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Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota, Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote
  Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota
Family: Sapotaceae
Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote
Origin: Tropical America
big treefull sunsemi-shaderegular waterediblesubtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short timeSeaside, salt tolerant plantincuded in CD catalog
Varieties: Makok, Tikal, Alano, Oxkutzcab, Hasya, Morena, Molix. Season: Sporadic throughout year, March - July. Dense, beautiful tree. Thick glossy green leaves. Milky sap was original source of chewing gum (chicle). Fruits prolifically. Gray/brown rough textured fruit. Exquisite flavor tastes like a pear soaked in brown sugar. Most often eaten fresh. Somewhat resembling a small brown mango in shape, the fruit is eaten when ripe. After the peel is emoved, the firm reddish-brown flesh is sliced into pieces which are often carved into decorative shapes. There is great variation in the size and form. Under favourable conditions, a seedling tree may grow to a height of 12"-22" but under sub-optimal conditions it may be no larger than a large shrub. Fruits are produced at frequent intervals throughout the year. The fruits are round or oval, about 2"-7" long. Mature fruits have a dull pale to rusty brown thin skin. When ripe the flesh is yellowish to pinkish brown, soft, sweet and delicious. Unripe fruits are hard and unpleasantly astringent. Each fruit has 2- 3 seeds which are hard, black, shining, obovate and somewhat flattened. They are easily separated from the flesh. Ciku, a native of tropical America is well spread throughout the tropics. It is widely grown in parts of India and Africa, West Indies, Philippines, Malaysia, Tropical America and Southern Florida in the USA. Sapodilla grows well in alluvial soils and in loamy soils with high organic content but does not do well in poorly drained soil.


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Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota, Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote

Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota, Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote
Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota, Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote
Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota, Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote
Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota, Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote
Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota, Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote
Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota, Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote
Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota, Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote
Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota, Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote
Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota, Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote
Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota, Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote
Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota, Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote
var. Silas Woods - dwarf, year round producer
Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota, Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote
var. Silas Woods - dwarf, year round producer
Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota, Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote
var. Silas Woods - dwarf, year round producer
Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota, Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote
Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota, Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote
Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota, Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote
Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota, Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote
Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota, Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote
Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota, Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote
Manilkara zapota, Manilkara achras, Achras sapota, Sapodilla, Ciku, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapote

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  1004 Achras (manilkara) zapota - seedling
Sapodilla - the sweetest fruit. The plants in stock are seedlings, but large size, full plants.
Seedling will take 4-5 years till fruiting.

 
3 gal pot4 Plant(s) in stock
39.95  
 
  3401 Achras (manilkara) zapota var. Silas Woods - grafted
The 'Silas Woods' is an outstanding variety of Sapodilla. The tree has dwarf growth habit (under 20 ft in the ground) and adapts well to a container. This variety is highly productive, Trees are loaded with fruit year round, the branches often require support as they get very heavy loaded with fruits.
Perfect fruit tree for small yards and container culture!
See picture of the fruiting tree and picture of the fruit
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3 gal pot, 2 ft tallIn stock
69.95  
 


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