Fruit and Nut Trees

by steve stamos

Candle tree or Cuajilote, is a beautiful, evergreen tree native to It reaches a height of up to 10 meters and it can adapt to a wide range of climatic conditions but, it prefers the lowland forest areas with a medium to high rainfall, frost free, full sun and reasonable drainage.

Flowers are large, borne all year, singly or in clusters, greenish-cream in color and directly from the stem or branch tips. At the end of summer it produces many large elongate, banana-shaped fruits. The solitary fruits grow 10-18 cm long, on the trunk and large limbs of the tree. They have an external waxy yellow-red color and an internal white juicy, sweet flavor similar to sugar cane, flesh. The fruit is edible either raw or cooked and they are sometimes made into pickles or preserves. It is a staple in the diet in parts of Central America.

Propagation of the candle tree is easily accomplished by planting the small seeds. It bears fruit in approximately 5 years.

Candle tree

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