They do look like Jakfruit. Leaves can also be different shape to those.

Thanks tropicbreezent! Yes, I saw one leaf that has sort of a 3-lobe shape. Guess next thing I need to do is separate the seedlings into their own container, although I wonder if it's too late into the year for doing that. Our weather is cooler, but some days we're still getting daytime temps of 80-90 degrees.

They're so fast germinating/growing I put seeds into individual pots so there's no problems with having to untangle delicate roots. The ones I have now are a bit smaller than yours but they're in large pots and can remain undisturbed until I plant them out.

That's them. They grow fast as seedlings. For you Eloise,they will grow outdoors if you are in the same climate as Los Angeles. Fruit too.

I planted some seedlings last spring-summer. I dont see them surviving our winter,and they did very bad overwintering indoors. Why I went ahead and planted them in ground so small.

No hot is too hot. Just protect them on frosty nights until they get size. Once they are in the ground for 2 winters- they should be hardy for you and fast growing.

They look just like my 15 little jackfruit trees. I have 5 per container so I also need to separate mine lol.

L, what are you going to do with 15 jf trees, lol! I potted some of mine up a few weeks ago, and will be taking them to our CRFG's meeting this weekend. I wish I had planted one in the ground before now, but will now have to wait until early spring to do so.

On palm board Eloise,there are photos of a Jackfruit tree with many fruits in the San Diego area I believe. You could do as well I bet.

Funny,but I can't link it. But its there as of today under "Tropical looking plants other then palms."

Hi, E!! No clue what I'm gonna do with them all if they all live lol. Maybe trade the extras next spring. I also have several baby cacao seedlings. I had Jackfruit seedlings before and they froze in the gh. I am gonna keep it warmer this year. It doesn't freeze real often but it does freeze here.

Anyone know exactly, what the lowest temp F the Jackfruit can take?

I know my gh didn't freeze totally before because I have Longan and Starfruit and orchids in there and they didn't freeze. I have only been heating it on the nights that it actually freezes here. It stays above freezing in there if I keep the door shut in the day. It never freezes in the day here. It is usually 60's -80's F in the daytime in the winter.

I have more trouble keeping baby cacao and jackfruits alive so they must be more tender. So far both are surviving 40's F temps outside this year in pots, in the garden with no problems at all. I am going to move them into my gh soon though.

~Sjn

I had 5 seedlings raffled off at my gardening group this weekend! People just wanted to try growing jf for "fun" (guess that way if it fails one doesn't feel so bad :-)).

L, on this webside, www.fast-growing-trees.com/jackfruit-tree.htm, it states that once temps start dipping 50 degrees or lower, bring indoors. I too have not been able to find exact lowest temp they can take, but they do warn that jf is extremely sensitive to frost. I tried growing cacao with seeds from Karyn, but had no luck.

That's a good idea on raffling off the seedlings. I found one source that said mature in ground jackfuits could take a freeze but could die at 27F in S FL. No specifics on how many hours of freezing lol.

Anyhow, I do think potted babies are at risk. It got 46F here last night and I threw a sheet over mine. They looked fine this morning. Its supposed to warm back up again and maybe rain grr. I hate this time of year. I hate putting stuff in the gh only to have to drag it in and out so I generally wait as long as possible lol.

I remember karyn! I wonder why she quit posting? She had such interesting plants! I love starting baby cacao trees. They are sooo freaky looking, like Little Shop of Horrors plants! Each one makes a different face! I always but a whole cacao pod and plant them straight out if the pod and they sprout easily. I also use a heat mat and those little greenhouse thingys. They like to be kept very moist until they sprout. Then they like daily misting while acclimating out of the 'greenhouse'.

I was told by somebody in San Diego that seedlings are very cold sensitive. I guess bring them in for winter..then plant out. There are fruiting Jackfruit tree's from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles and San Diego..no question they grow in soucal.

L, not sure why karyn left, but lots of former GWebbers went to FB, which I rarely visit. She did/does have tons of interesting plants. Funny description of your cacao seedlings! Info about growing jf, always states that one of the problems with keeping seedlings too long in small pots is that they get a long taproot, which can be damage when replanting. So yesterday, I planted two jackfruit seedlings in the ground. If both survive, I will get rid of one. I added a 'fence' around them so I can add a covering if needed. Meanwhile, I put a large plastic pot over them overnight.

stanofh, I wasn't able to find the picture of jf you mentioned over on the palms section. I searched for a bit, but only came up with other stuff. Hope I wasn't too late planting seedlings in the ground, as I would really love to have a tree. There's a video on YouTube that shows how a guys prunes his tree by limbing up and cropping to 10 ft. He states this is what is done by commercial growers. That's what I'm hoping to do, i.e., keeping it at 10 ft.

I top off my Longan, Starfruit and 3 Sausage Trees at 10ft every winter to get them into the greenhouse. They just grow back and branch off more. It hasn't hurt the Longan or Starfruit at all and they bear fruit just fine.

The Sausage trees (not a fruit) are seedlings probably 7 or 8 years now, I forget exactly lol. Anyhow, they haven't fruited yet. They are supposed to around 6 years but I think they hate to be cut back. They go semi dormant and lose all their leaves every winter in the gh but sprout new leaves and branches every spring.

Mine croaked. It was doing ok,then I pulled weeds around it and I think broke the little plants roots.

stanofh, sorry about your loss. The jf seedlings in the ground appear to not be taking well; all the leaves fell off. I still have a couple more in the original bin with leaves and hope they don't grow so much that when spring arrives for me to transplant, the taproot won't break off.

Mine are still alive in the greenhouse. Today I opened the doors and pulled a bunch of stuff out. I ran heat a lot more than normal this year as we hit the mid 20'sF about 6 or 7 times grr.

Some of the Jackfruit leaves were dead but stems still green even the tiniest ones. I pulled off the dead leaves and moved them up by the door so they can get more slanted light. Weather reports look good for the next week, maybe they will go out for a while. I only found 2 pots of them I had 3 pots with 5 in each pot lol. I will have to look for the other pot tomorrow.

Something ate some of the leaves on mine. It's not completely safe outdoors, LOL.

Nice seedlings! It does look like it to me. I got a jackfruit seed to sprout in 2015 but it didn't survive the winter... had it in a little greenhouse but it wasn't good enough. Coldest night was forecast as 35 but the white sapote and bananas lost their leaves that night. Unfortunately my temperature sensors had just died on me so I couldn't tell you the real temperature in the greenhouse. It was a very young seedling though. I'm sure the adult trees are a *little* hardier.

I soaked a jackfruit seed in water for around 12hrs, then planted it in a milk carton. A week after, I could already see the roots beginning to emerge from the seed.