| Organic Nursery |
My organic, tropical
fruit tree nursery, central to Govardhan Gardens, is focused on providing
you the widest possible selection of fruit trees that grow on the island -
including many exotic and hard-to-find specimens at affordable prices. I
don't employ any shortcuts to create beautiful, healthy trees. I am always
available personally to offer any advice and information about tropical
fruits. I'm not a profit-minded plant factory, and my project is primarily
educational: I do this work because I love it.
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Abiu
Botanical name: (Pouteria caimito) Max size: 30 Time to fruit: 3-4 yrs Availability: Limited stock Price for smallest size: $10.00 Comments: A bright yellow fruit with flesh that is whitish, translucent, sweet, and of jelly-like consistency. When fully ripe, it is eaten out of hand or used in sherbets and ice cream. |
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AcerolaBotanical name: Malpighia punicifolia Max size: 18' Time to fruit: 2-3 yrs Availability: All year Price for smallest size: $14.00 Comments: Fruit has very high vitamin C content, flavor very appealing. |
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Almond, TropicalBotanical name: Terminalia catappa Max size: 60' Time to fruit: 2-3 yrs Availability: All year Price for smallest size: $8.00 Comments: Fruit is an edible, small white nut; tropical version of almond. |
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AlupagBotanical name: (Euphoria didyma) Max size: 30' Time to fruit: 4-6yrs Availability: Limited stock Price for smallest size: $12.00 Comments: Small, Longan-like and very sweet fruits that come in clusters. |
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Amazon Tree GrapeBotanical name: Pourouma Max size: 35' Time to fruit: 3-4 yrs Availability: Limited stock Price for smallest size: $12.00 Comments: Fruits are purple, grape-like with juicy, white pulp; dioecious. |
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Ambarella, dwarfBotanical name: Spondias cytherea Max size: 6' Time to fruit: 2-3 yrs Availability: All year Price for smallest size: $10.00 Comments: A small-growing yellow mombin; well-liked tropical fruit; ideal for limited space/containers. |
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Anon, purpleBotanical name: (Annona squamosa) Max size: 25' Time to fruit: 3-4 yrs Availability: Limited stock Price for smallest size: $14.00 Comments: Rare purple variety of anon. |
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Anon, greenBotanical name: Annona squamosa Max size: 25' Time to fruit: 3-4 yrs Availability: all year Price for smallest size: $12.00 Comments: Also known as Sugar Apple; best eaten cold, very pleasant flavor. |
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Araca-boiBotanical name: (Eugenia stipitata) Max size: 10' Time to fruit: 2-3 yrs Availability: All year Price for smallest size: $10.00 Comments: Very aromatic fruit; sweetened juice is excellent. |
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Avocado, graftedBotanical name: (Persea americana) Max size: 40' Time to fruit: 3-5 yrs Availability: all year Price for smallest size: inquire about price and availability Comments: Various selected cultivars; inquire about price and availability |
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BakupariBotanical name: (Rheedia brasiliensis) Max size: 18' Time to fruit: 5-6 yrs Availability: Limited stock Price for smallest size: $12.00 Comments: The translucent subacid white pulp has an excellent flavor; one of the best fruits of its genus. |
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BilimbiBotanical name: (Averrhoa bilimbi) Max size: 30' Time to fruit: 2-4 yrs Availability: Limited stock Price for smallest size: $8.00 Comments: Pulp used in curries, drinks, jellies, chutneys, jams, preserves, and pickles. Flavor sour; |
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BiribaBotanical name: (Rollinia deliciosa) Max size: 25 Time to fruit: 3-4 yrs Availability: All year Price for smallest size: $10.00 Comments: Select variety which is very sweet; one of the best tropical fruits. |
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Blackberry Jam FruitBotanical name: (Randia formosa) Max size: 8' Time to fruit: 2-4 yrs Availability: All Year Price for smallest size: $8.00 Comments: The sweet fruit tastes like molasses or jam. |
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Blue Grape
Botanical name: (Myrciaria vexator) Max size: 15' Time to fruit: 3-4 yrs Availability: Limited stock Price for smallest size: $15.00 Comments: This Jaboticaba relative has grape-like purple fruits that taste somewhat like sweet grapes. |
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Borojo
Botanical name: (Boroja patinoi) Max size:12' Time to fruit: 2-4 yrs Availability: Limited stock Price for smallest size: $12.00 Comments: Legendary South American fruit; excellent flavor, prized for its aphrodisiac and medicinal qualities, dioecious. |
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Breadfruit, graftedBotanical name: (Artocarpus altilis) Max size: 70' Time to fruit: 4-5 yrs Availability: Limited stock Price for smallest size: $15.00 Comments: Important tropical staple food |
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BreadnutBotanical name: (Artocarpus altilis) Max size:70' Time to fruit: 4-7 yrs Availability: All Year Price for smallest size: $8.00 Comments: Seeded form of breadfruit; very nutritious seeds. |
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CacaoBotanical name: (Theobroma cacao) Max size: 25' Time to fruit: 4-6 yrs Availability: All Year Price for smallest size: $10.00 Comments: Source of chocolate, cocoa butter, pulp edible. |
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White CacaoBotanical name: Theobroma bicolor Max size: 30' Time to fruit: 5-6 yrs Availability: Limited Stock Price for smallest size: $15.00 Comments: Spectacular appearance; fruit is eaten fresh, seeds are used for cocoa butter and chocolate. |
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CaimitoBotanical name: (Chrysophylum caimito) Max size: 50' Time to fruit: 5-7 yrs Availability: All Year Price for smallest size: $8.00 Comments: Very attractive tree; sweet pulp eaten fresh, in preserves, beverages. |
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CalamondinBotanical name: (Citrus reticulata x Fortunella sp.) Max size: 25' Time to fruit: 5-8 yrs Availability: All Year Price for smallest size: $8.00 Comments: One of the most beautiful citrus fruits; sour; processed into famous marmalade. |
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CanistelBotanical name: (Pouteria campechiana) Max size: 40' Time to fruit: 4-6 yrs Availability: All Year Price for smallest size: $8.00 Comments: Also known as eggfruit. Fruit has creamy texture and taste; best used for beverages, milkshakes, ice cream. |
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Carambola, graftedBotanical name: (Averrhoa carambola) Max size: 30' Time to fruit: 5-8 yrs Availability: All Year Price for smallest size: $15.00 Comments: Also known as starfruit; popular tangy, refreshing taste. Only grafted cultivars available. Inquire about price. |
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Carya-volaBotanical name: (Talisia esculenta) Max size: 35' Time to fruit: 5-8 yrs Availability: Limited stock Price for smallest size: $15.00 Comments: A relative of the Lychee, widely grown in parts of South America. The fruit is quite popular and is eaten fresh or used for beverages. |
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Cashew NutBotanical name: (Anacardium occidentale) Max size: 35' Time to fruit: 4-5 yrs Availability: All Year Price for smallest size: $8.00 Comments: High quality nut (must be roasted), fruit known as cashew apple is rich in vitamin C and preferred over the nut by some. |
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Ceylon GooseberryBotanical name: (Dovyalis hebecarpa) Max size: 10' Time to fruit: 2-3 yrs Availability: All Year Price for smallest size: $8.00 Comments: Sour flavor, high vit. C content, good mixed in drinks. |
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ChampedakBotanical name: (Artocarpus integer) Max size: 50' Time to fruit: 4-6 yrs Availability: All Year Price for smallest size: $10.00 Comments: Close relative of jackfruit, but firmer-fleshed and more suitable for dessert-like dishes; very aromatic, widely popular in Asia. |
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Cherry of the Rio GrandeBotanical name: (Eugenia aggregata) Max size: 18' Time to fruit: 4-6 yrs Availability: All Year Price for smallest size: $8.00 Comments: Reddish-purple fruits that are juicy and pleasantly subacid. The fruit is mostly eaten fresh but also used for jams and jellies |
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Cherry MangosteenBotanical name: (Garcinia intermedia) Max size: 40' Time to fruit: 5-8 yrs Availability: All Year Price for smallest size: $13.00 Comments: Agreeably acid, small and juicy fruit. Pulp eaten fresh, in jams, as flavoring in other foods. |
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Citruses, Grafted
Botanical name: (Citrus spp) Max size: ----- Time to fruit: 2-4 yrs Availability: All Year Price for smallest size: ----- Comments: Large variety of selected cultivars. Please inquire about varieties, availability and price. |
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Chupa
Botanical name: (Baccaurea dulcis) Max size: 25' Time to fruit: 5-7yrs Availability: Limited Stock Price for smallest size: $15.00 Comments: Rare fruit, sweet-subacid, nice taste; cultivated in Java and Sumatra; dioecious. |
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CidraBotanical name: ( (Citrus medica) Max size: 25' Time to fruit: 5-7 yrs Availability: Limited Stock Price for smallest size: $8.00 Comments: Rind is used sliced or candied for flavoring and in marmalades. |
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Citronelle
Botanical name: (Citrus jambhiri) Max size: 25' Time to fruit: 4-5 yrs Availability: All Year Price for smallest size: $8.00 Comments: Bumpy, big lemon. Excellent flavor |
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CorazonBotanical name: (Annona reticulata) Max size: 24' Time to fruit: 3-5 yrs Availability: All Year Price for smallest size: $8.00 Comments: Pulp is eaten fresh, or used in preserves, drinks, custards, shakes. |
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CuachiloteBotanical name: (Parmentiera edulis) Max size: 30' Time to fruit: 3-5 yrs Availability: Limited stock Price for smallest size: $8.00 Comments: Banana-shaped fruits are eaten raw, cooked roasted, as pickles. |
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CupuassuBotanical name: (Theobroma grandiflorum) Max size: 50' Time to fruit: 4-6 yrs Availability: Limited stock Price for smallest size: $12.00 Comments: Highly prized cacao relative; used for drinks, ice cream, etc.; seeds medicinal |
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Curry Leaf Tree
Botanical name: (Murraya koenigii) Max size: 20' Time to fruit: 2-3 yrs Availability: All Year Price for smallest size: $8.00 Comments: Leaves are extensively used in Indian cuisines. Fresh leaves create a unique and pleasant flavor. Fast growing. |
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Common name
Davidson's Plum
Botanical Name Davidsonia
pruriens
Max size 20ft
Time to fruit
4-6 ys
Availability Limited
stock
Price sm. size
$15
Comments Plum-like
Australian fruit with soft, juicy, pink-purplish flesh; pleasant acidic
taste; ideal for jams. Highly ornamental small tree.
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Durian
Botanical name: (Durio zibethinus) Max size: 50' Time to fruit: 8 yrs Availability: Limited Stock Price for smallest size: $20.00 Comments: Known as the "king" of fruits because of its unique flavor and richness; one of the most cherished fruits in Asia. |
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EngkalaBotanical name: (Litsea garciae) Max size: 30' Time to fruit: 4-6 yrs Availability: Limited Stock Price for smallest size: $15.00 Comments: Pink avocado relative with more delicate flavor. |
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Again, all prices above are for the smallest available size (usually about one year old). Most trees are in larger sizes. I am mostly propagating fruit trees but I do occasionally also have rare palms and ornamental or shade trees. Some of the rare fruit trees are not listed on the site, so please inquire if you are looking for rare tropical fruit trees that are not listed. Although I like to spread tropical fruit seedlings, I urge mail-order customers to take special care of their new trees, as shipping is stressful for them (some are more sensitive than others). I mainly offer this service in case some trees are unavailable locally to customers. If you want to place an order, please contact me by e-mail before, so that I can confirm whether the trees are available. All trees are sent bare rooted, the roots are treated against nematodes and wrapped in a sterile medium. Important: Once you receive the trees, please make sure that they stay in the shade until they are strong enough to receive direct sun light; plant them at first in very light potting soil and keep them moist. Many tropical seedlings need various degrees of shade for the first year. Please don't hesitate to ask for advice. Please include $9 per tree for shipping/handling. Minimum order 3 trees
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