Sapodilla
Related Category: Plants
the edible fruit of Manilkara zapota (formerly Achras zapota), of the family Sapotaceae. The fleshy, brown fruit is the size of a small tomato, and has the flavor and texture of cinnamon, apple, and pear.
Sapodilla, Nispero
Scientific Name: Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen
Synonym: Sapota achras, Manilcara achras
Family: Sapotaceae ...
Soil: Sapodillas are well adapted to many types of soil. It thrives in very poor soils but flourishes also in deep, loose, organic soil, as well as light clay, sand or lateritic gravel.
The huge sapodilla tree provides much shade, and is prized by some, but it is a non-native on the Florida EPPC List #1. It is occasionally found in hammocks and disturbed sites of Lee and Palm Beach Counties (Wunderlin, 2003).
Family: Sapodilla (Sapotaceae)
Flowering: September-October
Field Marks: This Bumelia differs by its smooth twigs, smooth or only sparsely hairy leaves, and black berries at least 1/2 inch long.
Sapotaceae (Sapodilla family)
Argania spinosa, Argan
Palaquium, Gutta-percha
Sideroxylon, Tambalacoque ("dodo tree") etc.
Large brown, round to oval, scurfy fruit (similar to Mamey or Sapodilla in external skin texture). Sweet to slightly sub-acid, crispy flesh. Fruit softens when ripe. Eaten as fresh fruit, in drinks, compotes and jams. Flower to fruit in 11-13 months.
His pineapples and their photographs were featured in a full-page "Lifestyle" story by Laurence Trott in The Royal Gazette of December 14, 2001.
Pineapple guava
Plantains
Sapodilla ...
sapodilla Manilkara zapota
satinleaf Chrysophyllum oliviforme
sawtooth blackberry Rubus argutus
sawtooth oak Quercus acutissima
scarlet pimpernel; poor-man's weatherglass; shepherd's dock Anagallis arvensis
scarlet spiderling Boerhavia coccinea ...
 See also: Green, May, Fruits, Apple, Evergreen
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