Breadfruit(Artocarpus Altilis) 面包果

The most rewarding aspect of being a farmer is connecting to the land and the food source.  Seeing the fruits of one's labour is a good deep fulfilment.  There is endless excitement in watching seeds sprout and grow into a bountiful harvest.

Mature breadfruits	Mature breadfruits
Mature breadfruits	Mature breadfruits

I planted this breadfruit four years ago, and now I enjoy the excitement of harvesting it.  Breadfruit, a tree of the mulberry and jackfruit family, a large fruit of the tropical regions is a staple food of most people in this region. Its name is derived from the texture of the moderately ripe fruit when cooked, similar to freshly baked bread and having a potato-like flavour.  

The trees are monoecious, with male and female flowers growing on the same tree. The male flowers emerge first, followed shortly afterwards by the female flowers. The latter grow into capitula, which are capable of pollination just three days later. Pollination occurs mainly by fruit bats, but cultivated varieties produce fruit without pollination. The compound, false fruit develops from the swollen perianth and originates from 1,500 to 2,000 flowers visible on the skin of the fruit as hexagon-like disks.(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breadfruit#:)

This beautiful fruit tree grows 12 to 18 metres high and is not suitable to grow in your urban backyard, it is commonly cultivated in suburban or rural areas, people with larger urban land can be cultivated.

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作为一名农民，最有意义的事情就是与土地和食物来源建立联系。看到自己劳动的成果是一种极大的满足。看着种子发芽并长成丰收的果实，让人兴奋不已。

我四年前种下了这种面包果，现在我很享受收获它的兴奋。面包果是桑树和菠萝蜜科的一种树，是热带地区的一种大型水果，也是该地区大多数人的主食。它的名字来源于这种中度成熟的果实在煮熟后具有的质地，类似于新鲜出炉的面包，并具有类似土豆的味道。

这些树是雌雄同株的，雄花和雌花长在同一棵树上。雄花先长出，雌花紧随其后。雌花长成头状花序，三天后就能授粉。授粉主要由果蝠完成，但栽培品种无需授粉即可结出果实。复果假果从膨胀的花被中发育而来，由 1,500 到 2,000 朵花组成，这些花在果皮上呈六边形圆盘状。

这种美丽的果树高12至18米，不适合在城市后院生长，通常在郊区或农村地区种植，拥有较大城市土地的人也可以种植。