Mamey
sapote cultivars for planting in the home landscape
From the
Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service
Institute of Food
and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida
Table
1. Characteristics of mamey sapote cultivars and each cultivar’s
suitability for planting in the home landscape
| Cultivar |
Source1 |
Maturity
season |
Fruit
size grams/ounces |
Pulp
color |
Flavor |
Tree
size/habit4 |
Yield |
Cold
tolerance |
Precocity |
Rec. for home landscapes5 |
| 'Akil
Especial’ |
FTBG-Zill |
April-June |
370/13 |
Dark-red |
Good |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TBD |
| ‘Cepeda
Especial’ |
FTBG-Zill |
April-June |
370/13.5 |
Red |
Good |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TBD |
| 'Copan' |
TREC |
July-Aug. |
425-900/15-32 |
Red |
Excellent |
Medium/spreading |
High |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 'Magana' |
TREC |
April-May |
740-2400/26-85 |
Pink |
Good |
Small/slow
growing |
High |
No |
Yes* |
Yes |
| 'Mayapan' |
TREC |
July-Aug. |
510-1135/18-40 |
Red |
Good |
Tall/upright |
High |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| 'Tazumal' 2 |
TREC |
Jan.-Feb. |
400-850/14-30 |
Pink |
Good |
Medium |
High |
Yes* |
Yes |
No |
| 'AREC' No. 3 3 |
TREC |
July-Sept. |
400-740/14-26 |
Pink |
Poor-good |
Medium |
Medium |
Unknown |
Unknown |
No |
'Pantin'
(Key West) |
'Pantin' |
July-Aug. |
400-1130/14-40 |
Pink-red |
Excellent |
Tall |
Medium |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| 'Lorito' |
FTBG-Zill |
July-Aug. |
400/14 |
Dark-red |
Excellent |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TBD |
| 'Piloto' |
'Lara' |
Aug.-Sept. |
400-740/14-26 |
Pink-red |
Excellent |
Medium |
Medium |
No |
No |
No |
| 'Pace' |
'Lara' |
Mar.-Apr. |
425-900/15-32 |
Salmon |
Excellent |
Tall |
High |
Yes |
Yes* |
Yes |
| 'Florida' |
'Lara' |
Mar.-Apr. |
400-1130/14-40 |
Pink-red |
Good |
Tall |
High |
No |
No |
No |
| 'Lara' |
'Lara' |
Aug.-Sept. |
400-1130/14-40 |
Red |
Excellent* |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Yes* |
Unknown |
Yes |
| 'Chenox' |
Zill |
May-June |
400-850/14-30 |
Pink |
Good |
Medium |
Medium |
Unknown |
Unknown |
No |
| 'Abuelo' |
Acosta |
Oct.-Nov. |
740-2400/26-85 |
Deep
red |
Excellent |
Spreading |
Medium |
Unknown |
Unknown |
No |
| 'Francisco Fernancez' |
Lessard & Lara |
Aug.-Sept. |
560-700/20-25 |
Pink-red |
Excellent |
Upright |
Medium |
No |
Unknown |
No |
| 'Flores' |
Economou |
Nov.-Dec. |
740-2400/26-85 |
Red |
Excellent |
Upright |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
No |
| 'Viejo' |
Martinez |
Dec. |
400-560/16-20 |
Deep
red |
Excellent |
Spreading |
Unknown |
Yes* |
Yes* |
No |
1
TREC, Tropical Research and Education Center; Pantin, Don Pantin; Lara,
Pablo Lara; Zill, Zill’s high performance Nursery (Gary Zill);
Lessard, Bill Lessard; Acosta, Beinvenido, Suarez (Acosta); Lessard
& Lara, William Lessard and Pablo Lara; Economou, Tom Economou;
Martinez, Ramon Martinez; FTBG, Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden
(Richard Campbell).
2 1-2
seeds per fruit
3 3-4 seeds per fruit
4 Observations on many cultivars
have not been completed
5 Recommended for planting in the
home landscape; TBD, to be determined.
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Bibliography
Crane, Jonathan, et al. "Mamey sapote
Growing in the Florida Home Landscape." edis.ifas.ufl.edu.
This document is FC-30, one of
a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative
Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences,
University of Florida. First published Apr. 1979. Revised Nov. 2016.
Web. 25 Apr. 2017.
Photographs
Pouteria sapota,
'Alkil
Especial', 'Copan', 'Florida', 'Lara', 'Lorito',
'Magana', 'Mayapan', Pace', Pantin', 'Piloto', 'Tazumal', 'Viego', NPGS/GRIN
Accessions. ars-grin.gov.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources
Information Network - (GRIN). Web. 12 June 2015.
Published 12 June 2015 LR. Last update 15 June 2018 LR
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