Jackfruits!

Hi everyone! I wish you all have a good day. After 4 years our little jackfruit now started to bear fruits. They are not picky plants regarding soil condition. However, too much moisture would result to a slow growth. Once a jackfruit is ripe, you could smell its strong and sweet odor several feet from the tree. Its tastes sweet and fleshy. I got a few questions about the variety of jackfruit that grows underground. Has anyone tried to plant or has experience with it? If so, what kind of soil does it prefer?

 

Yes Mark. There is a type of jackfruit in which the fruit is buried underground. I was thinking that maybe since it is underground, its fruits would be typhoon proof.

 

Yes. you will have to dig it. There are signs that the fruit is there.An example would be that the soil is bulging and cracks would appear.

 

Jackfruit is native to India/Indian Subcontinent, and it is very abundant here. However I don't know of a variety/type called underground Jackfruit . The Jackfruit tree produces fruits more often on it's trunk than the branches, and these fruit can grow at any height. Often very close to the ground as I have seen personally. I remember being able to touch the fruits with ease even when I was a kid. I'm guessing it might rarely fruit even underground if the dirt has piled up against the trunk.
I googled the term underground Jackfruit and it did tell me about a fungus named like that. It has no relation with the Jackfruit except for the texture of the skin.

You could search the net for Jackfruit curries prepared using unripe (non-ripe?) fruit. See if you like it.
Jackfruit is an awesome fruit. Us central & north-Indians like preparing its curry whereas the south-Indians like eating the ripe fruits.
Please note- there are some believes here about the unwanted effects on pregnant/lactating women on consumption of its seeds. So do read about that as well I suggest.

 

If you google vaer palaa you should find some reference to what Joseph is talking about. I thought initially Joseph was "taking the proverbial" - but there you go! Turns out they do occur occasionally, from the roots of the tree.

 

Yup you are right! I spoke to my dad about this today. He has seen the Jackfruits growing from the roots. According to him its no special type/variety of the tree but just rare occurrence.

The name Vaer Palaa is from Tamil language spoken in southern state of Tamilnadu. Since southerners eat ripe fruit, I feel that many northerners like myself might not even be aware of this