Canistel grow and care – tree of the genus Pouteria also known as Pouteria campechiana, Canistel perennial evergreen plant use for the edible fruits but also as ornamental plant, can grow in tropic, mediterranean or subtropical climate and growing in hardiness zone 10+.
Flower color is green size of 0.5-1 cm.
Canistel fruits
Fruit yellow or orange sometimes with dots on the rind, fruit not juicy the structure powdery remind Batata or Lucuma, the taste is sweet, the shape oval or egg shape sometime with sharp in the bottom.
Canistel for sale – Seeds or Plants to Buy
How to grow Canistel growing and care:
More than -2C,
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
Yes
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Some trees not bearing fruit without graft
Planting season:
Spring, summer, autumn
Pests and diseases:
Aphids
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
weak and dead branches without flowers or fruits
Size of the plant?
3-7 m, 10-21 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing / slow growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Spring / Summer
General information about the flower
Small green flowers in bell shape
Thinning the bloom:
Sometimes all the flowering thinning without reason
Pollination is done by:
Bees, flies
Edible Fruits
Fruit harvest season:
Summer / Autumn
Fruits pests or diseases:
Birds
What can be done with big quantities of Canistel fruits?
Eat raw, ice-cream, cooked, milk-shake
Work requirements on the fruit:
in some cultivars if someone touch the fruit the fruit will fall
How long does it take to bear fruit?
4-6 years
Ripening of fruit:
Can be picked before fully ripen
Scientific name:
Pouteria campechiana
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