Jackfruit trees are fast-growing trees that can start fruiting within 3-4 years of planting and take 4-6 months from ...

The tree belongs to the mulberry family. And it's got an impressive lineage. Around 300 B.C., the Greek philosopher Theophrastus wrote: "There is also another tree which is very large and has ...

Natural antimicrobial properties in jackfruit help the body fight bacteria and viruses, and vitamins A and C in it strengthen ...

Jackfruit makes a handsome tree, with fruit weighing up to 70 pounds each. This can sound overwhelming — using a 70-pound fruit is a challenge. But some of the new varieties offer a more ...

Kerala: The significance of jackfruit is growing day by day. It even reached the Qatar World Cup in 2022, where jackfruit was ...

Every part of this native Southeast Asian tree can be used. In fact, green jackfruit, aka the "meaty" part of the fruit usually only available canned in the United States, is actually the entire ...

One jackfruit tree could bring in more than half the average monthly income for an Indian worker, which is $295, according to the International Labor Organization.

Jackfruit is the world’s largest tree-borne fruit and it has a spiky skin that changes colour from green to yellow as it ripens. We use unripe jackfruit in our cooking and eat the ripe fruit raw ...

When planted from seed, it can take anywhere between five and eight years for a jackfruit tree to bear fruit. But when planted this way, the tree can live for up to 150 years. “Though grafting is a ...