Pouteria campechiana 'Fitzpatrick'

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A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree.
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Cultivation

Variety with small, attractive fruit. Origin: South Florida, at the Tropical Research and Education Center of the Univ. of Florida, Homestead. Tree: upright and compact with small, distinctive leaves. Production is heavy and concentrated in fall and winter (September-January). Fruit: uniformly small and attractive (average weight 70 g, range 44-96), with a greenish yellow color at maturity, with moist, sweet flesh of good quality. The aroma is strong and objectionable. Seed average 1.4 per fruit (range 1-3) and average seed weight is 6.9 g. Fruit/seed ratio is 7.2. Fruit of this type is common throughout the Caribbean region.
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Pouteria campechiana 'Fitzpatrick'