Fruit

Sapote

Diospyros nigra (J.F.Gmel.) Perr.

Mexico to western South America

Fun factThe ripe pulp is so dark and smooth that the fruit is nicknamed 'chocolate pudding fruit'.

A medium to large evergreen tree of the ebony family with glossy, leathery, dark green leaves and small white tubular flowers. Its round green fruits soften and turn brown-black when ripe, and the dark, sweet pulp has the texture and colour of chocolate pudding. Trees are usually dioecious, so some produce only male flowers and never fruit.

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Fruit Mexico, Central America and western South America

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FamilyEbenaceae

Spanish nameZapote negro

Also known asBlack sapote, Chocolate pudding fruit, Zapote negro

Native toMexico, Central America and western South America

Tag	Garden area	Zone	Planted	Status	Sponsored	Note
13	Main Orchard	B	1 June 2015	Healthy	—

0 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.