GOVARDHAN GARDENS
TROPICAL FRUIT TREE NURSERY

My tropical rare fruit tree nursery, central to Govardhan Gardens, is aiming at providing you the widest possible selection of fruit trees that grow in the Tropics.

It carries the most diversified selection in the Caribbean, including many exotic and rare specimens. You can choose from over 200 tropical fruit and nut species; customized, large orders require several months of preparation.

All trees are eco-organically grown, mostly in bioactive compost and healthy soils. The prices listed below refer to the smallest sizes (1-2 years old); medium-sized trees are between 2 and 4 years old; large trees are usually between 5 and 8 years old.

Most available rare fruit species are not listed on the web site because only small amounts are available for a short period of time.

As of recently, I am mostly designing and planting out entire fruit orchards in Puerto Rico, and my time for retail sales at my nursery is limited. If you want to visit the nursery, please give me sufficient notice for an appointment.

I am happy to share all the fruit pictures in higher resolutions as long as there is an acknowledgment and they are not used for commercial purpose.

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CABELLUDA	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Cabelluda
	Botanical Name: Myrciaria glazioviana
	Max Size: 6-12 FT
	Time To Fruit: 4-7 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $20.00
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Fruit Description Small peach flavored, delicious fruit; slow grower, but worth the wait! I will also be able to offer a very rare, giant version of this species ($50) in 2013.

CACAO, COCOA	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Cacao, Cocoa
	Botanical Name: Theobroma cacao
	Max Size: 25 FT
	Time To Fruit: 4-6 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $15.00
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Fruit Description Source or chocolate, cocoa butter, pulp edible. Seedlings are of orange, purple or red cocoa (cacao) types.

CAIMITO	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Caimito
	Botanical Name: Chrysophyllum cainito
	Max Size: 50 FT
	Time To Fruit: 5-7 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $12.00
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Fruit Description Very attractive tree; sweet fruit pulp eaten fresh, in preserves and beverages. Seedlings are of green and purple types.

CAMBUÇA	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Cambuça
	Botanical Name: Marliera edulis
	Max Size: 18 FT
	Time To Fruit: 6-8 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $32.00
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Fruit Description One of the tastiest Brazilian fruits. The flavor reminds of a combination of apricot and mango. Medium size shrub, easy to grow.

CANDOLLEANA, MURTA	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Candolleana, Murta
	Botanical Name: Eugenia candolleana
	Max Size: 18 FT
	Time To Fruit: 3-4 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $20.00
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Fruit Description Small, blackish, olive-shaped fruit, with sweet pleasant flavor. Prolific bearer and easy to grow.

CANDONGO	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
Image Coming Soon	Common Name: Candongo
	Botanical Name: Rollinia mucosa
	Max Size: 25 FT
	Time To Fruit: 4-5 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $18.00
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Fruit Description Custard-like, delicious fruit in the Annonaceae family. Generally known to be inferior to R. deliciosa (biriba) but after years of planting various types, I finally have a very tasty cultivar with perfect fruit consistency that equals the fruit quality of biriba.

CANISTEL	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Canistel
	Botanical Name: Pouteria campechiana
	Max Size: 40 FT
	Time To Fruit: 5-7 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $15.00
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Fruit Description Also known as eggfruit; high in protein, niacin and carotene. Fruit has creamy texture and taste; best used for beverages, milkshakes, ice-cream.

CARAMBOLA	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Carambola, Starfruit
	Botanical Name: Averrhoa carambola
	Max Size: 30 FT
	Time To Fruit: 5-8 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $15.00
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Fruit Description Also known as star fruit: popular, tangy, refreshing taste. Several grafted cultivars available.

CASCARITO	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Cascarito
	Botanical Name: Mouriri guianensis
	Max Size: 15 FT
	Time To Fruit: 3-4 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $18.00
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Fruit Description Tasty, Brazilian fruit. Very productive shrub that is easy to grow. The fruit is cherry-sized and pleasant. The shrub prefers full sun and relatively much water.

CEYLON GOOSEBERRY	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Ceylon Gooseberry, Ketembilla
	Botanical Name: Dovyalis hebecarpa
	Max Size: 10 FT
	Time To Fruit: 2-3 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $12.00
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Fruit Description Acidic or subacidic flavor, high vitamin C content, good mixed in drinks; often used for it's reddish-purplish color.

CHAMPEDAK	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Champedak
	Botanical Name: Artocarpus integer
	Max Size: 50 FT
	Time To Fruit: 4-6 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $28.00
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Fruit Description Close relative of the jack fruit, but firmer-fleshed and more suitable for dessert-like dishes; very aromatic, widely popular in Asia. The above picture is a cross between jackfruit and champedak. The currently available seedlings are from a selected Borneo variety.

CHERAPU	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Cherapu
	Botanical Name: Garcinia prainiana
	Max Size: 18 FT
	Time To Fruit: 3-5 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $30.00
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Fruit Description Also known as "button mangosteen". The fruit is medium-sized and has a very pleasant sub-acid flavor. Dioecious.

CHERRY MANGOSTEEN	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Cherry Mangosteen
	Botanical Name: Garcinia intermedia, Rheedia edulis
	Max Size: 25 FT
	Time To Fruit: 4-8 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $20.00
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Fruit Description Ripe fruits of good cultivars have a very pleasant mangosteen-like flavor. The fruits are cherry sized and juicy. The pulp is eaten fresh, in juice or used as flavoring in gourmet dishes.

CHERRY OF RIO GRANDE	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Cherry of the Rio Grande
	Botanical Name: Eugenia aggregata
	Max Size: 18 FT
	Time To Fruit: 4-6 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $18.00
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Fruit Description Reddish-purple fruits that are juicy and pleasantly sub-acid. The fruit is mostly eaten fresh, but also used for jams and jellies.

CHICLE, DWARF	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Chicle dwarf
	Botanical Name: Lacmellea sp.
	Max Size: 10-18 FT
	Time To Fruit: 4-5 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $20.00
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Fruit Description Interesting dwarf species with relatively large fruit: sweet milky sap and pulp. Performs better in cooler tropical regions than in tropical lowland.

CHUPA-CHUPA, SOUTH AMERICAN SAPOTE	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Chupa-chupa, Yellow sapote, South American sapote
	Botanical Name: Matisia cordata
	Max Size: 30 FT
	Time To Fruit: 5-8 Years
	Availability: Limited stock from an excellent Columbian cultivar.
	Price - small size : $25.00
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Fruit Description Very popular fruit in South America. The orange-yellow pulp is sweet, soft and juicy with a flavor reminiscent of pumpkin, with an overtone of mango and apricot. Eaten fresh and used in drinks. The tree thrives in hot, humid tropical climates with rich soil and good drainage. Seedlings are from premium Colombian cultivars.

CITRONELLE	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Citronelle, Wild Lemon
	Botanical Name: Citrus jambhiri
	Max Size: 24 FT
	Time To Fruit: 4-5 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $13.00
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Fruit Description Bumpy, big lemon, excellent flavor. This species is very disease resistant.

CLOVE	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Clove
	Botanical Name: Eugenia aromatica
	Max Size: 30 FT
	Time To Fruit: 4-6 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock, available after October 2011
	Price - small size : $28.00
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Fruit Description Highly medicinal and healthy spice (one of the highest levels of antioxidants amongst all plants).

CORAZON	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Corazon
	Botanical Name: Annona reticulata
	Max Size: 24 FT
	Time To Fruit: 3-5 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $13.00
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Fruit Description Pulp is eaten fresh or used in preserves, drinks, custards and shakes.

CUACHILOTE	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Cuachilote
	Botanical Name: Parmentiera edulis
	Max Size: 30 FT
	Time To Fruit: 3-5 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $12.00
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Fruit Description Banana-shaped fruits are eaten raw, cooked, roasted, as pickles. The flavor reminds somewhat of sugarcane.

CUPUASSU (CUPUAÇU)	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Cupuassu (Cupuaçu)
	Botanical Name: Theobroma grandiflorum
	Max Size: 50 FT
	Time To Fruit: 4-6 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $18.00
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Fruit Description Highly prized cacao relative; used for drinks, ice-cream, etc., seeds medicinal but can also be used to make chocolate.

CURRY LEAF TREE	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Curry Leaf Tree
	Botanical Name: Murraya koenigii
	Max Size: 20 FT
	Time To Fruit: 2-3 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $15.00
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Fruit Description Leaves are extensively used in Indian cuisines. Fresh leaves create a unique and pleasant flavor. Fast growing.

DAVIDSON'S PLUM	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Davidson's Plum
	Botanical Name: Davidsonia pruriens
	Max Size: 20 FT
	Time To Fruit: 4-5 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $20.00
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Fruit Description Plum-like Australian fruit with soft, juicy, pink-purplish flesh: pleasant acidic taste, ideal for jams. Highly ornamental small tree that produces best in cooler tropical climates.

DURIAN	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Durian
	Botanical Name: Durio zibethinus
	Max Size: 50 FT
	Time To Fruit: 8-12 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $22.00
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Fruit Description Known as the "king" of fruits because of its unique multiple-layered flavor and richness; one of the most cherished fruits in Asia. Frequently, there are also rare durian relatives (D. graveolens, D. oxleyanus, D. kutejensis, D. testudinarium) from the Borneo region available. Also available at the moment is a very rare odorless D. zibethinus cross.

ENGKALA	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Engkala
	Botanical Name: Litsea garciae
	Max Size: 30 FT
	Time To Fruit: 4-6 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $18.00
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Fruit Description Pink avocado relative from the Borneo region. Good cultivars have a very delicate flavor. The first seedlings introduced to Puerto Rico (from Ecuador) were of relatively low quality. Starting in 2007, I started to propagate high quality Borneo types.

GAMBOGE	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Gamboge
	Botanical Name: Garcinia xanthochymus
	Max Size: 40 FT
	Time To Fruit: 5-8 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $20.00
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Fruit Description Juicy, pleasantly acidic flavor; main ingredient in famous weight-loss formulas. My favorite tree produces fruits with a mango-like flavor with overtones of papaya flavor.

GONDO BERRY	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Gondo Berry
	Botanical Name: Stylogyne longifolia
	Max Size: 15 FT
	Time To Fruit: 2-3 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $20.00
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Fruit Description A small, purplish fruit that comes in clusters. The small berries are tasty and can be eaten out of hand or used for juices, syrups, ice creams or jams.

GOVERNOR'S PLUM	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Governor's Plum
	Botanical Name: Flacourtia indica
	Max Size: 20 FT
	Time To Fruit: 3-5 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $13.00
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Fruit Description Very beautiful tree with several fruit crops per year. The purplish-red or blackish fruit is relatively small and comes in flavors from sweet to sour. The tree prefers full sun and is tolerant to a wide range of soil conditions.

GROSELLA	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Grosella, West Indian Gooseberry
	Botanical Name: Phyllantus acidus
	Max Size: 20 FT
	Time To Fruit: 3-5 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $14.00
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Fruit Description Excellent for processing into pickled and sweetened dried fruits or jams.

GRUMICHAMA	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Grumichama
	Botanical Name: Eugenia dombeyi
	Max Size: 18 FT
	Time To Fruit: 3-4 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $15.00
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Fruit Description Delicious, cherry-like fruit, medicinal value, ornamental. The common type is purple; also available a lesser common, yellow type.

GUANABANA, SOURSOP	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Guanabana, Soursop
	Botanical Name: Annona muricata
	Max Size: 25 FT
	Time To Fruit: 3-5 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $12.00
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Fruit Description Flavor very popular, can be eaten fresh, used for drinks, desserts.

GUARANA	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Guarana
	Botanical Name: Paullinia cupana
	Max Size: 10 FT
	Time To Fruit: 3-4 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $25.00
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Fruit Description The seeds of this creeping shrub are the source of the famous guarana beverage, an energizing, tasty drink.

GUAVA, PEAR	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Pear Guava
	Botanical Name: Psidium guajava
	Max Size: 20 FT
	Time To Fruit: 3-4 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $12.00
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Fruit Description Very aromatic variety, used for a variety of jams and jellies.

GUAVA, STRAWBERRY	FRUIT FACTS SHEET
	Common Name: Strawberry Guava
	Botanical Name: Psidium littorale var. cattleianum
	Max Size: 12 FT
	Time To Fruit: 3-5 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $14.00
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Fruit Description Fast producing shrub with reddish fruit. The flavor reminds of passion fruit mixed with strawberry. Contrary to most other guavas grown in Puerto Rico, the strawberry guava is usually free of worms. An ideal plant for smaller gardens; it can also fruit in containers.

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Sadhu Govardhan is an independent thinker, eco-organic farmer, tropical rare fruit connoisseur and researcher. Extensive journeys for over twenty years have allowed him to study indigenous cultures and different life styles throughout the world.

His first publications on philosophical and spiritual topics were published in Europe and translated into several languages. He now lives in Puerto Rico and has dedicated himself to researching and growing tropical food crops and promoting alternative farming methods. He is currently involved with consultant work and inspiring and developing educational organic role model projects in the Caribbean.

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