Mamey Sapote (Red Sapote)

Plant grafted trees in well-drained, fertile, slightly acidic to neutral soil in full sun — mamey sapote is a large, slow-growing tropical fruit tree of Central America and Cuba, producing large (3–6 inch) football-shaped fruits with rough brown skin and extraordinary salmon-to-red-orange flesh of a rich, sweet, pumpkin-spice-sweet-potato flavor that is intensely distinctive and deeply loved in Cuban and Caribbean cuisine. The fruit is consumed fresh, blended into milkshakes, made into ice cream, and used in baking. A single ripe mamey sapote fruit may sell for $5–10 at specialty markets, making it one of the more valuable subtropical fruits a homeowner can grow. The large, attractive dark-green leaves make it an ornamental tree year-round. Grafted cultivars like 'Pantin', 'Viejo', and 'Pace' produce superior fruit and begin bearing earlier than seedling trees. Widely grown in South Florida and the Caribbean. Спосіб посадки: Висадка розсади Відстань між рослинами: 240–360 дюймів Висота: 240–600 дюймів Дні до схожості: 14–28 Температура ґрунту для схожості: 21–27°C

Plant grafted trees in well-drained, fertile, slightly acidic to neutral soil in full sun — mamey sapote is a large, slow-growing tropical fruit tree of Central America and Cuba, producing large (3–6 inch) football-shaped fruits with rough brown skin and extraordinary salmon-to-red-orange flesh of a rich, sweet, pumpkin-spice-sweet-potato flavor that is intensely distinctive and deeply loved in Cuban and Caribbean cuisine. The fruit is consumed fresh, blended into milkshakes, made into ice cream, and used in baking. A single ripe mamey sapote fruit may sell for $5–10 at specialty markets, making it one of the more valuable subtropical fruits a homeowner can grow. The large, attractive dark-green leaves make it an ornamental tree year-round. Grafted cultivars like 'Pantin', 'Viejo', and 'Pace' produce superior fruit and begin bearing earlier than seedling trees. Widely grown in South Florida and the Caribbean. Спосіб посадки: Висадка розсади Відстань між рослинами: 240–360 дюймів Висота: 240–600 дюймів Дні до схожості: 14–28 Температура ґрунту для схожості: 21–27°C --- Час посадки: 2–6 тижнів spring Plant grafted trees in spring in well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral, fertile soil in full sun; mamey sapote tolerates brief temperatures to 28–30°F when established and grows in zone 9b–11; grafted trees from named cultivars begin producing in 3–5 years versus 7–10 years from seed.