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Safou

Dacryodes edulis

An African fruit that can be eaten raw or cooked. Fruit is pleasant with a sub acid flavour. Trees also produce a good amount of biomass and are well suited to agroforestry. Fruit is high in protein, fat and vitamins. Fruits can range in colour from light... Read More

Other Names: African Pear, native pear, butterfruit, African Plum

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Pot Vol.	0.75L
Height	20-30cm
Propagation Method	Seedling
sku	5227

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Anne ★★★★★ 10months ago

MILLSTREAM, QLD

Safou

I really wanted to grow Safou trees because I had read how good the fruit was to eat. I had heard it described by friends who had tried it as like mashed potato and butter' or like herby Avocado'. I had been looking for seeds or seedlings for a while when I found them at Daleys. They like warm and humid. I live on the Atherton Tablelands and I will put them in a greenhouse with a mister in the cooler months until they are more established. I would like to buy more seedlings in the future.