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Tropenhaus Frutigen
Tropenhausweg 1
CH - 3714 Frutigen
Phone +41 33 672 11 44
Fax +41 33 672 11 45
info@tropenhaus-frutigen.ch

Swiss Location Award

Bananas from the Bernese Alps

The warm climate inside the Tropenhaus’s greenhouses and the fact that the fruit can ripen naturally leads to an incomparable taste. Banana, papaya, mango, carambola - or star fruit, dwarf banana, guava, mangosteen, avocado, pineapple and kumquat are a few of the countless plants grown in the Tropenhaus. About two tons of fruit should be harvested each year with most of it making its way into the fresh, seasonal dishes prepared in the Restaurant Tropengarten.

A walk through the greenhouses with their flourishing flora reveals the often unfamiliar trees and plants on which the fruit sold in our supermarkets are grown. The sheer variety, lush colours and tropical climate along with the magnificent flowers and fruit are a delight to the senses.

	Harvest 2016	Harvest 2017	Harvest 2018
Bananas	376 Kg	408 Kg	543.7 Kg
Papaya	681 Kg	896 Kg	968.1 Kg
Chili	41 Kg	39 Kg	18.6 Kg
Kumquat	52 Kg	58 Kg	49.7 Kg
Guava	231 Kg	159 Kg	205.5 Kg
Starfruit	208 Kg	132 Kg	106 Kg
Citrus fruits	50 Kg	57 Kg	60.8 Kg
Sugar cane	26 Kg	32 Kg	3.2 Kg
Avocado	1 Kg	7.5 Kg	0.9 Kg
Acerola	5 Kg	7 Kg	2.6 Kg
Pineapple	2 Kg	3 Kg	1 Kg
Coffee	20 Kg	14 Kg	15.1 Kg
Annona	18 Kg	69 Kg	28.2 Kg
Pitaya	9 Kg	12 Kg	2.5 Kg
Mushrooms	5 Kg	8 Kg	32.7 Kg
Passion fruit	18 Kg	21 Kg	23.9 Kg
Berries	35 Kg	45 Kg	18.7 Kg
Cacao		3 Kg	6.7 Kg
Watermelon		92 Kg	25 Kg
Sweetcorn		5 Kg
Potatos		12 Kg	15.4 Kg
Breadfruit tree		10 Kg	1.4 Kg
Tamarillo			8.1 Kg
Japenese medlar			4.6 Kg
Chinese Dates			2.3 Kg
Total	1'777 Kg	2'089 Kg	2'144.7 Kg