CANISTEL OR YELLOW SAPOTE

Botanical Name: Pouteria campechiana

Description

The fruit is round to oval and matures to a yellow-orange colour hence its other common name of 'egg fruit' and yellow sapote. The yellow flesh has a sweet earthy flavour and a meaty texture similar to a boiled egg. The fruit is delicious eaten fresh out of hand with a little salt and lemon juice added. Canistels are often added to sweet custards or made into delicious eggnog-like milk shakes by blending with milk. The fruits are very rich, the flesh can be dried and ground into a powder which is than used as a flavouring for sweet desserts.

Canistel Aurea

Aurea produces a large elongated fruit of excellent quality. The fruit is delicious eaten fresh or with a little salt and lemon juice added. Canistels are often added to sweet custards or made into delicious eggnog-like milk shakes.

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Canistel

A slender and erect tree with cream coloured fragrant flowers. The fruit is round to oval and matures to a yellow-orange colour. The yellow flesh has a sweet earthy flavour and a meaty texture similar to a boiled egg. Seedling selection cropping in 4 years.

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$19.90	10	Seedling	Medium
$21.90	3	Seedling	Small	← FREE POSTAGE
$29.90	0	Seedling	Large

Canistel - Lyndall

This selection is from northern NSW, very sweet moist texture with superior flavour. The yellow flesh of the Canistel has a sweet earthy flavour and a similar texture to the yoke of a boiled egg. Sourced from Picone Exotic Orchards

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	$39.00	0	Grafted	Large	In Production

Canistel - Emma

Heavy bearing cold hardy selection that bears small - medium sized fruit. Very sweet, mealy textured fruit.

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Canistel - Beak

A seedling selection from northern NSW, the fruits are elongated and narrow to a long pointed tip. The flavour is sweet and the flesh has a rich thick texture well know to canistels.

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Canistel - Round

A seedling selection from Tropical Fruit World, the delicious sweet fruits are small and roundish. They have a lovely rich flavour and firm dry texture.

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Canistel - Gray

It is a selection from Northern Qld. The sweet fruit is of excellent quality.

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Canistel or Yellow Sapote - Pouteria campechiana

Planting Guide

Plant Information or Specifications

Max Height (when in the ground with good conditions)

+10m

Plants required to Pollinate

1 (Self Pollinating)
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Can it Handle Frosts?

Yes

Amount of leaves in Winter?

All Leaves (Evergreen)

Fruiting/Harvest Months

April, May, June, July, August

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