The Canistel (Pouteria campechiana), also known as the Cupcake fruit, Eggfruit, Zapote amarillo, is a large, open, evergreen tree that has dark green leaves clustered at the tips of the branches. The fruit has a thin orange to yellow skin, and the pulp is dry like the yolk of a hardboiled egg. They are commonly eaten fresh, used in cooking and pies, and they are excellent in ice cream. In milk shakes they taste like eggnog.

Other names: Other names: borracho, caimitillo, mamey de Campeche, sapote silvestre, zapotillo, fruta de huevo, huevo de mamey, huevo de zapote, chesa, & tiessa.
Tree size: 25' x 25'
Fruit size: 2 - 5 inches long
Cold tolerance: 28 - 30 F
Full sun