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Breadfruit in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Artocarpus altilis

 

Breadfruit

Artocarpus altilis - Breadfruit - is a fast-growing evergreen tree frequently cultivated and naturalised throughout the tropics It is listed as invasive in Costa Rica, Brazil, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It bears grapefruit-sized or larger, fruits, each weighing 400-1200 g.

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plant Features
  • Breadfruit likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Breadfruit likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Breadfruit is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Breadfruit likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Breadfruit

Latin name

Artocarpus altilis

type

Fruiting tree

family

Moraceae

ph

5.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Breadfruit likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Breadfruit is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Breadfruit likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Breadfruit likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Breadfruit is 20.00meters x 25.00meters 20.00 M 25.00 M

Artocarpus altilis

Artocarpus altilis - Breadfruit - is a fast-growing evergreen tree frequently cultivated and naturalised throughout the tropics It is listed as invasive in Costa Rica, Brazil, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It bears grapefruit-sized or larger, fruits, each weighing 400-1200 g.


Planting

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

Plant the young tree in full sun - as the tree matures it can tolerate a little shade, but needs full sun to become established. Plant in fertile free-draining soil. This is a tropical tree, and if the conditions are not tropical, plant the tree in a container to kept indoors or under glass during cold weather

 

Propagating by seed

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

The seed needs to be removed from the fruit and sown immediately - it does not stay viable for long! Sow the seed in a container containing garden soil or compost that is free-draining, and keep it warm and well watered

 
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