Jackfruit 'Crunchy' (Artocarpus heterophyllus)

In the world of Jackfruits, this ‘Crunchy’ variety nicknamed the Juicy Fruit Jackfruit overachieves with flavor excellence. The ripe, low-latex fruit takes on a complex combination of sweet pineapple, melon, coconut and banana! Each tropical bite has a crunch similar to a water chestnut and quenches thirst like no other. The flesh varies from yellow to dark orange, and is eaten out of hand or cooked. There’s no question whether there will be enough fruit to go around, because the tree is capable of producing fruits anywhere from 10 to 130+ lbs once mature! Jackfruit trees are known to produce the largest fruit in the world.  A member of the fig family of plants and a relative to the Mulberry, the Jackfruit is native to the southwest portion of the Indian subcontinent and is the national fruit of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.  It is an evergreen tree that grows primarily in tropical lowland climates. The outer part of the Jackfruit fruit is hard and textured. The fruit has an outer rind com