I love this fruit. Tastes like mango and apricot. Really refreshing. The seeds are very easy to germinate. Stick them in the soil and in a couple of months they'll germinate cause the seeds are hard.
Personal opinion: if you’re a completist tree collector you’ll want it, but otherwise unless you have everything important already, don’t bother. We have three trees all 20+ years old and all the fruit is hitting the ground.
I don't think I will be alive when my trees decide to fruit. Most of the Mamey apple I have eaten was a lot better than this one. I didn't plant the trees out of love for the fruit. It was to hold mother stock for the nursery. At 1600 feet that hasn't worked out well. Takes to long if they ever fruit up here.
Hey Bill, just wondering if there’s a specific way to germinate these massive seeds or if it’s just as simple as plopping it into a pot. Got my hand on a couple of seeds and I’m trying to sprout them myself.
Find a pot that will fit the seed while it lays on it's side. Use a inert media to avoid rot, bury the seed half into the soil and half exposed. Don't over water. They take a while to sprout but the tree really takes a long time. At 1600 feet it is too cool for early fruiting on my farm. I bet 20 years. Probably faster in a warmer environment.
I have two Mammey apple trees. Both have been in for many years with no flowers or fruit. They grow very slowly at this elevation. Many trees will grow in Hawaii but as you climb in elevation the time it takes to get a tree to fruit can increase dramatically. My guess is Mammey apple would rather grow below 500 feet.
It is a West Indian native. It must have been brought to Freetown. I do not ship outside the USA. There are a number of sources listed on Google though. Google "buy mamey apple seed?"
The fruit is very rarely seen in a farmers market. It is mostly found in private collections. It loves only the lowest elevations. I have two trees at 1680 feet and they grow so slow they aren't worth having. Aside form the fact that the fruit is relatively unknown, making it hard to sell, it is a commercial loss due to slow production. Home garden tree for a young person who has all the time in the world and a very warm location.
Hi Mr.Bill I live in south Ms.about the low side of zone 8, how would tomatoe tree do planted in this area ? What variety would you plant and what time of the year?
Since it takes 18 to 24 months of frost free weather to grow the Cypohmandra betacea, aka Tree Tomato or Tamarillo zone 8 is likely too cold unless you have a greenhouse. I managed to grow it in California in the Bay Area zone 9. It was placed between evergreen trees that sheltered it from frost. Most varieties of this fruit are too sour for my tastes. I have a new one from New Zealand that is quite sweet but I am not aware of it having a name. it is listed in the seeds on my website. www.greengardenservice.net
@@leonardoalfonso7080 I had a feeling. The two Mamey get confusing. I really enjoy the Mamey Sapote too. For some reason it tells me it wants milk. I usually turn it into a popsickle, a milk shake or eat with milk & granola.
I don't name these things. You are correct this fruit is neither Pouteria sapota or Malus domestica. It is Mammea americana the Mamey Apple. Also known as mammee, mammee apple, mamey, mamey apple, Santo Domingo apricot, tropical apricot, or South American apricot, ...etc.
Hi,I'm Sharmaine and is seeking a vanilla plant,along with seeds from various fruits, I'm in Irvington AL,would you consider helping me,of course for a price,.
I have seeds listed at my website. www.greengardenservice.net I do sell vanilla cuttings and can ship to AL. I do not list them so use my email for vanilla.
I see reports to this effect but I do not see the evidence here in Hawaii. The Chinese Rose beetle gorge on the leave of this plant. Feeding on the tree by insects has been so sever that it has been stunted.
That's interesting. I find a good one quite edible for sure. In Puna most taste either apricot or orange like. On a desert Island I would rather have a real apple but I was born in the Great Lakes region. Since I live in the tropics I have grown used to the fruit here. I still find Tangelos, Papayas and Bananas to be my favorite local stuff. The last two fruit year round. What I wouldn't do to have cherries I used to grow in California. Only distant memory now.
I love this fruit. Tastes like mango and apricot. Really refreshing. The seeds are very easy to germinate. Stick them in the soil and in a couple of months they'll germinate cause the seeds are hard.
It is a really different fruit. I get a crunchy orange reaction to it.
Personal opinion: if you’re a completist tree collector you’ll want it, but otherwise unless you have everything important already, don’t bother. We have three trees all 20+ years old and all the fruit is hitting the ground.
I don't think I will be alive when my trees decide to fruit. Most of the Mamey apple I have eaten was a lot better than this one. I didn't plant the trees out of love for the fruit. It was to hold mother stock for the nursery. At 1600 feet that hasn't worked out well. Takes to long if they ever fruit up here.
Sell me some seeds please.
Sell me some seeds please.
Oh this is why Joe hasn't been posting videos on his own channel... He too busy eating fruits with Bill lol 🤣🤣
Actually, Joe is too busy with his farm project. I dropped in on him yesterday and shot some video of the farm. I'll post it soon.
@@GreenGardenGuy1 haha just a bit of my jealousy poking through feel free to ignore me lol.
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Very good for the digestive system
Plenty health benefits
Where would we be with out food?
Hey Bill, just wondering if there’s a specific way to germinate these massive seeds or if it’s just as simple as plopping it into a pot. Got my hand on a couple of seeds and I’m trying to sprout them myself.
Find a pot that will fit the seed while it lays on it's side. Use a inert media to avoid rot, bury the seed half into the soil and half exposed. Don't over water. They take a while to sprout but the tree really takes a long time. At 1600 feet it is too cool for early fruiting on my farm. I bet 20 years. Probably faster in a warmer environment.
It’s great shredded into green papaya salad.
That sounds like a good idea.
So how are your mammey apple trees doing now?
I have two Mammey apple trees. Both have been in for many years with no flowers or fruit. They grow very slowly at this elevation. Many trees will grow in Hawaii but as you climb in elevation the time it takes to get a tree to fruit can increase dramatically. My guess is Mammey apple would rather grow below 500 feet.
How do I get the seed? I would like to plant 🌱 them. Use to have them replanted appears to be extinct from Freetown, Sierra Leone
It is a West Indian native. It must have been brought to Freetown. I do not ship outside the USA. There are a number of sources listed on Google though. Google "buy mamey apple seed?"
Great video! Something I will need to try now, thanks. Looking forward to the next video.
Always more video coming. Thanks for watching.
When is its season? I dont recall seeing this apple at the farmers market. I'll be on the lookout now.
The fruit is very rarely seen in a farmers market. It is mostly found in private collections. It loves only the lowest elevations. I have two trees at 1680 feet and they grow so slow they aren't worth having. Aside form the fact that the fruit is relatively unknown, making it hard to sell, it is a commercial loss due to slow production. Home garden tree for a young person who has all the time in the world and a very warm location.
Hi Mr.Bill I live in south Ms.about the low side of zone 8, how would tomatoe tree do planted in this area ? What variety would you plant and what time of the year?
Since it takes 18 to 24 months of frost free weather to grow the Cypohmandra betacea, aka Tree Tomato or Tamarillo zone 8 is likely too cold unless you have a greenhouse. I managed to grow it in California in the Bay Area zone 9. It was placed between evergreen trees that sheltered it from frost. Most varieties of this fruit are too sour for my tastes. I have a new one from New Zealand that is quite sweet but I am not aware of it having a name. it is listed in the seeds on my website. www.greengardenservice.net
Like ur yarmulke ,, 😂😂😂,,, thy fruit look very tasty,, where is this fruit native of
Caribbean and Central America
We Cubans love Mamey!
Mamey apple, not the Mamey Sapote? Mamey apple is pretty good but I believe I enjoy the Mamey sapote more.
my bad, yes mamey sapote is amazing, my mom loves making a thick smoothie out of it
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@@leonardoalfonso7080 I had a feeling. The two Mamey get confusing. I really enjoy the Mamey Sapote too. For some reason it tells me it wants milk. I usually turn it into a popsickle, a milk shake or eat with milk & granola.
Mamey Apple. Which is neither Mamey or an Apple.
I don't name these things. You are correct this fruit is neither Pouteria sapota or Malus domestica. It is Mammea americana the Mamey Apple. Also known as mammee, mammee apple, mamey, mamey apple, Santo Domingo apricot, tropical apricot, or South American apricot, ...etc.
Hi,I'm Sharmaine and is seeking a vanilla plant,along with seeds from various fruits, I'm in Irvington AL,would you consider helping me,of course for a price,.
I have seeds listed at my website. www.greengardenservice.net
I do sell vanilla cuttings and can ship to AL. I do not list them so use my email for vanilla.
The fruits juice can be used as an insecticide.
I see reports to this effect but I do not see the evidence here in Hawaii. The Chinese Rose beetle gorge on the leave of this plant. Feeding on the tree by insects has been so sever that it has been stunted.
its my favorite fruit
That's interesting. I find a good one quite edible for sure. In Puna most taste either apricot or orange like. On a desert Island I would rather have a real apple but I was born in the Great Lakes region. Since I live in the tropics I have grown used to the fruit here. I still find Tangelos, Papayas and Bananas to be my favorite local stuff. The last two fruit year round. What I wouldn't do to have cherries I used to grow in California. Only distant memory now.
Bagi lah bibit kami indo nesia
You share these seeds?