Manilkara zapota 'Russell'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree.
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Cultivation

Origin: in Islamorada, Fla., by R.H. Fitzpatrick, Homestead, Fla. Introd. in 1935. Chance seedling discovered in 1935; selected, named and first propagated by Fitzpatrick. Tree: slower to bear and produces less fruit than does Prolific. Fruit: 3 to 4 inches long, 2 3/4 to 3 3/4 inches broad; skin scurfy brown; flesh pinkish-tan, shading to greenish-tan under the skin, mildly fragrant, texture somewhat granular, flavor rich, sweet.
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Manilkara zapota 'Russell'