White Sapote – 1 Seed
(Casimiroa edulis)
R80.00
The fruit are apple sized with a white or yellow creamy, custard-like pulp that has an excellent sweet flavor with hints of banana, vanilla, or peach.
Indoor Sowing: Spring and Summer.
Direct Sowing: Spring and Summer.
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🍒 Fruit Quick Facts
Fruit Info
- 🌍 Origin / Region: Central America, Mexico
- 🍽️ Culinary Use: Desserts, Pies and tarts, Raw Eating
- 🥗 Edible Part: Fruit pulp
- 😋 Flavor Profile: Sweet, Vanilla
Growth Traits
- 🌱 Life Cycle: Perennial
- 🌾 Plant Type: Tree
- 🔁 Fruiting Needs: Needs Only 1 Plant
- 🪴 Growth Habit: Spreading, Upright, Variable
- 🌸 Flower Color: Greenish yellow
- 🌿 Foliage Type: Evergreen
- 📏 Mature Height: 4.6-18.3m
- 🦋 Pollinator Method: Attracts Bees, Self-pollinating
Growing Requirements
- 🌞 Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
- 💧 Water Needs: Avoid Overwatering, Regular Water, Water Deeply
- ☀️ Growing Conditions: Drought Tolerant, Dry Conditions, Heat Tolerant, Moderate Cold Tolerance, Not Humidity Tolerant
- 🟤 Soil Preference: Loam, Sandy loam, Tolerant of most soils, Well-Drained
White Sapote (Casimiroa edulis) is also called casimiroa and Mexican apple. It is a species of tropical fruiting tree in the family Rutaceae, native to eastern Mexico and Central America south to Costa Rica. It is a medium to large tree which can grow up to 50+ feet high. The small flowers are formed in large groups and may occur off and on a few times per year, with fruit ripening 6-8 months later.
The fruit are apple sized with a white or yellow creamy, custard-like pulp that has an excellent sweet flavor with hints of banana, vanilla, or peach. The fruit is 5–10 cm in diameter, with a thin, inedible skin turning from green to yellow when ripe. The seeds contain a glucoside with a narcotic effect and should not be eaten raw. They are typically removed before consumption.
Growing White Sapote
Indoor Sowing: Spring and Summer.
Direct Sowing: Spring and Summer.
- Scarify the coat of each seed before planting to help speed up germination.
- Plant the seeds in a soil-free medium.
- Place the seed with the pointed side up 1.25cm from the surface of the soil and water deeply.
- Water thoroughly and deeply while germination occurs, which can take 4 weeks or longer.
- Once the seedlings outgrow their pot, transplant them to a bigger pot.
- Water often, although trees can withstand short periods of drought.
- The plant likes bright sunlight but does not require strong direct sunlight to thrive.
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