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Salacca zalacca - Salak Palm
Product Description
1 seed per pack. a.k.a. Snake Fruit. A popular edible fruiting palm from southeast Asia. Fairly widely cultivated for its edible fruits which have a brown, patterned surface that looks much like snake skin. Flesh is white, sweet and acidic, with a crunchy texture. The fruits grow to around the size of a fig. Does well in humid tropical regions without frost. Has a short trunk, with long leaves radiating out that can reach 20 ft / 6 m long. Seeds are fresh, cannot be stored and should be planted on receipt. #1245