Artocarpus heterophyllus

The jackfruit tree fruit is the largest tree-borne fruit, reaching as much 120 lbs. The ripe and unripe fruit and seeds are consumed. Jackfruit has a distinctive sweet and fruity aroma. Generally speaking, there are two varieties, which are the “hard”...

Inga Feuillei

Ice Cream Bean

Inga feuillei, named after Louis Feuillée, also called pacay or the ice-cream bean, is a fruit-tree in the Fabaceae family native to northwestern South America. It is a fast growing tree tht is often planted in its native range for the purpose of pollarding for...
Pineapples

Pineapples

You can’t talk about tropical fruiting plants without talking about pineapple plants. Most people are very familiar with the fruit, but unfamiliar with the plant that grows it. Do Pineapples Grow On Trees? Do pineapples grow on trees? No, they do not, but many...
Litchi chinensis

Litchi chinensis

Lychee Fruit I can’t possibly put into words how much I love the lychee fruit. At the time of writing this, I actually have a bowl of chilled lychees in front of me. I long for lychee season all year, as canned lychees just dont cut it. Many people refer to...
Myrciaria cauliflora

Myrciaria cauliflora

Jaboticaba Jaboticaba is a beautiful, and strange fruit tree, which despite being from Brazil, is amazingly cold tolerant. The delicious fruit has a short shelf life, making it a poor choice as an orchard crop, but they are excellently suited as a backyard fruit tree....