Ice Cream Bean Fruit

₹200.00

Ice Cream Bean is a large, evergreen fruit tree native to the Amazon rainforest of South America. It is widely cultivated by indigenous communities for multiple uses including food, shade, timber, soil improvement, and traditional medicine. The tree can grow up to 30 meters tall and develops a broad, spreading canopy. It produces long, green pods filled with black seeds surrounded by soft, white, juicy pulp. This edible pulp is sweet and creamy in texture, giving it the popular name “Ice Cream Bean” due to its flavor resemblance to vanilla ice cream. Apart from being a fruit plant, Ice Cream Bean is also valued as an agroforestry species because it improves soil fertility through nitrogen fixation and provides excellent shade for other crops. Botanical Name: Inga edulis Color : green and white

Planting Method

Site Selection

Thrives in subtropical/tropical climates. Prefers full sun and well-drained fertile soil.

Planting

Dig pits 1–1.5 ft deep. Mix soil with Vermicompost. Maintain 2–3 meters spacing between plants.

Care

Watering:

Regular intervals; keep soil moist but not waterlogged

Fungicide:

Saaf , Bavistin , Copper Oxychloride , Blitox

Pesticide:

Hilban , Nagata

Growth:

Foliar Spray , Npk 19-19-19 , Factamfos , Urea , Blaukorn

Flowering:

SOP , Potash , K Potash , 18-18-18(Flowering & Growth)

Harvest

Fruit appears 1–2 years after planting. Harvest when fruits turn vibrant and slightly soft.

Key Features

Tangy, sweet-tart fruits rich in Vitamins A, C, and antioxidants. Used fresh or for juices.

Propagation

Propagated via seeds, stem cuttings, or grafting. Grafted plants produce fruit much faster.