Abiu

Pouteria caimito

Amazonian tree with yellow fruit and translucent, jelly-like sweet pulp.

Hardiness ratings

Abiu hardiness across the four zone systems
SystemRatingTemperature rangeHow to read it
USDA hardiness zone Zone 10–12 −1.1 °C to 15.6 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone
RHS hardiness rating H1c 5 °C to 10 °C Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance
Canadian plant hardiness zone Zone 9 −1 °C and warmer Plant tolerates down to this zone
Australian (ANBG) zone Zone 6–7 10 °C and warmer Plant tolerates down to this zone

Growing notes

  • Translucent, jelly-like sweet pulp, often likened to caramel custard
  • Cut the fruit and scoop the pulp — the skin carries a sticky latex when unripe
  • Very frost-tender tropical tree; not reliably hardy outdoors in Canada

Categories

Related plants

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Reference

Abiu on Wikipedia