Cinnamon apple Pouteria hypoglauca

[Felipe]

This is also my experience...

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

[wonderfruit]

I agree is slow grower . Here in Florida it took 7 years to produce the first fruit. And I thought it was an insect and kill it.  But yesterday I saw a new one.

[TnTrobbie]

My 1st tree is flowering like crazy. Anyone else's? Hopefully I'll get fruit this season. Got this tree from Trees N More.

[BayAreaMicroClimate]

This is good to hear! I want to try and grow this in Bay Area. The seed I bought from tradewinds I received was black. Hoping it sprouts. If anybody has seeds or a tree to sell please message me!

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?

[achetadomestica]

This is good to hear! I want to try and grow this in Bay Area. The seed I bought from tradewinds I received was black. Hoping it sprouts. If anybody has seeds or a tree to sell please message me!

I got 4 fresh seeds a couple years ago and put them in damp vermiculite to germinate.
After 7-8 months the seeds still didn't germinate but they didn't turn black?
I scarified the 4 seeds and within 2 weeks they all 4 germinated.

[Shovel n Seed]

Thought I'd share my tree. Bought the seed from Trade Winds Fruit. Sowed on 5/30/21. Not sure how long it took to germ but at least 3 months.  But the tree is doing great. Keeping in a pot until flowers.

[Coconut Cream]

I recently bought a grafted Pouteria Hypoglauca tree, I'm not sure what possessed me to do it, but now I'm the proud owner of this mysterious tree. I've never tried the fruit.

Any tips on planting location? I guess I should treat it like a Mamey and provide excellent drainage but still plenty of water and full sun?

[Finca La Isla]

That’s about right. Add lots of patience, she’s a very slow grower.
Peter

[W.]

That’s about right. Add lots of patience, she’s a very slow grower.
Peter

Mine have grown slowly, though that is due as much to neglect as anything. More fertilizer and some babying would do them some good, but I've been too busy. I can say that as long as they get enough water, they are fine with neglect.

I'm also surprised that, given Weird Explorer's rave review last year, there isn't more interest in cinnamon apple.

[Rob From Sydney]

That’s about right. Add lots of patience, she’s a very slow grower.
Peter

Mine have grown slowly, though that is due as much to neglect as anything. More fertilizer and some babying would do them some good, but I've been too busy. I can say that as long as they get enough water, they are fine with neglect.

I'm also surprised that, given Weird Explorer's rave review last year, there isn't more interest in cinnamon apple.

I watched that video as soon as it came out, the fruit looked incredible. Never had captain crunch cereal but I assume that it tastes good. I have 2 9mo seedlings which I bought as seeds from tradewinds last year. Looking very promising and I am just so excited about this fruit.

[Coconut Cream]

I'm also surprised that, given Weird Explorer's rave review last year, there isn't more interest in cinnamon apple.

I've never seen it at a nursery before, especially a grafted version. Usually it's grown from seed. That's why I bought it, to get fruit faster. Xain had grafted a small amount of them for anybody else that's looking for one. I can't remember the name of the variety.

[Jaboticaba45]

Got one from xain, small one gallon may have flower buds
I bet you could get scions from fruit and spice if you asked.
It’s a good fruit worth growing.
Can take freezes pretty well and looks pretty

[elouicious]

Agree with Jabo's assesment- I doubt it can take a hard freeze though- I had a tree at one point that died in 2018 Houston Freeze IIRC

There is a fruiting tree at fruit and spice park that I tasted the fruit from - Graham cracker flavor but would probably be better with some sugar added like all (most) Pouteria

[SDPirate]

I have one and it has been doing really well in full sun.  Does not seem bothered by our winter at all too, trucked right through like a champ.  It is a slow and steady grower. Are there any known cultivars worth grafting?

[Jaboticaba45]

There aren’t any named cultivars out there yet, which is really sad
I believe most of the progeny that is fruiting in the USA originated from fruit and spice so far.

[endemic2earth]

As with so many plants we learned the botanical name for, P. hypoglauca has been changed to P. glomerata (I'm sure many of you knew this already.) Lorenzi's Fruits of Brazil book describes the tree as having unisexual flowers, with monecious or dioecious trees. Has anyone come across a male tree/is there one at F&S park? The two trees we have in the ground I believe came from that lineage.

[Jaboticaba45]

As with so many plants we learned the botanical name for, P. hypoglauca has been changed to P. glomerata (I'm sure many of you knew this already.) Lorenzi's Fruits of Brazil book describes the tree as having unisexual flowers, with monecious or dioecious trees. Has anyone come across a male tree/is there one at F&S park? The two trees we have in the ground I believe came from that lineage.

I thought the trees produce perfect flowers
There are no male or female trees, every tree I’ve seen has fruit.

[endemic2earth]

As with so many plants we learned the botanical name for, P. hypoglauca has been changed to P. glomerata (I'm sure many of you knew this already.) Lorenzi's Fruits of Brazil book describes the tree as having unisexual flowers, with monecious or dioecious trees. Has anyone come across a male tree/is there one at F&S park? The two trees we have in the ground I believe came from that lineage.

I thought the trees produce perfect flowers
There are no male or female trees, every tree I’ve seen has fruit.

That's good to know that you've only observed fruiting trees Jaboticaba45, my thought is that this species is highly variable and maybe some wild populations have dioecious trees but perhaps those in cultivation are all monoecious.