Description
- 1 Mamey Sapote Pouteria sapota Magana Live sml potd plant #TND41
- Native to Central America and Mexico The Mamey Sapote is a fruit that is grown and adored around the world in tropical and subtropical climates. It takes well over a year from flower to mature fruit, but it is well worth the wait for this delicious fruit. Underneath the Mamey Sapote’s leathery coarse brown skin is a brilliantly colored, sweet and creamy red-orange flesh with an exotic flavor similar to sweet pumpkin pie with spice.
- Mamey sapote is a large and highly ornamental evergreen tree that can reach a height of 50 to 150 ft at maturity. The fruit, technically a berry, is about 4 to 10 in long and 4 to 8 in. wide and has flesh ranging in color from pink to orange to red. The brown skin has a texture somewhat between sandpaper and the fuzz on a peach.
- Hardiness: USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
1 Mamey Sapote Pouteria sapota Magana Live sml potd plant #TND41
