Scientific name: Artocarpus hirsutus
Wild jack (Artocarpus hirsutus Lam.), also called Aini or Anjili, is a distinct Moraceae species and a wild relative of jackfruit, not its wild form. POWO lists its native range as south-west India and western Sri Lanka; in India it is associated with the Western Ghats. This large evergreen canopy tree is described as reaching about 35–50 m in different sources, not a prediction for Israeli gardens. Leaves are simple and alternate; young leaf undersides and twigs are hairy, and hirsutus means hairy. The round to ellipsoid, bristly fruit turns yellow-orange at maturity. It is a multiple fruit formed from a whole female inflorescence, with sweet fleshy perianths around the seeds. Ripe fruit and roasted seeds are documented traditional foods. The timber has traditional uses in construction, carpentry and boats. The main image is computer-generated for illustration only, not botanical documentation.
שתיל מורכב - 1,500 ₪ / שתיל מהברכת אוויר - 2,500 ₪
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This is a tropical tree with no verified Israeli regional trial available to us. Cultivation in Israel is experimental and requires a warm, cold- and wind-protected site, drained soil and irrigation adjusted to substrate moisture.
No Israeli irrigation schedule was verified for this species. Check soil moisture and adjust to season, substrate and tree size, avoiding both a dry root zone and standing water.
No cold-damage threshold was verified for this species under Israeli conditions. A temperature number is not a hardiness guarantee; protect against cold and frost beyond the seedling years too.
Time to first fruit in Israel is unverified; propagation method and plant size do not guarantee a specific bearing year.
No cultivar name was supplied for the offered plants. Grafted and air-layered describe propagation methods, not cultivar names.
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