'Campeche' sapodilla

[Squam256]

In 2011 I bought a sapodilla tree from PIN labelled 'Campeche'. I have had a frustrating time finding any information about it. The person I spoke with at PIN didn't know anything about it. The name would suggest it came from Campeche state, Mexico where they grow a lot of sapodilla.

The tree seems to be a moderately vigorous grower. I recently harvested the first fruit from it:







It weighed about half a pound. It has an interesting eating quality, milder with a distinct creaminess to it compared to most saps. It also had a lot of seeds for a sap, 8 total

Anyone else growing this or know anything about it?

[bsbullie]

Thats a lot of seeds indeed and from the color of the flesh, especially near and surrounding the skin, I would hedge bets it was not ready to be picked yet.

[Squam256]

I would hedge bets it was not ready to be picked yet

I didn't think it was either. It originally had 3 fruits on the tree and an animal had got 2 of them so I took a chance. Flavor was still pretty good though.

I've scoured the net for any information on it but come up with absolutely nothing.

[ofdsurfer]

Is this the sapodilla variety that Dr Campbell or Chris Rollins, i can't remember, brought back when they brought back those two new mamey's? I remember Noel posted about it a long time ago but I can't find the thread.

[BENDERSGROVE]

I will try to find out some info on it when I go to work tomorrow at PIN, I bought a couple they had left in stock just cause it was different than what I usually have in inventory, they had like 4 of them and I bought them all.

[BENDERSGROVE]

O.K., spoke with Erik today at work at Pine Island, according to him it is a Mexican cultivar with good sized fruit and very good tasting, he took me to where he has 3 of them in ground ,they are about 12-14ft tall 6-8ft in diameter and have fruit and another stage of bloom coming,so they do look pretty prolific. He also said they have been around a while since the time Zills brought over a bunch of cultivars.so there you have what I was able to find out.

[Squam256]

O.K., spoke with Erik today at work at Pine Island, according to him it is a Mexican cultivar with good sized fruit and very good tasting, he took me to where he has 3 of them in ground ,they are about 12-14ft tall 6-8ft in diameter and have fruit and another stage of bloom coming,so they do look pretty prolific. He also said they have been around a while since the time Zills brought over a bunch of cultivars.so there you have what I was able to find out.

Thanks for the info. Glad to hear they look productive.

[bsbullie]

O.K., spoke with Erik today at work at Pine Island, according to him it is a Mexican cultivar with good sized fruit and very good tasting, he took me to where he has 3 of them in ground ,they are about 12-14ft tall 6-8ft in diameter and have fruit and another stage of bloom coming,so they do look pretty prolific. He also said they have been around a while since the time Zills brought over a bunch of cultivars.so there you have what I was able to find out.

This is what worries me...I have very bad "feelings" that there are a handful of Saps in the "marketplace" that have been given different names but are in actuality, or reality, the same "variety".