How small can I reasonably keep Mamey & White Sapote Trees?

[Heather Florida]

I want to plant a Mamey Sapote and a White Sapote. How much room will they need? How small can I reasonably prune them?
I don't need a ton of fruit, just for my family.

Thank You!

[chrobrego]

I kept my Sue Belle white sapote at 10 feet. It was very vigorous though so I needed to prune about every six months.  It took a good prune though with no problems.

[Heather Florida]

Great, thank you!

Does anyone have any experience with Mamey Sapote?

[johnb51]

Great, thank you!

Does anyone have any experience with Mamey Sapote?

I've heard it likes to grow large.  You should probably carefully select the variety.  There's a new one they call Pumpkin Pie that's one of the smaller varieties if I'm not mistaken.

[Heather Florida]

Great, thank you!

Does anyone have any experience with Mamey Sapote?

I've heard it likes to grow large.  You should probably carefully select the variety.  There's a new one they call Pumpkin Pie that's one of the smaller varieties if I'm not mistaken.

Thanks, John! I already got a Pantin (Key West) Mamey Sapote, I am just trying to figure out where to plant it!

[JR561]

Pumpkin pie or Viejo would be your best bet.

Pantin will want to get large.

Only advice is to start tip pruning early.