Akee Apple Tree, Achee, Vegetable Brains (Blighia sapida)

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AckeeTree Saint Petersburg, FL Aug 24, 2006

Akee Apple Tree, Achee, Vegetable Brains
Blighia sapida

This picture is what is the Ackee flower. Picture was taken by me of a tree in my front yard. http://www.Ackee-Connection.com

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AckeeTree Saint Petersburg, FL Jan 14, 2008

The Ackee is the fruit of the Ackee tree. The Ackee Grows in clusters.

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AckeeTree Saint Petersburg, FL Jan 14, 2008

This is the open ackee pod. When it is open like this it is quite safe to eat.

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AckeeTree Saint Petersburg, FL Jan 25, 2008

The picture of this ackee was taken in my front yard in 2007. The ackee usually has three pegs but this one for some reason has four.

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AckeeTree Saint Petersburg, FL Jan 25, 2008

These are the pegs that grow inside the ackee. To clean them to eat you must remove the black shiny seed on the top and the pink arilli on the inside of the cream colored meat.

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AckeeTree Saint Petersburg, FL Jan 25, 2008

This is a young ackee tree it takes about four or five years to grow to maturity

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AckeeTree Saint Petersburg, FL Jan 25, 2008

Raw Ackee Pegs all that is left to do is to clean them and cook them. Contrary to some comments i have seen on here it is not the seed that is edible. It is the cream colored meat attached to the seed. Eating the seed will cause what is Commonly known as Jamaican Vomiting sickness and eventually death if not treated immediately.

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AckeeTree Saint Petersburg, FL Jan 31, 2008

Bearing ackee tree. Ackee bears in clusters

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AckeeTree Saint Petersburg, FL Jan 31, 2008

Another picture of a bearing ackee tree. Note the difference in color of the fruit from the previous one.

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AckeeTree Saint Petersburg, FL Jan 31, 2008

This is the open ackee pod at this stage of maturity it is quite safe to eat as the poisonus compounds in the fruit are expelled when the pod opens.

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AckeeTree Saint Petersburg, FL Jan 31, 2008

Green Ackee Pod Cluster at this stage of maturity the pod can be used for laundering.

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