Lucuma Live Plants (Pouteria Lucuma)

Lucuma/Pouteria In the Andean valleys of Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru, lucuma is a native plant. The lucuma fruit is produced by the Pouteria Lucuma tree, which is a native of the Andean regions. Although lucuma is well-liked in South America when it is fresh, that region sees it more frequently in dried, powdered form. The lucuma fruit is produced by the native South American Pouteria lucuma tree.

Some people have described its sweet flavor and dry texture to a blend of sweet potato and butterscotch. Its flesh is soft and yellow on the inside and firm and green on the outside. The fruit matures from russet to golden and is globose and glabrous. The fruit is spherical with a yellow flesh and skin that ranges in hue from yellow to brown. In the pulp

This starchy fruit is high in iron, niacin or vitamin B3, carotenoids, potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus.

Common name: Gold of the Incas

Botanical name: Pouteria Lucuma

Blooming time/Fruiting: 2-3 Years 

Maintenance required: Moderate