page_title: Pouteria caimito
section_title: Season
hierarchical_section_title: Pouteria caimito / Description / Fruit / Season
caption_attribution_description: English: Abiu fruits for sale in August in southern Florida, USA
context_page_description: Pouteria caimito, the abiu, is a tropical fruit tree originated in the Amazonian region of South America. It grows to an average of 33 feet high, and can grow as high as 116 feet under good conditions. Its fruits' shape varies from round to oval, pointed at the distal end. When ripe, it has smooth, bright yellow skin and has one to four ovate seeds. The inside of the fruit is translucent and white. It has a creamy and jelly-like texture and its taste is similar to the sapodilla — a sweet caramel custard. The abiu tree is part of the family Sapotaceae and is very similar in appearance to the canistel.
context_section_description: Abiu may have several flowering periods a year, with potential for both flowers and fruit on the tree at one time. The development time from flower to ripe fruit is about 3 months.  The main crop season varies by climate.
  In Ecuador, the fruits are in season during  March and April, but may also produce in other times of the year. In some Brazilian markets, they are sold from September to April, but at this time, they are sparse. Bahia has a short season in February and March. In Florida, the fruits ripen from August to October. In northern Queensland, Australia, the main crop ripens January to March.
caption: P. caimito fruits at a Miami fruit stand in August
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