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trefle.io · Taken Apr 17, 2022 by i maria (cc-by-sa)
Moraceae
Breadfruit
Artocarpus altilis
Also known as Radermachia incisa, Saccus communis, Artocarpus mariannensis, Artocarpus incisus var. laevis
Zones 10–12Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Moderate
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Tropical Tree · Edible · Breadfruit · Artocarpus · Moraceae · Tropical Fruit · Large Tree · Pacific Island · Starchy Food · Container Plant
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In stock at 2 nurseriesStock updated 9/9/2026
Breadfruit is a large tropical tree that requires a warm, humid climate with full sun and rich, well-drained soil. It is a heavy feeder and benefits from regular fertilization with a balanced tropical fertilizer during the growing season. In temperate climates it can only be grown in containers and must be overwintered indoors in a warm, bright location.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply and thoroughly; keep soil consistently moist but ensure good drainage · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4–7
- Temperature
- 50°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 10a-12b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 20 ft – 40 ft
- Spread
- 20 ft
- Spacing
- 360 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Mixed
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, Central American Pac, Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Gambia
- Attracts
- Birds, Bees
Sources: trefle
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