Egg Fruit (Pouteria campechiana), also known as Canistel or Yellow Sapote, produces distinctive oblong orange-yellow fruits 5-7 cm long with smooth thin skin enclosing creamy custard-like bright yellow flesh resembling hard-boiled egg yolk, delivering sweet nutty caramel-pumpkin flavor ideal fresh eating, smoothies, and desserts across tropical India. This evergreen tree grows 10m tall with glossy elliptic leaves and fragrant greenish-white flowers, thriving subtropical/tropical climates from Kerala to coastal Andhra with grafted plants ensuring dwarf stature suitable terrace pots and fruiting within 2-3 years versus 5-7 seedlings. The 1.5–3 feet sapling yields multiple crops year-round in warm regions, perfect home gardens seeking rare nutritious exotic.
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1 live Egg Fruit grafted/seedling plant
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Height at dispatch: approximately 1.5–3 feet
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Premium tropical variety for custard-like sweet nutty fruits, container growth, and continuous harvests
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Ideal for pots, terraces, backyards, or exotic orchards
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🍈 Open spreading canopy with dark green leaves bearing clusters rich in vitamins A/C, beta-carotene, fiber, niacin, calcium supporting vision health, immunity boost, digestion, skin protection, bone strength
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🌸 Year-round tropics; subtle sweet aroma
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💪 Versatile (pH 4.5-7.5 sandy/clay/loam well-drained); salt/iron tolerant
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🌦 Multiple flushes warm climates; self-fertile
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🌱 160 trees/hectare 6-8m spacing; easy propagation
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🌤 Light: Full sun 6-8 hours flavor
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🪴 Soil: Loamy well-drained organics deep fertile
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💧 Watering: Moderate; drought tolerant mature
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🌿 Mulching: Organic conserves moisture
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✂️ Pruning: Light bushier growth
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🧴 Fertilizing: Organic manure active growth
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🍈 Fresh chilled slices, ice cream, milkshakes, pies; vegan custard substitute
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💪 Antioxidant vision tonic; nutrient-dense rare
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🌳 Shade ornamental; homestead essential
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🎁 Exotic dessert gift
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🐝 Pollinator friendly