Canistel Grey fruit ripening and ready to pick on the tree

(1/8) Canistel Grey fruit ripening and ready to pick on the tree

(2/8) Video: Canistel Grey Fruit Trees producing a bumper crop

Picture of a ripe and ready to pick Canistel Fruit the skin has gone a vibrant orange colour

(3/8) Picture of a ripe and ready to pick Canistel Fruit the skin has gone a vibrant orange colour

This small grafted tree has produced alot of large size Canistels. The shape of the fruit is really quirky.

(4/8) This small grafted tree has produced alot of large size Canistels. The shape of the fruit is really quirky.

Flowers forming on the canistel grey

(5/8) Flowers forming on the canistel grey

The Canistel Gray can produce a large amount of fruit- it is self fertile.

(6/8) The Canistel Gray can produce a large amount of fruit- it is self fertile.

Close up of the flowers and fruit forming on the Canistel Grey Fruit Tree

(7/8) Close up of the flowers and fruit forming on the Canistel Grey Fruit Tree

Canistel - Gray For Sale (Large)

(8/8) Canistel - Gray For Sale (Large)

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Canistel - Grey

Pouteria campechiana
Canistel Grey is a large elongated variety with a unique shape, ripening in late winter/Spring in the subtropics. Canistels are best eaten when they are at their optimum ripeness to achieve a creamy consistency and a sweet custard flavour. Their flowers a... Read More
Other Names: Egg fruit, yellow sapote, Lucuma campechiana

$79.00

Specifications of Canistel - Grey

Preferred Climate Tropical, SubtropicalLearn About Climate Zones

Grown From GraftedLearn About Propagation Methods

Max Height (when in the ground with good conditions) 10m+

Plants required to Pollinate 1 (Self Pollinating)Learn about Pollination

Can it Handle Frosts? Likes Temps above 5deg

Amount of leaves in Winter? All Leaves (Evergreen)

Suitability in Pots Yes

Fruiting/Harvest Months February, March, April, May, June, November, December

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