Description
Yellow Sapote are up to 16cm long with a point on the bottom, with one large inedible seed in each fruit. They are usually eaten fresh, having a sweet rich apricot-cheescake flavor. They ripen to a dull yellow color.
Yellow Sapote – Advanced – Pouteria campechiana
$25.00
Yellow Sapote are up to 16cm long with a point o…
30 in stock
SKU: 0681P
Category: Wholesale available
Tags: Canistel, Pouteria campechiana, Sapotaceae
Plant family: Sapotaceae
Plant origin: Southern Mexico and Central America.
Fruit description: Yellow Sapote are up to 16cm long with a point on the bottom, with one large inedible seed in each fruit. They are usually eaten fresh, having a sweet rich apricot-cheescake flavor. They ripen to a dull yellow color.
Flowers: Small browny-white flowers occur on stems of the last 3 seasons growth.
Growing conditions: Yellow Sapote are easy to grow, forming a nice large bush, with plentiful fruit. They can tolerate light frost, to warm subtropical and tropical climates.
Uses: Eat yellow sapote fresh, or make into cakes, smoothies, or exotic desserts.
Medicinal uses:
Pollination requirements: Self-Pollinating.
Harvest time Harvest in Spring and summer, when a dull yellow color, the fruit can continue to ripen and soften at room temperature.
Plant relatives
Special features:
Grown by method: Seed Grown Pot size: 175mm
Plant growing Height and Width for pots or in the ground planting: Grows to metres high by metres wide if Planted in a Pot. Grows metres high by metres wide if Planted in the Ground.
Shipping plant pot or planter bag size: 175mm