A Mini Jack Fruit?

[agroventuresperu]

What's going on here? This tree was sold to us labelled as "Yaca," which I assumed is the Spanish word for Jackfruit. This tree is probably only 3 years old, and is fruiting for the first time. It is the only one of our "yacas" that I've noticed already has fruit. I know Jack fruit to be large, 15lb melon-size fruits, so what is going on with this tree? I'm guessing it needed to be cross-pollinated with another tree or something along those lines. There are plenty of small fruits on the tree. Hopefully I can expect some better fruit in the future. I tasted the one in my hand, and it was basically inedible. I don't think it's an issue of the fruit still growing, because a couple of them have already ripened (turned brownish and fallen).

[cbss_daviefl]

No, that is not a mini jack. That is a male flower in your picture that you ate.

[dwfl]

Yeah that's a male flower. It will produce a bunch of those before finally making a fruit.

[agroventuresperu]

Well I'm certainly going to show myself as a Jackfruit neophyte.

That's a flower?  Where are the stamens? What is the pollinator?

Are the trees generally monoecious and self-fertile?

[agroventuresperu]

Given that the tree is only about three years old from seed and still quite small, would it be recommended to prune off any fruit if it happens to produce one?

[Finca La Isla]

The trees are self fertile. Be patient. Seedling jakfruit do exactly that and can produce un 3-4 years easily.
Suerte

[spencerw]

Flies are the pollinators. The male flowers fall to the ground get all moldy, attract flies and they fly back up to pollinate the female flowers. Yes the plant is monoecious but the flowers are separate male and female on the same plant. Give the plant time, it will make females. I've noticed seedlings here usually flower a whole year just males before they make females.

[elouicious]

Just to stir the pot Maryoto on here is selling a supposedly true dwarf jack