Sapodilla

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Sapodilla is extremely sweet, with flavor hints of brown sugar, sweet potato and pear. The texture of the fruit is fig-like and feels sandy on the tongue. Sapodillas are often described as having a molasses-like taste.

Scientific Name: Manilkara zapota

Also Known As: Naseberry, chikoo, chiku, dilly, chicle, chicozapote, níspero, zapote, zapotillo

When/ How to Eat: Sapodilla is ripe when the fruit is very soft to the touch and the skin gets a bit wrinkly. If the fruit indents when you touch, then it is ripe and ready to eat. To eat the fruit simply cutting the fruit in half with a knife and scooping out the flesh with the spoon.

Where it Grows: Sapodilla is native to southern Mexico, Belize, and Northeastern Guatemala. The sapodilla tree goes in zones 4-11 in a pot or 8-11 in the ground. To plant the sapodilla seed simply soak the seed in water for max 24 hours then place seed in soil.

Please keep in mind the weight of each box varies from fruit to fruit and overall is dependent on the fruit's overall mass, size and shape. 

Special Request: 1 fruit OR 1 lb worth of fruits.

Small Box: contains up to 3-5 Ib of fruits.

Large Box: contains up to 8-10 Ib of fruits.

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***Cannot Ship to California*** Currently, the USDA has restrictions on the transport of this fruit from Florida to California. We are sorry for the inconvenience. To find out which fruits we can or cannot send to California, click the link below.

www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/factsheets/BringingFruitsVeggies_to_CA.pdf