{"product_id":"canistel-pouteria-campechiana","title":"Canistel - Pouteria campechiana","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCanistel - Pouteria campechiana\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown widely as eggfruit, \u003cem\u003ePouteria campechiana\u003c\/em\u003e produces glossy yellow orange fruit with dense, dry, sweet flesh closer in texture to baked sweet potato or custard than to a juicy tropical fruit. The tree itself is compact by tropical fruit standards, tolerant of poor and shallow soils including limestone, and unusually wind firm, which makes it a practical choice for exposed coastal blocks in Queensland and the Northern Territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Canistel\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeavy cropping\u003c\/strong\u003e: Mature trees carry large numbers of fruit, typically ripening through the cooler months.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnusual fruit texture\u003c\/strong\u003e: The flesh is dense and custard like, used in desserts, smoothies and baking rather than eaten as a juicy fruit.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWind and salt tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It stands up to coastal exposure better than most tropical fruit trees.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBroad soil tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It grows on sands, clays and shallow limestone soils where fussier species fail.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrost tender\u003c\/strong\u003e: It requires a frost free climate, restricting it to tropical and warm subtropical Australia.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTropical home orchard\u003c\/strong\u003e: A productive addition alongside mango, lychee and sapote.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShade tree with a crop\u003c\/strong\u003e: The dense evergreen canopy gives real shade as well as fruit.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Queensland garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Wind firmness makes it usable where softer fruit trees shred.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMixed edible screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a row it forms a productive evergreen boundary.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Start of the wet season in the tropics; spring to early summer in the subtropics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining soil of almost any type, from sand to light clay; it will not tolerate prolonged waterlogging\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water twice weekly through the first two dry seasons to build the root system, then reduce as the tree becomes self sufficient. Mulch widely and keep the trunk clear, and feed lightly several times a year during the warm growing months rather than in one heavy application.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 8m, occasionally to 10m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Southern Mexico and Central America\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Small cream flowers, lightly fragrant and visually insignificant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795287277854,"sku":"ND-0367-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"110L","offer_id":59795287310622,"sku":"ND-0367-110L","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/LPlf1cx5TbfT6vfOh4s9A_Y4BSZdhg.jpg?v=1787312747","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/canistel-pouteria-campechiana","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}