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Indian Fruit Plants

Indian fruit plants here do not necessarily mean they are native to India. Some of the fruits commonly found in India are not native to the country. But they are commonly seen in at least some parts of the country.

India has a varied but mostly tropical climate. Hence, a large variety of fruit plants grow in India.

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  • Fruit Plant: Anjili
  • Fruit Plant: Cat Fruit
  • Fruit Plant: Jackfruit
  • Fruit Plant: Peanut Butter Fruit

The anjili or wild jack looks similar to the common jackfruit, but is smaller and has a sour taste. It has a high nutritional value and taste and grows with minimal care.

  • Scientific name: Artocarpus hirsutus
  • Propagation method: Seedling
  • Plant size: Medium
  • Maturity period: Seedlings: 5-7 years; Vegetative propagation: Not enough data
  • Fruiting season: April to June
  • Growing in containers: Not suitable
  • Ease of growing: Moderate
  • Supplier: Saphal Agro
  • Place of shipment: Thrissur, Kerala
  • Shipment period: Within 3 days

Cat fruit, botanically Syzygium zeylanicum, or Poochapazham, as it is called in the southern states, is an easy-to-grow fruit plant with white coloured fruits that have a sweet-sour taste.

  • Scientific name: Syzygium zeylanicum
  • Propagation method: Seedling
  • Plant size: Medium
  • Maturity period: 4-6 years
  • Fruiting season: March to May
  • Growing in containers: Not common
  • Ease of growing: Moderate
  • Supplier: Saphal Agro
  • Place of shipment: Thrissur
  • Shipment period: Within 3 days

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Honey Jack or "Then" (honey) Varikka, as the name indicates, is a very sweet variety of jackfruit. Ripe fruits don't spoil fast. The fruit can be quite large—15 kg or more. The carpels are rigid and sweet.

Honey Jack is a Jackfruit variety that is excellent as a table fruit and suitable for planting on the homestead.

  • Variety Name: Honey Jack (Then Varikka)
  • Scientific name: Artocarpus heterophyllus
  • Propagation method: Bud
  • Plant size: Large
  • Supplier: Saphal Agro

Fondly called the one-year jack, the Vietnam Super Early Jackfruit is a high-yielding variety of jack that fruits early, typically in the second year itself.

However, this does not mean its fruit is of inferior quality. It has firm, sweet, and crunchy carpels that are comparable to any other good variety of jackfruit.

  • Variety Name: Vietnam Super Early Jack, Thailand Pink
  • Scientific name: Artocarpus heterophyllus
  • Propagation method: Budding
  • Plant size: Medium
  • Supplier: Saphal Agro

All seasons Jack bears fruit throughout the year. It has yellow carpels and is rich in nutrients.

Almost all jackfruit varieties are seasonal. Though jackfruit is a much loved fruit, its availability is limited to a few months.

All seasons Jack is thus good news for all jackfruit lovers. Known for its multiple fruiting seasons in a year, All Seasons Jack has firm yellow carpels.

Jackfruit is rich in nutrients and also has medicinal value. You get all these benefits from All Seasons Jack as well.


Botanical name: Artocarpus heterophyllus