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Moraceae
Jack
Artocarpus heterophyllus
Also known as Jack tree, Jak tree, Artocarpus grandis, Polyphema jaca
Zones 5–10Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Moderate
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Jackfruit · Tropical Fruit Tree · Large Tree · Edible Fruit · Artocarpus · Moraceae · Tropical Garden · Fruit Tree · Exotic
TropicalEdible fruitAttracts pollinators
In stock at 4 nurseriesStock updated 9/9/2026
Jackfruit is a large, fast-growing tropical fruit tree that requires ample space, full sun, and warm temperatures year-round to thrive. Plant in deep, well-draining soil and water regularly during the growing season, reducing frequency in cooler months. It is best suited to USDA zones 10–12 and will reward patient growers with the world's largest tree-borne fruit.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply and thoroughly, ensuring soil is moist to depth but never waterlogged; allow surface to dry slightly between wateri · Every 7-10 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
- 19.7 ft
- 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
- Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle
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