Mabolo

If you have plenty of space available, Mabolo is an interesting option for the guerrilla gardener in tropical areas since:

• It is a fairly fast growing, large tree
• Female trees yield a lot of tasty fruit
• Once established, Mabolos require minimal care
• It is not fussy about soil types
• It provides high quality timber

Points to note are:

• Mabolos are dioecious, so a lone tree will not fruit
• It takes at least 5 years to set fruit

Planting

Mabolo tolerates a wide variety of soils, but is not tolerant of waterlogged soil or of cold.

Propagation

Mabolos are dioecious, so both males and females are needed to set fruit. I am unsure how long it takes to detect which gender a tree is.

Vegetative propogation and grafting are also possible, either to speed time to fruiting or for propogation of superior or seedless cultivars.