Mexican Fruit Trees Wild Papaya

Wild Papaya (English), Bonete (Spanish), Coahuayote (Naualt) K'uun che' (Maya) Jacaratia mexicana, Caricaceae Family. Native to Mexico. Wild growing tree, tall and slim with soft bark trunk and elliptic leaflets,  male and female flowers on separate trees (dioecious). Ripe Bonetes or wild papaya fruits have small seeds and distinctive large pendulous shape (photo) that hang from leafless branches during May and June. Edible wild fruit with high nutrition value, pulp and aroma similar to papaya.

Mexican Fruit Trees Geiger Tree or Ciritote

Geiger Tree (English), Ciritote (Spanish), K'oopte' (Maya) Cordia dodecandra, Boraginaceae Family. Highly priced hard wood, delightful fig style wild fruit with a shelled nut flavor similar to an almond. Native to Mexico, the tree bloom's from March to May and bears fruit during the summer, its small aromatic fruit is cooked to create sweet compose and marmalades.  Ciricote wood is a highly valuable fine hardwood; its leaves is used for fine sanding including feet dry skin.

Mexican Fruit Trees Avocado or Um

 Avocado (English), Um (Maya), Aguacate Silvestre (Spanish), Persea americana, Lauraceae Family. Native to Mexico, grows in tropical climates. Mexican Avocados have been cultivated since Pre-Hispanic times by Maya people and other civilizations Blooms in March to April fruits from June to September. Leaves medicinal, fruit highly nutritious and deliciously velvety with delicate aroma and great flavor; one large seed per fruit, seed contains high concentration of valuable natural oils.