Viejo

Viejo means "old" in Spanish. This variety is originally from El Salvador but has been in Florida for decades at this point. It has the distinction of being one of the few mamey cultivars capable of fruiting in winter season in Florida.
 
The fruit are small by mamey-standards, typically weighing under a pound and are roundly-shaped, about the size of a baseball. They have a red-colored dense flesh, with a moderately sweet flavor. It is usually either single or double seeded. Its Flesh-to-seed ratio is not great but its smaller size may make it appealing to those who have difficulty eating a whole normal size mamey.
 
Viejo trees typically have a lower vigor level with a more compact and spreading growth habit compared to many mamey varieties. They are more precocious than most grafted mameys, usually bearing at a younger-than-typical age, and also appear to be self-pollinating. The fruit has been in season for us normally between November and March. It has a tendency to tree-ripen faster than other varieties we've observed.
 
Because of its winter fruiting season, Viejo offers home growers an opportunity to extend the mamey season a considerable amount of the year when paired with varieties whose fruit mature in Spring and Summer.