CANISTEL OR YELLOW SAPOTE

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. Atzapotl is the Aztec name for the canistel. Atzamole is a dish which is like guacamole but with canistel.

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	$29.90	0	Seedling	Pot: 2.5L Height: 50-60cm	In Production
	$21.90	0	Seedling	Pot: 0.5L Height: 20-30cm	In Production
	$21.90	0	Seedling	Pot: 0.75L Height: 20-30cm	In Production

Canistel - Ross Sapote

A seedling selection that is similar to a canistel but the fruit tends to be moister and less mealy than a canistel. They also tend to split open at the top like a flower opening when they fruits are fully ripe. The tree is slow growing and easy to control, once established they are drought tolerant. Called Eggfruit due in part to the texture of the pulp being similar to the yolk of a hard-boiled egg but the flesh is sweet like caramel.

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	$32.95	0	Seedling	Pot: 2.5L Height: 60-70cm	In Production

Canistel - Emma

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

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	$49.00	0	Grafted	Pot: 2.5L Height: 50-60cm	In Production

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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	$49.00	0	Grafted	Pot: 2.5L Height: 50-60cm	In Production

Canistel - Alan Carle

A superior selection from Alan Carle at the Botanical Ark in Far North Queensland.

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	$49.00	0	Grafted	Pot: 2.5L Height: 50-60cm	In Production

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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	$46.95	0	Grafted	Pot: 2.5L Height: 50-60cm	In Production

Canistel - Gray

Gray is a large elongated fruit, ripening in late winter 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 are formed on their branches, a feature called cauliflory, enabling them to be pruned to keep them small.

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	$46.95	0	Grafted	Pot: 2L Height: 50-60cm	Seeking Propagation Material

Canistel - TFW

Superior selection from Tropical Fruit World

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	$29.00	0	Grafted	Pot: 2.5L Height: 50-60cm	Seeking Propagation Material

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Canistel or Yellow Sapote

Beautiful looking tree and produces alot ! It bears fruit in Winter when most fruit trees aren't producing, which makes it a good one to have in the backyard. | Vicki - Townsville, QLD 26-Oct-2017

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