muk? Some people confuse lakoocha with kwai muk, so it's possible you actually tried lakoocha, which in my opinion lakoocha is not as good eating quality. I think i'm the first to introduce kwai muk to Hawaii. BTW i have a bunch of one gallon kwai muk plants available for sale.
Quote from: HIfarm on October 04, 2013, 02:49:24 PMThanks for posting, Luc. I assume that this species must vary considerably in quality because I have had people tell me it is not worth growing and others say it is very good. I tried it for the first time about a week ago and it was very tasty. Anyone know if this can be grafted onto other Artocarpus roostock? (since I don't have any Kwai Muk rootstock) I guess that might also speed up the growth rate a little as well...JohnWhere did you eat the kwai muk? Some people confuse lakoocha with kwai muk, so it's possible you actually tried lakoocha, which in my opinion lakoocha is not as good eating quality. I think i'm the first to introduce kwai muk to Hawaii. BTW i have a bunch of one gallon kwai muk plants available for sale.
The Kwai Muk that I have tried here in Texas has a nice apricot flavor with citrus overtones. Really worth growing in my opinion.Thanks,Ed
Quote from: EvilFruit on October 04, 2013, 04:40:06 PMHow do you describe it taste ?I like to call these fruits jakfruit figs. They look like mini jakfruit on the inside but are the size of figs. However, they really taste line neither. The flesh most closely resembles jakfruit flesh but there is no juicy fruit flavor. The flavor of the better ones that I have had are sweet with some sub acidity. I can't really give you much more in the way of flavor description. Frankly, they taste just like Kwai Muk. If I had to say that the flavor is reminiscent of some other fruit, I might say, with considerable reservation...strawberry. There is not a huge amount of flesh and the seeds are fairly large in proportion to the size of the fruit, but I think these are pretty good and worth the effort of growing them. For me, they are much better in taste and smell than marang any day. However, they are not as good as the best jakfruit, in my opinion.
It was a grower over in Hakalau. Not sure where he got the tree, I believe it was seed grown from what he said. The fruit was small, size of a golf ball or perhaps a little bigger.
I don't [want] to bring the haus down but I would have to disagree with that quote in that good ones are better than marang. They also have a way higher amount of flesh in fact I struggled to get enough seeds to send to a few chums from the last batch I had.
Quote from: HMHausman on October 04, 2013, 05:26:42 PMQuote from: EvilFruit on October 04, 2013, 04:40:06 PMHow do you describe it taste ?I like to call these fruits jakfruit figs. They look like mini jakfruit on the inside but are the size of figs. However, they really taste line neither. The flesh most closely resembles jakfruit flesh but there is no juicy fruit flavor. The flavor of the better ones that I have had are sweet with some sub acidity. I can't really give you much more in the way of flavor description. Frankly, they taste just like Kwai Muk. If I had to say that the flavor is reminiscent of some other fruit, I might say, with considerable reservation...strawberry. There is not a huge amount of flesh and the seeds are fairly large in proportion to the size of the fruit, but I think these are pretty good and worth the effort of growing them. For me, they are much better in taste and smell than marang any day. However, they are not as good as the best jakfruit, in my opinion. Thank you HMHausmanStrawberry, is one of my favorite fruit. From what I heard, once you eat a marang, it immediately becomes one of your favorite fruits.I guess For most people Jackfruit properly hold the torch for the most delicious fruit from Artocarpus spp.I guess I need to find a source for Kwai Muk seeds. Update:Saw your garden at (http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/tropicalfruits/msg0901484314828.html).... looks Wonderful