A reader named Malcolm wrote me an email to say that he is now the proud owner of a 10m fruit-bearing black sapote (Diospyros digyna). He said he grew it from a seed that he obtained from a tropical ...

Antonio Izumi emailed his concern for an exotic fruit tree: “I wanted to ask you about my white sapote tree, purchased about two years ago. As recommended, I planted it in full sun, yet it nearly died ...

White sapote trees may have been trendy 50 years ago, but these days they are empty-lot plants, the kind of urban flora most often seen sprouting from scattered seed in some neglected patch of ...

While living in Mexico for a year, I discovered this fabulous fruit: mamey sapote. On the surface, there's nothing impressive about it—it just looks like a big kiwi—but you have to open it to discover ...

It looks just like rich dark chocolate, agreed members of the Laila Circle of the Melbourne Garden Club. I had just sliced a fully ripe “Chocolate Pudding fruit” and put it on the breakfast buffet ...

I used to abhor the sullen approach of winter. Cold days and frigid nights, frost nipping at my tender exotic plants, many a dark day spent indoors under saturated skies and persistent mud clinging to ...

It’s nickname is the “chocolate pudding” fruit. When ripe and edible, the mushy pulp is a rich brown color. Originally, the tropical fruit came from Mexico. Although it grows well in South Florida, ...

There’s an alternative to chocolate at this decadent time of year – black sapote – and they are ripe for the season. Right on cue, the fruits of the chocolate pudding tree are mature and ready to ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. ‘Zapotl’ is said to signify any ‘soft sweet fruit’ in the Nahuatl ...