Jacote (Spondias Purpurea)

🍒 Grow a Hardy, Tangy Treat! 🌿
The Jacote tree produces abundant Purple Mombin fruits—perfect for snacking, drinks, and jams! A fast-growing, drought-tolerant tree that’s easy to care for. Add a burst of tropical flavor to your garden! Order now! 🌳

🌿 A Tart Tropical Treasure: The Hardy Jacote Tree! 🌿

Add a burst of vibrant flavor and color to your garden! Ivy Paradise is delighted to offer the Jacote tree (Spondias purpurea), also known as the Purple Mombin or Jocote. This fast-growing and incredibly resilient tree is a staple in tropical Americas, cherished for its prolific crops of small, tangy fruits that are as versatile in the kitchen as the tree is beautiful in the landscape.

🍒 Why the Jacote Tree is a Garden Winner:

• Tangy and Refreshing Flavor: Jacote fruits offer a unique sweet-tart flavor that is incredibly refreshing. They can be eaten fresh with a sprinkle of salt and chili, or used to make delicious beverages, jams, chutneys, and sauces. Their high pectin content makes them ideal for preserves! 🥤

• Incredibly Hardy and Drought-Tolerant: This is a tree that thrives on neglect! Once established, the Jacote is remarkably drought-tolerant and adaptable to a wide range of soil conditions, making it an excellent choice for low-maintenance and sustainable gardens.

• Fast-Growing and Ornamental: You won’t have to wait long for a harvest or for shade! The Jacote tree grows rapidly, featuring an attractive, spreading canopy. It produces small red or purple flowers directly on its branches before the leaves emerge, creating a stunning visual display.

• Dual-Purpose Delight: The fruits are enjoyed at two stages: when green and sour for cooking, and when ripe and sweet-tart for fresh eating. This extends your harvesting season and culinary options.

• Wildlife Attractor: The sweet, ripe fruits are a magnet for birds and other wildlife, bringing lively activity to your garden.

🌞 Effortless Care for Abundant Harvests:

• Climate: Thrives in tropical and subtropical climates. It is very heat-tolerant and can handle brief dry periods with ease.

• Sunlight: Requires Full Sun for the best growth and fruit production.

• Watering: Highly drought-tolerant once established. Water regularly when young, then it will need minimal irrigation.

• Soil: Not fussy at all! It grows well in well-draining soil, even in poor, rocky, or alkaline conditions.

• Harvesting: Fruits are typically ready in summer. Harvest them green for a sour crunch or allow them to ripen to a deep red/purple for a sweeter taste.

✨ What You’ll Receive:

• 1 Healthy, well-rooted Jacote (Spondias purpurea) tree in a nursery pot.

• Detailed care instructions and usage ideas.

• Secure packaging for safe delivery to your doorstep.

Plant a tree that gives you beauty, bounty, and resilience!

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Names in Different Languages:
Jacote, Purple Mombin, Jocote, Hog Plum, Ciruela Verde, Spondias purpurea, Siniguelas, Siriguela.