Project Jackfruit 2014, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Nangka, 婆罗密.

Planning to launch my project Jackfruit into a higher gear. Had delivered 30  grafted Jackfruits on December for field planting and about 10 had been planted. Have about 15 more, almost ready for delivery. All this while the grafted were from clone J29 & J31.

Mother Jackfruit Tree J29.

Jackfruit J29
Fruit Size Medium to large (11-15 kg).
Fruit Characteristics Round, yellowish green skin, coarse spines, well-spaced, big seed.
Flesh Characteristics Medium-thick yellow orange flesh, fine texture, sweet, with strong aroma. Flesh recovery 33.3%
Notes  Fresh consumption cultivar registered with DOA in 1973. Originated in Sungai (River) Chua, Selangor.

Mother Jackfruit Tree J31.

Jackfruit J31
 Fruit Size Medium (8-12 kg).
Fruit Characteristics Elongated to roundish, 45-55 cm long. Green skin, moderate thickness, a lot of latex, spines closely spaced, big pulp units.
Flesh Characteristics Medium thick flesh, yellow, crispy, sweet, strong aroma with fine texture. Flesh recovery 31-35%. 
Notes Previously known as NS1. Dual purpose cultivar suitable fresh as well as canning.

These are the older clones, and I have access to scions from my previous little farm. Also it gave me the opportunity to learn Jackfruit grafting. Thank you to them.

As I shall be moving into the newer clone, the Honey Jackfruit Range. Starting off with Tekam Yellow J33. Had planted 4 back in August 2013. 1 wasn't doing well and was relocated back in October 2013. 3 of them are producing scions which am already using. The 1 that was relocated is still recovering with minimal growth and I can't harvest any scion from it yet. After many tries, I manage to clone it. Clone Number 1 was planted in the field on 13th Jan. It replace the Avocado that had died, with a location by the roadside, I figure it should give me easy access to harvest more scion from her. This location we have planted Avocado twice and was never successful, so hopefully it's more suitable for Clone Number 1. Should have a couple more which shall be 'taking' soon. Was doing a projection that should I produce about 15 more clones of J33 then I should have endless supplies of scions later part of the year. This shall be my top priority.

The relocated Tekam Yellow, still recovering.

Honey Jackfruit Tekam Yellow, already contributing scions.

Another contributor, Honey Jackfruit Tekam Yellow.

Jackfruit J33, contributing scions.

Jackfruit J33 Tekam Yellow, Honey Jackfruit
 Fruit Size Large (12- 25kg).
Fruit Characteristics Elongated, yellowish green skin, dented shoulder.
Flesh Characteristics Medium thick flesh, yellow, crispy, very sweet.
Flesh recovery 31-35%. 
Notes Long shelve life, suitable for export. Very popular for fresh consumption.

Other clones of Mastura, CJ3 and SongSang Red. Due to the drastic change in weather, am only left with 1 X Mastura, 1 X CJ3, and another very weak Mastura, in ICU, most probably shall not make it. As these are still in a very infancy stage, still in poly bag, I don't expect them to be able to produce scion in the near future. It shall be another 9 months to go. May work on acquiring more of these on my trips home.

Clone Number 1 Tekam Yellow.

Too small and need time to grow.

 More heavy rain forecast till 25th Jan. Decided to move the 2 Jackfruit plants to the ICU.

Jackfruit at ICU.

During the transfer, quite some water had drained off. When parked at ICU, water drained within minutes. I already cleared some soil from the colar and replace with rice husk to create a faster drying day before.

I am Number 2, the second J33 Tekam Yellow clone.

I am Number 3, the second Honey Tekam Yellow clone.