Pouteria sapota - Mamey Sapote

[Gan Eden]

If so, can you tel me where I can get a plant or two or some seeds? Thanks Lee

[aussiearoids]

Lee it grows very well around the wet tropics . I have several seedlings in pots and a large seedling planted out .

Local grower and an expert in SOuth American fruits , Eric Krone has many trees and has grown on lots of seedlings and made his own selections of a medium sized fruit that he prefers the taste of . calling it K1 . Other named varieties ..Magany with enormous fruit to 30 cms , and Pontin a smaller round fruit .

Delicous and large fruit .. with deep orange flesh and a rough brown skin . Trees can bear many fruit , they take a long time to ripen and can be difficult to tell when ripe . I made a smoothie with some recently and really enjoyed it .

Another similar but rarer fruit Eric has is Pouteria viridis , maybe more cold tolerant , and even tastier than the Mamey .

The name is a put off , and the new name of Mayan Sapote is being pushed now .

[ariscott]

I got one growing here.... It wasn't in best condition when I got it. I think it has been sitting there too long in the nursery. But now it starts coming along quite well. Very interesting looking trees...

Regards, Ari

[Al in Kona]

The Mamey fruit does make a great smoothie. In Mexico mamey ice cream is commonly found and is really delicious too. I only have the variety called 'Pantin' (pronounced 'pawn-teen' ). It is as Michael said a more medium size fruit and a smaller growing tree than say the 'maganya'. Those are the main two varieties found here but in Latin America there are many different varieties.

[Gan Eden]

Lee it grows very well around the wet tropics . I have several seedlings in pots and a large seedling planted out .

Local grower and an expert in SOuth American fruits , Eric Krone has many trees and has grown on lots of seedlings and made his own selections of a medium sized fruit that he prefers the taste of . calling it K1 . Other named varieties ..Magany with enormous fruit to 30 cms , and Pontin a smaller round fruit .

Delicous and large fruit .. with deep orange flesh and a rough brown skin . Trees can bear many fruit , they take a long time to ripen and can be difficult to tell when ripe . I made a smoothie with some recently and really enjoyed it .

Another similar but rarer fruit Eric has is Pouteria viridis , maybe more cold tolerant , and even tastier than the Mamey .

The name is a put off , and the new name of Mayan Sapote is being pushed now .

Looks an amazing fruit there Michael and even a cold tolerant variety eh? Yeah let me know what you can get, cheers.