Fruit tree ID (in Miami)

[drymifolia]

I wonder if anyone knows what this tree is, and whether the fruit is any good. The tree is very large and overhangs my in-laws' yard in Miami.

I have never seen the fruit drop but there are almost always some fruit on the tree year-round, and I wonder if it might be worth climbing up on their roof to pick some.

The leaves look vaguely like loquat or mamey, but the fruit look more like some kind of fig, and seem to be held singly or in small clumps close to the stem just behind the current terminal growth on each stem, not at all the way loquat hold their fruit in clusters on panicles.

This tree seems to have some kind of nutrient deficiency (leaves are chlorotic), so that might also be impacting the fruit size or color. The bark is smooth.

I would ask the neighbor, but no one ever seems to be there, and I know the previous owner who had lived there for many decades died last year, so I doubt the new buyers would know anything about this tree.

[K-Rimes]

I think there's one of these, or something related to it at my office. I'll get a photo. It has some fruitlet looking things. I always bring in weird fruits, and I guess the accountant was inspired and ate a bunch of this "fruit" and got sick 

[Tropheus76]

Tropical almond?

[Tropicalgrower89]

Ross Sapote or some sort of a pouteria species.

[drymifolia]

I found one half-eaten on the ground, definitely looks like a fig inside.

[drymifolia]

And I found a whole one, very dried-out looking, they are hollow and fig-like inside, doesn't look like there's much to eat even if they are edible.

[Tropicalgrower89]

I think a fresh ripe fruit pic would provide a better idea of what it is. Try seeing if you can zoom in or try to pick one if possible.

[drymifolia]

I think a fresh ripe fruit pic would provide a better idea of what it is. Try seeing if you can zoom in or try to pick one if possible.

The third photo in the first post is as close as I can zoom. I went around and scoped out ways to get closer and even on the roof I'd need a tall ladder to get within reach of it. Their roof is flat, though, so I could probably do that if it were something really tasty, but I'm probably not going to all that effort just for the ID.

It seems like the fruit turn from yellow to reddish purple when ripe, and then they don't fall off until they are totally dried out, if a bird doesn't get them first.

[NateTheGreat]

I don't see how that could be anything but a Ficus sp. Maybe Ficus nervosa or drupacea.

[Tropicalgrower89]

I think a fresh ripe fruit pic would provide a better idea of what it is. Try seeing if you can zoom in or try to pick one if possible.

The third photo in the first post is as close as I can zoom. I went around and scoped out ways to get closer and even on the roof I'd need a tall ladder to get within reach of it. Their roof is flat, though, so I could probably do that if it were something really tasty, but I'm probably not going to all that effort just for the ID.

It seems like the fruit turn from yellow to reddish purple when ripe, and then they don't fall off until they are totally dried out, if a bird doesn't get them first.

Yeah, not worth getting into an accident and hurting yourself. Looks like some sort of a pouteria species.  Loquat has fruit on clustered stems.

[Okvid]

Ficus saussureana? It is called loquat leaf fig.

[drymifolia]

Ficus saussureana? It is called loquat leaf fig.

That looks pretty close! The only issue is the photos I've found of the trunk all show aerial roots, and this tree doesn't seem to have those at all.

In any case, I agree it's got to be some kind of Ficus species.

Yeah, not worth getting into an accident and hurting yourself. Looks like some sort of a pouteria species.  Loquat has fruit on clustered stems.

I don't think these fruit look anything like pouteria, I might be tempted to climb up if that's what I thought they were, but I'm guessing it's an inedible Ficus species and won't bother with it more.

[Tropicalgrower89]

https://identify.plantnet.org/k-world-flora/species/Ficus%20saussureana%20DC./data

Looks like okvid is correct.

[drymifolia]

I couldn't resist my curiosity and did climb up on the roof to get a better photo, but still couldn't reach them to pick any in the red/purple stage when I might be willing to taste one in the name of science. Some final photos to finish out this thread, presumed F. saussureana or a close relative thereof:

[Mike T]

That Ficus sure had a Pouteria vibe going on at a distance. I know there are dozens of fig species wild in my area so they can be hard to pin down.