‘Keitt’ originated in Florida and is a moderately vigorous tree with an open canopy (Campbell, 1992; Knight et al., 2009; Ruehle, 1947). The fruit peel is light green to greenish yellow with a light pink blush with numerous small pale yellow to russetted dots, 510-2000 g. The pulp has little fiber, is lemon yellow, with a pleasant sweet aroma, and sweet mild flavor of good to excellent quality. ‘Keitt’ is a late season cultivar.
'Keitt' phenology | |||||||||||
Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
Dormant to panicle emergence | Panicle emergence, flowering, fruit set | Fruit development | Harvest | Pruning>flushing/semi-dormant | Dormant |