Cinnamon apple Pouteria hypoglauca

[druss]

They look like cats eyes

[Future]

I also had this year's ago at f&s park, enjoyed the multi texture taste profile but did not get seeds to germinate.

[buddyguygreen]

my seed was also from the fruit and spice park, it takes around 6 months to germinate and its easy to rot the seed by keeping it moist but i would water the seed once every week or two letting the soil dry out good for 5-10 days before watering again, i even forgot about it for a month with no water, the tap root grows first then takes a month or 2 to pop up so dont go picking at the seed to see if its germinating or else you might damage the tap root.

Since i got the seed from adam and have never been to the fruit and spice park does anyone have a picture of the cinnamon apple tree there.

[geosulcata]

I brought home a seed from f&s early June and it germinated in 35 days.

[geosulcata]

Cinnamon apple plant/tag from our visit to f&s

[buddyguygreen]

thanks for the pictures.  My seed must have taken longer to germinate because it was a couple months old.

[Guanabanus]

In the Yucatan, I was told that the Mayan name for this fruit is "Choch."

I have eaten it  a couple of times, from a tree in western Boynton Beach.  I thought it very good.

The seedling took about 15 years to fruit, and was only about 6 feet tall.   The one tree I saw in Yucatan was about 20 feet tall.

[sildanani]

I think I picked up some Cinnamon apple seeds when I went to the Fruit and Spice Park. They are part of my mystery seeds I have attempted to plant in the past week.

The seeds of this fruit are very unique looking. Did they look like this?

Oh nevermind, I think I just took a photo of the tree. The mystery seeds I picked up are from the genus Diospyros.

[TnTrobbie]

I bought a tree, possibly a year ago or more, from Mike (Trees N More) and it has two fruit on it. The older fruit (by 2 months) is turning a deep orange color with some thin skin peeling yet still rock hard. Since the rind is thick, I guess its time to pick due to the recent orange coloration?

[Guanabanus]

I ate them after they fell.

[TnTrobbie]

Thanks for the response Har. Anxious to taste this fruit.

[fruitlovers]

The fruits tend to start cracking open on the tree when ready.

[jez251]

The flavor of the cinnamon apple is one of my favorites. It is very satisfying and contrary to what others have said does have a flavor reminiscent of cinnamon apple pie. It is a highlight of every visit I make to the F&S Park. I have a few trees and cannot wait until they start fruiting.
Jaime

[TnTrobbie]

Got to taste the fruit. I found it on the ground after work and allowed it to counter top ripen for 3 days. I could not detect any spice scents. It just smelled milky. My gf said it smelled like breakfast cereal-milk and Trix specifically. The flesh was creamy and mildly sweet. The texture had a grainy compotent like a store bought pear with Ice Cream bean. It was quite enjoyable and had more flesh than I was expecting. As we scooped closer to the rind, the flesh was slightly bitter and astringent like an unripened sapodilla. Overall, very enjoyable and unique to any other fruits I've ever had so far. Can't wait to get this in the ground.

[Honest Abe]

Found an almost ripe one at Fruit and Spice from same tree as pictured above and took home and put it in garage. After 5 days Felt soft enough so I cut into it. Taste: very mildly sweet, creamy, Sandy custard, if you really stretch your imagination you can make yourself think you’re eating a mealy, barely sweet apple with one tiny dash of cinnamon, maybe. It’s mostly a sandy creamy custard with mild sweet apple/cinnamon flavor.

[Jaboticaba45]

Found an almost ripe one at Fruit and Spice from same tree as pictured above and took home and put it in garage. After 5 days Felt soft enough so I cut into it. Taste: very mildly sweet, creamy, Sandy custard, if you really stretch your imagination you can make yourself think you’re eating a mealy, barely sweet apple with one tiny dash of cinnamon, maybe. It’s mostly a sandy creamy custard with mild sweet apple/cinnamon flavor.

I don't think that is a cinnamon apple. Cinnamon apple seeds are much bigger and are not black.

[Jaboticaba45]

I was able to get seeds last year from fruit and spice park. The lady there told me it took 2 weeks to germinate, so I felt discouraged after 2 months when they didn't sprout but I still kept a seed. 8 months later I finally saw a taproot and now I am waiting for a shoot.

[achetadomestica]

I got 4 seeds last Fall and they are sitting in damp vermiculite and nothing so far?
I was told to cut the seed coat off and it would germinate?
Has anyone ever done this?
I guess I should experiment with one

[00christian00]

I got 4 seeds last Fall and they are sitting in damp vermiculite and nothing so far?
I was told to cut the seed coat off and it would germinate?
Has anyone ever done this?
I guess I should experiment with one

I broke mine with a hammer and it did germinate in a week roughly.
Must be careful as it's easy to use too much force and damage the seed.

[fruitlovers]

Found an almost ripe one at Fruit and Spice from same tree as pictured above and took home and put it in garage. After 5 days Felt soft enough so I cut into it. Taste: very mildly sweet, creamy, Sandy custard, if you really stretch your imagination you can make yourself think you’re eating a mealy, barely sweet apple with one tiny dash of cinnamon, maybe. It’s mostly a sandy creamy custard with mild sweet apple/cinnamon flavor.

That is for sure not cinnamon apple. Perhaps custard apple, Annona reticulata?

[Giannhs]

excuse me, is Pouteria hypoglauca really tropical? Could it survive snow for 2 days or so?

[achetadomestica]

excuse me, is Pouteria hypoglauca really tropical? Could it survive snow for 2 days or so?

I have a seedling from 2017 in the ground.
It was 34F this year one night and 29F last year and was fine?
Last year my tortoise's waterbowl was frozen solid and this
year the ice was just forming. Those were somewhat brief
periods?

[Giannhs]

excuse me, is Pouteria hypoglauca really tropical? Could it survive snow for 2 days or so?

I have a seedling from 2017 in the ground.
It was 34F this year one night and 29F last year and was fine?
Last year my tortoise's waterbowl was frozen solid and this
year the ice was just forming. Those were somewhat brief
periods?

i see, it is quite hardy to cold, but snow is something different, snow causes burns on human skin, and "burns" to plants. Have you had any snow?

[W.]

This is a species I am trying to grow. I like the descriptions I read of the fruit's taste and that it will fruit at a small size, which seems unusual for a Pouteria species. I got some seeds in February. Since I did not remove the hard seed coat, they are just now starting to germinate. Also, because I do not live anywhere near the Fruit & Spice Park, I had to buy mine online.

[Finca La Isla]

My experience is that this tree is a very slow grower.
Peter