Jackfruit Tree Pruning - Step-by-Step Guide 

A lot of growers do this for ease of picking the fruit.

Will do.

Thanks Will, whilst it is a ongoing requirement it protects the trees in strong winds and makes picking the fruit so much easier.

Oh wow, that's amazing! Thanks for commenting Morgan 😊 Do you grow fruit too?

Glad you enjoyed it Charles we find it so much easier when it comes time to pick the fruit

Thank you. That's so kind.

Kerala, the home of jackfruit. 💓

No worries, do you use them as green jackfruit (in curries), or do you let them mature to use as fruit?

They make life so much easier. There are quite a few different makes on the market now, some of which have the battery as part of the handset.

Yes it is a very nice wood, we keep our trees short because we live in a cyclone prone area.

@@meadowcroftfarmqld8577 I see. Good luck. If possible come in our country in June/ July, Jackfruit is our National Fruit, and here grows a lot, taste is super amazing.

They are for taking wood for furniture but in this way focus is on fruit that's the difference first one is is a traditional way and second one is agriculture oriented this is the way used in India

@@ambikal7750 so they grow the trees Ike this in India?

@@meadowcroftfarmqld8577 yes

Greetings, thank you so much for your nice comment. Growing tropical fruit trees is a great lifestyle. 👍

Thank you so much, all our trees are grafted.

Thank you so much. At present , we still need trees for our paddock

Thank you so much for your kind words

Thank you

You are welcome!

Thank you so much.

Thank you, where do you live?

Thanks mate, yes we have thought about trying to shape a couple of the newly planted trees like the jackfruit just for curiosity to see how they respond. The problem with the horizontal branches on the trellised trees is that there is no protection for the top branches from the sun if you just leave the one single vertical leader as is recommended, this then causes sun burn.

We leave the tree to grow to about 1.8 mtrs tall then we select the branches we like (remove weak) ones, ensure none of the branches are directly above another and then remove the main leader. Ian

@@meadowcroftfarmqld8577 Terima kasih telah membagi ilmu yang bermanfaat. Kalian sangat baik hati. Semoga Tuhan selalu menjaga kalian dalam kebaikan

@@deanwerena9931 You're welcome, thankyou 😊

We tend to use low nitrogen fertiliser like chicken manure (kateck), as high nitrogen stimulates vegitive growth.

We don't really have much of a winter in the tropics. I think the lowest temps we can get are around 9-10 degrees Celsius (but not often) We don't have frosts. So the trees do just fine, in fact that is when they are usually flowering and starting to set fruit. 😊

Hello

Hi Alastair, thank you for taking the time to leave such a nice comment 😊 glad you are finding the videos helpful. Our farm is in North Queensland, Australia. To be honest we don't really have many other trees outside of our main crops of Jackfruit and Canistel but we do have some random trees in our boundaries that maybe we could take a look at.

It may well be worth planting the shaded side facing the south towards the sun to hopefully encourage growth, it's certainly worth trying.

@@meadowcroftfarmqld8577 thank you!

Thanks krsvanan 😊 We do have wound sealer sprays over here but never seen the need to use them. We prune on a slant and avoid pruning when raining. No problems so far 🤞 🙏

Lower per tree but more trees per hectare. It is also much easier and quicker to pick fruit.

​@@meadowcroftfarmqld8577thank you Madam.

Thanks Alfred.

Thanks Prem, the forum sounds great, can you let us know the details, we would love to be a part of it 😊

Hi, I would like the details

@@williamstropicalfarm5082 send me ur email bro...will share the link

Thank you so much krsvanan 🥰 really appreciate your comments too, we learn so much from JF growers in other countries 😊

Ours are 4.5mts × 4.5mts, and we keep them pruned to 4mts high.

We plant ours close 4.5 mtr because we keep them short due to cyclone issues, but if you don't have those wind problems then you can have them further apart and allow them to grow higher 8 mtrs apart.

@@meadowcroftfarmqld8577 thank you ❤️

Ours begin fruiting about 22 months after planting

Thank you so much @@meadowcroftfarmqld8577

Ha ha, it's definitely a great time saver.

There are many reasons why we choose to prune and shape our trees this way as opposed to letting them grow in their natural state: 1. Cyclone resilience- we live in a cyclone prone area and keeping the trees short and well pruned is an important cyclone resilience strategy for us. 2. In our experience, the trees produce fruit everywhere and are not limited to fruiting just on the lower branches. This is why we are constantly thinning out. A tall tree with fruit high up means we would need cherry pickers, more labour and more time. 3. Light interception is very important for flowering & fruiting 4. Good air flow reduces pest and diseases. 5. Keeping the trees short allows for easier management overall and better fruit quality. 6. Allows for higher density planting.