Tropical Fruit Information For the Enthusiast Trees for the
Enthusiast ++ Indicates that this is a variety or a species that
is found in our arboretum, but not often stocked in our nursery.
Inquire about availability. If we do not have it in stock, we
can put you on our "waitlist" and call you when we have it
available. This section includes plants sometimes available and
recommended for the ENTHUSIAST ONLY. These plants are very
difficult to grow in Florida mostly due to their lack of cold
hardiness and may not be normally propagated or stocked by ECHO.
Blighia sapida, syn. Cupania sapida See Akee fact sheet before
eating this fruit due to the extremely poisonous nature of the
unripe fruit. Akee trees are easy to grow and do well on
alkaline soils. The fruit has a leathery pericarp that splits
when the fruit is ripe. When ripe, it can be eaten fresh, but it
is usually cooked, boiled, or canned. There is a hypoglycine
toxin in the unripe fruit that can be lethal. One little section
is enough to kill a person