Key West (Pantin)
Key West (Pantin)
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Ripens: July - August
Tree Height: Up to 50 ft.
Fruit Size: 4 - 10 in.
Weighs: 1 - 2.5 lbs.
Cold tolerance: 32°F
Fruit Description: The fruit, technically a berry, has flesh ranging in color from pink to orange to red. The brown skin has a texture somewhat between sandpaper and the fuzz on a peach. The fruit's texture is creamy and soft, the flavor is a mix of sweet potato, pumpkin, honey, prune, peach, apricot, cantaloupe, cherry, and almond.
More Info: In Florida, Pantin (Key West) Mamey accounts for the largest acreage, while Magana is the next in importance. These two cultivars make up 95-98% of the acreage.
Citation: HortTechnology hortte 22, 2; 10.21273/HORTTECH.22.2.263
Pouteria sapota, the mamey sapote, is a species of tree native to Cuba and Central America, naturally ranging from southern Cuba to southern Costa Rica, plus Mexico. Today, the tree is cultivated not only in Cuba, but also in Central America, the Caribbean, and South Florida for its fruit, which is commonly eaten in many Latin American countries. Mamey can be found in many Latin American communities throughout the USA, where it is made into milkshakes and ice cream among other things.
Some of its names in Latin American countries, such as mamey colorado(Cuba),[2] zapote colorado (Costa Rica) and zapote rojo (South America), refer to the reddish colour of its flesh in order to distinguish it from the unrelated but similar looking Mammea americana, whose fruit is usually called "yellow mamey" (Spanish: Mamey amarillo).[3]
The Australian and Queensland Government’s research and development programs have produced mamey sapote in Australia.