Author Topic: Artocarpus kemando (Pudau) - The "pond apple" of the Artocarpus family?  (Read 386 times)

FloridaManDan

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Curious if anyone has experience with A. kemando in the U.S.

Was browsing Anderson Tropicals and saw seeds for sale; a little more reading and I found that they thrive in tropical lowland swamps. In the same sense that people suggest pond apple for wetlands/saturated soils for grafting Annonas, I wonder if this could be a good rootstock for similar soil conditions for grafting jackfruit or other artocarpus species.
 
Such little information online, interested in peoples thoughts and experiences.


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It's probably too tropical to make a viable rootstock in FL, although we don't know.
I know Jack's and other fruits are pretty good at handling flood. Maybe chemps, but can graft onto jaks.
Def look interesting.

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Appreciate the info. I assumed it was too tropical, but people have been trying to establish breadfruit with some success (further south than me); I guess my question was more geared toward South FL growers.
I would imagine a 'wetland' with some tree cover/brush could create a suitable microclimate.

My understanding is that jacks/chemps can tolerate some flooding, but don't like wet feet or saturated conditions. Hopefully more info develops on A. kemando in the coming years cause I doubt anyone's attempting this experiment here right now lol.

 

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