☀️ Light: Full Sun
💧 Watering: Moderate; drought tolerant once established
🌡️ USDA Hardiness Zone: 10b–11

Ackee is a tropical fruit tree best known as the national fruit of Jamaica, producing distinctive red pods that split open to reveal edible arils when fully ripe. It is an important culinary and cultural crop in Caribbean cuisine, but must only be eaten when properly ripened, as unripe fruit is toxic. In food forest systems, it serves as a unique long-term canopy tree that provides seasonal fruit and strong tropical presence.