Delicious fruit, variety of the rambutan, but very rare outside of southeast Asia.
Yellow-fruited rambutans are called 'Atjeh koonig' in Batavia. In Malaya, 'Rambutan gading' indicates a yellow type.
This striking fruit may be greenish yellow, orange or crimson. Oval or globe-shaped, they are usually one to two inches long with a section of the stem attached.
The soft flexible hairy bristles are about one-half inch long. Prized for its exceptional juicy-sweet texture, Rambutan flavor is really quite subtle.
The large seed has an almond-like taste. The tree is large and attractive, with a branched trunk and densely foliated with pinnate leaves.
The 2" fruit, borne in terminal clusters of 10-12, resembles a chestnut burr in appearance.
It is usually bright red when ripe, sometimes orange, with the skin covered with soft, fleshy spines.
The flesh is white, adhering to a flattened seed, whose flavor varies from sweet to subacid.
Yellow-Fruited Rambutan
Rambutan trees fruit twice a year, yielding crops beginning late June and August and in December and January.
Growing seasons vary, however, in each of the tropical countries where it flourishes.
Truly tropical, Rambutan trees love warm humid climates.
They also make great potted plants for indoors for those who live in non-tropical areas.
Native Range: Native to Western Malaysia. Cultivated in parts of southeast Asia but rarely elsewhere.
Rambutan is a popular Fruit in the tropics.
This Exotic Fruit prefers full sun but do best on deep soils that are high in organic matter and thrive on hilly terrain as they require good drainage.
Rambutan trees bear twice annually, once in late fall and early winter with a shorter season in late spring and early summer.
The fragile nutritious fruit must ripen on the tree, then they are harvested over a 4-7 week period.
Evergreen Rambutan trees with their abundant colored fruit make beautiful landscape specimens.
Uses: suitable for unique colorful fruit specimen.
An easily grown Exotic Fruit tree which likes full sun/light shade, and a moist, well drained position.
Trees grown from seed bear after 5-6 years.
Nephelium lappaceum
This large evergreen tree, native to Borneo and neighboring countries is a relative of the litchi.
It is sometimes sold in markets as a variety of the rambutan, although it is actually a distinct species.
The fruit is plum-sized, growing in clusters of 3 - 5, having a thick skin with deep yellow, rough surfaces bearing short, blunt spines.
The pulp is translucent white, adhering strongly to a large seed. The seed is also edible fresh or cooked.
Uses: Fruits are eaten fresh.
Of the botanical family, Sapindaceae; it is also known by the botanic name
Nephelium lappaceum
var. Yellow-fruited
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