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 300 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 I don't have time for retail sales anymore. If you are interesting in planting out an entire farm or acquiring select rare species, please contact me.

NEWS 2024/25: A unique opportunity for serious rare fruit & nut collectors to support Govardhan Gardens by acquiring extremely rare species or trading collection species: Rare Fruit Tree Listing .

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ABIU	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Abiu
	Botanical Name: Pouteria caimito
	Max Size: 30 FT
	Time To Fruit: 3-4 years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $15.00
	Ordering Information
Fruit Description 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.

ACEROLA	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Acerola
	Botanical Name: Malpighia punicifolia
	Max Size: 18 FT
	Time To Fruit: 2-3 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $15.00
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Fruit Description Fruit has very high vitamin C content and the flavor is very appealing. Eaten fresh or processed into vitamin C products.

ACHACHAIRU	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Achachairu
	Botanical Name: Garcinia laterifolia
	Max Size: 18 FT
	Time To Fruit: 6-9 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $20.00
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Fruit Description The translucent subacid white pulp has an excellent flavor; one of the best fruits of its genus.  Currently, I am propagating four different types with different fruit quality, including a new, fantastic Bolivian variety, introduced to Puerto Rico in 2005.

AFRICAN APRICOT	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: African Apricot
	Botanical Name: Gambeya lacourtiana
	Max Size: 40-75 FT
	Time To Fruit: 7-10 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $32.00
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Fruit Description Medium-sized African fruit with apricot flavor. The structure of the tree is very attractive and the tree is easy to grow once the roots are established.

AFRICAN BREADFRUIT	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: African Breadfruit
	Botanical Name: Treculia africana
	Max Size: 35-50 FT
	Time To Fruit: 4-5 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $20.00
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Fruit Description The seeds are extracted after macerating the fruit in water and then ground to a meal, known as breadfruit flour. A non-alcoholic beverage, almond milk, can be prepared from powdered seeds. Seeds can be dried, fried or roasted and eaten, and an edible oil can be extracted from them. The grains are even higher in proteins than soybeans.

AKEE	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Akee
	Botanical Name: Blighia sapida
	Max Size: 25 FT
	Time To Fruit: 4-6 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $15.00
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Fruit Description West African fruit that became the national fruit of Jamaica. The white yellow, fleshy arils are cooked and then sautéed. Unripe and inedible parts of the fruit contain toxic alkaloids.

ALMOND, TROPICAL	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Tropical Almond, Almendra
	Botanical Name: Terminalia catappa
	Max Size: 25 FT
	Time To Fruit: 4-6 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $15.00
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Fruit Description A Malaysian nut tree with tasty edible seeds; planted widely in the tropics as a street tree or along beaches.

ALUPAG	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Alupag
	Botanical Name: Euphoria didyma
	Max Size: 30 FT
	Time To Fruit: 4-6 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $25.00
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Fruit Description Small, longan-like and very sweet fruits that grow in clusters. Since most longans are subtropical, this tropical species is a good alternative to regular longan in the Tropics. Dioecious.

AMAZON TREE GRAPE	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Amazon Tree Grape, Uvilla
	Botanical Name: Pourouma cecropiaefolia
	Max Size: 35 FT
	Time To Fruit: 3-4 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $20.00
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Fruit Description Fruits are purple, grape-like with juicy, white pulp - a pleasant treat. Dioecious.

AMBARELLA, DWARF	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Ambarella Dwarf, Jobo Enano
	Botanical Name: Spondias cytherea
	Max Size: 7 FT
	Time To Fruit: 2-3 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $15.00
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Fruit Description A small-growing ambarella; well-liked tropical fruit; ideal for limited space/containers.

ANON, GREEN	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Green Anon, Anon, Sweetsop, Sugar Apple
	Botanical Name: Annona squamosa
	Max Size: 25 FT
	Time To Fruit: 3-4 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $15.00
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Fruit Description Also known as sugar apple; best eaten cold, very pleasant flavor.

ANON, PURPLE	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Purple Anon, Red Anon, Sugar Apple
	Botanical Name: Annona squamosa
	Max Size: 25 FT
	Time To Fruit: 3-4 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $15.00
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Fruit Description Less common purple variety of anon. Also known as sugar apple; best eaten cold, very pleasant flavor.

ARAÇA-BOI	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Araça-boi
	Botanical Name: Eugenia stipitata
	Max Size: 10-15 FT
	Time To Fruit: 2-3 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $15.00
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Fruit Description Very aromatic fruit; sweetened juice is excellent and popular in parts of South and Central America.

ASSAI (Açai)	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Assai (Açai)
	Botanical Name: Euterpe oleraceae
	Max Size: 30 FT
	Time To Fruit: 5-8 Years
	Availability: Most of the time
	Price - small size : $20.00
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Fruit Description Clustering palm with bunches of purplish, highly nutritious fruits with high antioxidant content. One of the most popular fruits in the Amazon reaches of Brazil. Currently, both the regular and dwarf variety of this species are available. The dwarf type fruits within three to four years at a much lower height and the fruit is slightly larger than the regular type.

AVOCADO, GRAFTED	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Avocado
	Botanical Name: Persea americana
	Max Size: 40 FT
	Time To Fruit: 3-5 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : Inquire
	Ordering Information
Fruit Description Various selected cultivars; inquire about price and availability.

BACURI CASCUDO	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Bacuri cascudo, Brazilian madroño
	Botanical Name: Rheedia acuminata
	Max Size: 20 FT
	Time To Fruit: 5-7 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $32.00
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Fruit Description This Brazilian Rheedia species is very similar to R. madruno; the fruits are slightly smaller and the flavor is excellent. Easy to grow, even in heavy clay soils or poor quality.

BAKURIPARI-MIRIM	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Bakuripari-mirim
	Botanical Name: Rheedia gardneriana
	Max Size: 25 FT
	Time To Fruit: 5-8 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $35.00
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Fruit Description High quality and very rare tropical fruit that was found in Mexico. It is said to be one of the best species in the Rheedia/Garcinia genus. Sub-acid, pleasant flavor.

BIGNAY	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Bignay, Currant Tree
	Botanical Name: Antidesma bunius
	Max Size: 30 FT
	Time To Fruit: 4-5 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $20.00
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Fruit Description The fruits of this highly ornamental Asian tree are eaten fresh, or used to make jams, jellies, syrup or wine. Dioecious.

BILIMBI	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Bilimbi
	Botanical Name: Averrhoa bilimbi
	Max Size: 30 FT
	Time To Fruit: 2-4 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $15.00
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Fruit Description Popular Asian fruit; acidic; used for refreshing drinks, stir fries, or eaten raw, dipped in rock salt.

BIRIBA	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Biriba
	Botanical Name: Rollinia deliciosa
	Max Size: 25 FT
	Time To Fruit: 3-4 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $18.00
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Fruit Description Select variety which is very sweet, with a custard-like consistency and flavor. Fast grower and very prolific producer. In average, this species is by far superior to the more common R. mucosa.

BLUE GRAPE	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Blue Grape
	Botanical Name: Myrciaria vexator
	Max Size: 15 FT
	Time To Fruit: 3-4 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $25.00
	Ordering Information
Fruit Description This jaboticaba relative has grape-like purple excellent fruits that taste somewhat like sweet grapes. The nursery specimen are from a high quality cultivar grown at Govardhan Gardens. Of all the Myrciarias, it is one of the fastest spreading new fruits in Puerto Rico.
BLACK PEPPER, "Thai"	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Black Pepper
	Botanical Name: Piper nigrum
	Max Size: 10 FT
	Time To Fruit: 3-4 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $20.00
	Ordering Information
Fruit Description Common spice; fresh, organic pepper is easy to grow and by far superior to the regular, commercially available spice. The nursery variety offered is a good Thai cultivar.

BOROJO	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Borojo
	Botanical Name: Borojoa patinoi
	Max Size: 12 FT
	Time To Fruit: 2-4 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $18.00
	Ordering Information
Fruit Description Legendary South American fruit; appealing flavor, prized for its energizing / aphrodisiac and medicinal qualities; dioecious.

BREADFRUIT	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Breadfruit
	Botanical Name: Artocarpus altilis
	Max Size: 70 FT
	Time To Fruit: 4-5 Years
	Availability: Limited Stock
	Price - small size : $18.00
	Ordering Information
Fruit Description Important tropical staple fruit which originated in Polynesia; used cooked in many tropical dishes; potato-like flavor; plants are grafted.

BREADNUT	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Breadnut
	Botanical Name: Artocarpus altilis
	Max Size: 70 FT
	Time To Fruit: 4-7 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $10.00
	Ordering Information
Fruit Description Seeded form of breadfruit; mostly used for it's nutritious seeds.
BURAHOL, KEPEL	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Burahol, Kepel
	Botanical Name: Stelechocarpus burahol
	Max Size: 30 FT
	Time To Fruit: 6-10 Years
	Availability: Limited
	Price - small size : Inquire
	Ordering Information
Fruit Description Rare, Asian species; fascinating fruit that acts as an internal deodorant and causes bodily secretions to take on a perfume scent, especially for people who don't eat toxic food like meat.

BURMESE GRAPE	Fruit Fact Sheet
	Common Name: Burmese Grape
	Botanical Name: Baccaurea ramiflora
	Max Size: 30 FT
	Time To Fruit: 3-5 Years
	Availability: All Year
	Price - small size : $28.00
	Ordering Information
Fruit Description Small to medium-sized, refreshing and juicy rare Asian fruit with good flavor. Very prolific producer. Dioecious.

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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 sustainable role model projects in the Caribbean.

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