General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 25 to 50 feet
Plant Spread: 25 to 30 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Fruit: Edible to birds
Other: 2 to 5 inch round, to oval, irregular yellowish-green to golden, orange-yellow. Each fruit contains 3 to 8 seeds.
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Other: Greenish-yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Shade Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Salt tolerant
Toxicity: Other: Seeds; if eaten raw, are extremely toxic to both humans and animals.
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • White Sapote
  • Mexican Apple

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Location: Botanical garden of Crete
Location: Botanical garden of Crete
Date: 2022-06-01
Location: Botanical garden of Crete
Date: 2022-06-01
Location: Botanical garden of Crete
Location: Kenner, La. 70065
Date: September 2015
seedling / sappling
Location: Kenner, La. 70065
Date: Nov 2015
seedling / sappling
Location: Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona (Secret Garden)
Date: September 18, 2007
credit: Miwasatoshi

photo by Forest & Kim Starr
Location: Pleasanton, Ca
Date: 2020-08-28
White Sapote Vernon first ripe fruit in zone 9a
Location: My Property Sunset Zone 23 Fallbrook California
Date: 2013-02-04
Location: My Property Sunset Zone 23 Fallbrook California
Date: 2013-02-04
Location: My Property Sunset Zone 23 Fallbrook California
Date: 2013-02-04
Location: Ulupalakua, Maui, Hawaii.
Date: June 28, 2003
photo by Forest & Kim Starr

photo credit: Forest & Kim Starr
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