Annona
(Spanish),
Cherimoya (English),
Op (Maya)
Annona reticulata,
Annonaceae Family, native to Mexico. Tropical
fruit tree blooms in the summer, fruits are ripe by
October and November highly aromatic white pulp with
a wet transparent meat that covers many almond size
seeds; texture is velvety with a rich sweet taste.
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Monday, May 25, 2015
Mexican Fruit Trees -Guanabana
Guanabana
(Spanish), Annona muricata,
Annonaceae Family, native to Latin America.
Soursop has a sweet and tart custard-like pulp. The
fruit are typically heart shaped, and weigh up to ten
pounds. They make
superb milkshakes, but can be eaten fresh as well.
The trees are fast growing, and they usually begin
fruiting in just two
Mexican Fruit Trees Wild Papaya
Wild
Papaya (English), Bonete (Spanish),
Coahuayote (Naualt) K'uun che' (Maya)
Jacaratia mexicana, Caricaceae Family. Native
to Mexico. Wild growing tree, tall and slim with soft
bark trunk and elliptic leaflets, male and female
flowers on separate trees (dioecious). Ripe Bonetes or
wild papaya fruits have small seeds and distinctive
large pendulous shape (photo) that hang from leafless
branches during May and June. Edible wild fruit with
high nutrition value, pulp and aroma similar to papaya.
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