Mamey Sapote
Pouteria sapota
A large and highly ornamental evergreen tree that can reach 15-45m high. Related to the Abiu, Sapodilla, Canistel, and Star Apple.
The fruit is ripe when the flesh is vibrant salmon in colour when a fleck of the skin is removed. The flesh should give slightly, as with an overripe avocado. The fruit's texture is creamy and soft, with a pleasant peach-apricot flavour. The fruit can be eaten fresh, used a green, or a fruit, salad, made into smoothies, ice cream and fruit bars, or made into excellent marmalade, jellies, and conserves. It can also be fried like bacon. The fruit is an excellent source of vitamins B & C, and is a good source of riboflavin, niacin, vitamin E, manganese, potassium and fibre.
Native to Mexico and Central America.
Tree maintenance
Pouteria sapota
A large and highly ornamental evergreen tree that can reach 15-45m high. Related to the Abiu, Sapodilla, Canistel, and Star Apple.
The fruit is ripe when the flesh is vibrant salmon in colour when a fleck of the skin is removed. The flesh should give slightly, as with an overripe avocado. The fruit's texture is creamy and soft, with a pleasant peach-apricot flavour. The fruit can be eaten fresh, used a green, or a fruit, salad, made into smoothies, ice cream and fruit bars, or made into excellent marmalade, jellies, and conserves. It can also be fried like bacon. The fruit is an excellent source of vitamins B & C, and is a good source of riboflavin, niacin, vitamin E, manganese, potassium and fibre.
Native to Mexico and Central America.
Tree maintenance
- When young adequate moisture is essential, and is important during flowering & fruit set when mature.
- Regularly fertilize with trace elements - reduce the frequency as the plant matures, but increase the annual amounts commensurate with the size of the tree.
- Mulching is helpful.