![]() ![]() a street magic show, street medicine man demonstrating his stuff within a large crowd of people. When I got married and moved to the city, I had a big rambutan tree, a jackfruit tree and also 2 mango trees in my corner house compound. The trees provided shade for my children to play their outdoor games and they enjoyed riding on the wooden swing that was tied to the branches of our rambutan tree. It was home to the birds, some ferns and even provided food for the bats. It also was a good aiming target for some neighbouring kids to practice their lastic (catapult) skills on the poor little tweety birds. When I moved to my current house, the new owners didn't want any plants or trees because they wanted to cement the whole area for parking their lorry and cars. I had to cut them down. Soon the trees were gone forever, and now, only cherised memories remain. The rambutan is closely related to the lychee and longan. To eat the fruits, we need to peel off the skin first. We eat the whitish, translucent flesh wrapped around the single seed. The best varieties have thick, sweet flesh. ![]() Rambutans are full of vitamins and minerals. When buying rambutans, it is better to select those that are still attached to the branches as these fruits last longer in storage.Īs a safety precaution, we do not give the whole fruit to young children as they may accidently swallow it and choke to death. ![]() You can see that the fruit is round and slippery, so we peel off the flesh before serving it to them. Peeled rambutan flesh can be easily stored in the fridge. Rambutan flesh can be used to make rambutan jam. Costus barbatus 'Red' (Costaceae) at Floria 2010.Heliconia episcopalis "Arrow Red Orange Spear" - W.Heliconia rostrata The Hanging Lobster Claw.GBBD Nov 2010 and Foliage Follow-Up Day.Rambutan trees can be propagated from seeds, by air layering or grafting.Īndrea has a picture of the young shoots of the rambutan tree in her latest post titled, " New Growths New Life! You can buy canned rambutans stuffed with pineapple and use them to make fruit punch. ![]()
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