Salak (Snake Fruit) Salacca zalacca

Salak (Snake Fruit) (Salacca zalacca) is a clumping palm grown for sweet-acid apple notes fruit. Suited to full sun and shelter and free-draining fertile compost, it reaches about 2–4 m with a 2–3 m spread. Harvest in tropics for fresh eating and preserving.

  • Sun: Full sun and shelter
  • Soil: Free-draining fertile compost
  • Watering: Regular in summer; reduce in winter
  • Harvest: Tropics
  • Difficulty: Hard

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