One of the several jackfruit trees (Artocarpus heterophyllus) in the orchard has started to bear quite a few fruits. With a height of less than 15 feet and a trunk diameter not more than eight inches, this individual tree is heavily laden with oblong fruits, with the skin fully covered with little spikes.
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| Photographed on October 15, 2020. |
I've observed this particular tree for a few weeks now, and the fruits grow quite fast. According to one website, it's the largest tree-borne fruit in the world, each weighing up to 100 lbs and measuring up to three feet long on maturity.
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| Largest fruit of the lot is head-size after just over a month of growth. |
The largest fruit of the lot (above) is now about the size of a human head and probably weighs over eight pounds. If all the fruits in this batch reach maturity, I surely need to prop up the tree and its main horizontal branch with extra support so it won't topple over.
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