Galo, Anacolosa frutescens, also Galonut, is an upright nut bearing shrub or tree, growing up to 25 meters tall, indigenous of East and South East Asia, found primarily in backyard gardens but regarded as a potential tree for commercial cultivation. The Galo can grow up to an elevation of 700 meters in shady environments where there are no marked dry seasons.

Anacolosa frutescens leaves are alternate, simple, veined, smooth, measuring 7-15 cm long and 4.0-7cm wide. Flowers are many and small; 3mm in diameter, whitish in color, born in axillary bunches.

Galo Fruit and Nut

Fruits of the Galo tree are oblong or egg-shaped yellow or orange-red, delicious fleshy drupes, measuring 2 cm long and 1.5-2 cm in diameter with light green skin, a thin shell and a large nut. Both pulp and nut are edible. Generally fruit is harvested when mature green.

The pulp is frequently consumed fresh but a lot of people prefer to boil the fruit prior to eating which is reputed to turn the taste more pleasant-tasting. It is advisable to sun-dry the fruits for about three days prior to storage as this extends their shelf life of the fruit by a few days. Nut resembling a Hazelnut kernel of good flavor and quality and is consumed after roasting.

Galo Propagation Methods

Tree propagation is by seed but germination takes more than 3 months. Cleft grafting of selected parent plants is highly successful utilizing one-year-old or older seedlings as rootstock. The wood of the tree is used mostly as house posts. Anacolosa frutescens is a member of the family Olacaceae the genus Anacolosa.

Galo, Anacolosa frutescens

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