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7. Jackfruit plants ( कटहल ) Jack Fruit, Kathal, Artocarpus Heterophyllus ( Grown through seeds ) – Plant

Original price was: ₹600.00.Current price is: ₹199.00.

Common Name Fanas, Jackfruit, Kathal
Maximum Reachable Height Up to 80 feet
Flower Colour Pale green
Bloom Time Early Summer
Difficulty Level Easy to grow
Planting And Care
Jackfruit care dictates the removal of dead wood and thinning of the growing jackfruit tree.
Pruning to keep the jackfruit at about 15 feet high will also facilitate harvesting.
Keep the tree roots damp but not wet.
Apply the organic fertilizer in the spring season.
Jack Fruit Care
Planting is usually done in the month of July-August in rainfed areas and during February-March in irrigated areas. Planting spacing should be 10 X 10 m. Dig pits of 1 m x 1 m x 1 m. Fill in with topsoil mixed with 10 kg of FYM.

Sunlight Full sun
Watering Moderately
Soil Rich, deep and somewhat porous soil.
Temperature 25 to 35 degree C
Fertilizer Apply any organic fertilizer.
Harvest Season Summer
Jack Fruit Special Feature
Fruit shaped like an enormous kidney bean, they have pebbled and rough green skin, and their flavour is indescribable. They are sweet and mild and best served cold.

Jack Fruit Uses
Medicinal Use:

Ripe fruit is a valuable source of carbohydrates with a lesser amount of calcium and phosphate

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About Jack Fruit
Jackfruit or Kathal (Artocarpus heterophyllus) is a plant which probably originated from the Western Ghats in India. Jackfruit tree is a tropical perennial fruit tree. This has flowers are borne on short branches extending from the trunk and older branches.

This otherworldly looking oddity has a very thick, rubbery rind with short blunt spikes and up to 500 seeds. The average fruit is around 35 pounds.All parts of the jack-fruit tree produce opalescent, sticky latex and the tree has a very long tap-root.
Plant Specifications
Plant Height 24 inch (61 cm)
Plant Spread 5 inch (13 cm)

Dimensions 42 × 12 × 12 cm