8 Wonderful Facts About Jackfruit Tree

The fruit is indigenous to the Western Ghats in India's rain forests.

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The tree can reach a height of 100 feet.

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Hundreds to thousands of individual blooms make up the fruit. What is consumed from the flower are its fleshy petals.

When chopped into, jackfruit trees release a white, milk-like, sticky latex.

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The tree can live for 60 to 70 years.

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A tree can yield up to 250 fruits in a single year.

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Unripe jackfruit is prepared as a vegetable, and ripe jackfruit is consumed as a fruit.

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It is well known that the wood from jackfruit trees is resistant to termites and fungi, making it the perfect material for construction.

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