Kepels and a walk in the park

[Mike T]

I had 2 kepel trees that I planted too close to the house once and so were chopped down. They were more vigorous than expected and many still have the experience of them being slow growing. My ones just began fruiting when they volunteered for mulch patrol. Two large trees in a nearby park are fruiting and here is a closer look. They aren't too bad really. The taste is hard to describe a bit like fruity caramel and perhaps closest to sapodilla but denser, smoother and not as sweet. Big ones have 4 seeds and are a bit over 150g.


The flesh yield is perhaps around 35%.

The trees are very attractive with colourful new growth like the finest Theobromas.

[Finca La Isla]

To me they have a coconut/almond flavor.  The fruits are good and sell at our farmers market.  The season is short but they produce twice a year here.  The pulp to seed ratio is less than ideal.  The trees are interesting and especially beautiful when flushing with new growth.
Peter