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trefle.io · Taken Aug 4, 2022 by Martin Huisman (cc-by-sa)
Moraceae
Chempedak
Artocarpus integer
Also known as Artocarpus integer, Artocarpus polyphemus, Cempedak, Radermachia integra
Zones 5–10Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Moderate
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Tropical Fruit · Fruit Tree · Chempedak · Artocarpus · Southeast Asian · Edible · Moraceae · Large Tree · Humid
TropicalEdible fruitAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Chempedak is a tropical fruit tree closely related to jackfruit, best suited to warm, humid climates with rich, well-draining soil. It requires full sun to partial shade and consistent moisture, especially during fruiting. This tree is not frost-tolerant and grows best in USDA zones 11–12 or in large containers in a greenhouse.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is thoroughly moist, then allow the top 2 inches to dry before watering again · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 360 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Fruit
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Assam, Borneo, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle
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