🍎 Mamey Sapote

Pouteria sapota

fruits Evergreen Tree Sapotaceae

☀️ Sun

Full Sun

💧 Water

Moderate

🗺️ Zones

9-11

🧪 Soil pH

6.0-7.0

🪴 Soil Type

Well-draining, fertile

🚿 Drainage

Well-drained

📏 Spacing

25-35 ft

📐 Height

40-60 ft

Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 Companions (2)

🤝 Avocado

Both large tropical fruit trees

🤝 Banana

Banana as nurse crop for young mamey

⚠️ Keep Apart (3)

⚠️ Fennel

Allelopathic - may inhibit growth

⚠️ Mint

Aggressive mint competes for resources

⚠️ Walnut

Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees

📝 Growing Notes

Creamy, salmon-pink flesh unlike any other fruit. Sweet potato meets pumpkin with almond notes. Cuban milkshake essential.

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