Inga edulis
This tropical wonder produces long green pods filled with fluffy, sweet white pulp that tastes just like vanilla ice cream or fairy floss!
The Ice Cream Bean tree isn’t just delicious—it’s fast-growing, great for shade, and helps improve your soil by fixing nitrogen. Perfect for tropical gardens and a fun fruit the kids will love picking straight off the tree!
Ice cream bean
Sun Exposure
Full sunPollination
Self pollinatingAmount of leaves in Winter
All leaves - Evergreen
Grown from
Seedling
Height
4-10 m
Time to Fruit
2-3 years
Frost Tolerance
Occasionally
Suitability in Pots
No
Harvest Time
Most of the year