“As a child with eight siblings and a large family with very little land and income, we subsisted on the fruits of a huge jackfruit tree in our garden,” says Jayan. “We even fed our goats with the ...

If you have the space for it, jackfruit is an excellent plant for anyone looking for an uncommon fruit tree to grow. Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) is only hardy in USDA zones 9b through 11 ...

Then again, the jackfruit is not your typical fruit. It's got a distinctive, musky smell, and a flavor that some describe as like Juicy Fruit gum. It is the largest tree fruit in the world ...