Golden Apple (Spondias dulcis)

Family: Anacardiaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Spondias dulcis or also known as Golden Apple, Ambarella, Jew Plum is a vigorous deciduous tree growing up to 25 m in height and 45 cm in trunk diameter. It is tolerant to drought and fruiting commence four years after seed sowing or two to years from cuttings. The leaves are pinnate, comprised of 9 to 25 glossy, elliptic leaflets. The flowers are white and small in terminal panicles. Fruits are oval, containing a fibrous pit which is edible. S.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour changes and the fibres become more noticeable. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; When green, the fruit is crisp and subacid.; As the fruit ripens to a yellow colour, the flesh softens; the flavour changes and the fibres become more noticeable.; The ripe amber-coloured, plum-shaped fruits have a sweet to acid, slightly turpentine flavour.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry or secondary forests from sea-level to 500 metres. (Zone 9)