Black sapote grow and care – tree of the genus Diospyros also known as Chocolate Pudding Fruit, Diospyros nigra or Black persimmon, Black sapote tree perennial evergreen plant and used for the edible fruits also used as ornamental plant, can grow in tropic, mediterranean or subtropical climate and growing in hardiness zone 10b+.
Leaves dark glossy green, flowers small green its petals green and the structure resembles to the fruit.
Black sapote tree fruits
Fruit is round, the peel is green-black, the inner fruit is black from the inside the taste remind Chocolate Pudding
Black sapote for sale – Seeds or Plants to Buy
How to grow Black sapote growing conditions and care:
Sometimes need more than one tree from different cultivar to bear fruit
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seeds (care explanation bellow) / Vegetative reproduction – cutting or air layering
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
Yes, a lot of time one tree won’t bare fruits and need more than one tree that will be different cultivars, also grafting can ensure the quality of the fruits and the size of the fruits
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Fruits are poisonous when it not full ripen
Planting season:
Spring to summer growing zone 10b-11a, spring to autumn growing hardiness zone 11b, all year in hardiness zone 12
Pests and diseases:
Aphids, worms
Pruning season:
Autumn / Winter
How to prune:
Sometimes the tree grow up fast but not stabilized recommend to cut the height
Size of the tree:
10-25 m, 30-75 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing and after establish can grow much faster
Water requirement:
Average amount of water to big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
No
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Spring / Autumn / Winter
General information about the flower
Small green flower its petals green the structure resembles to the fruit
Pollination is done by:
Bees, wasp
Edible Fruit
Fruit harvest season:
Spring / Summer / Winter
Fruits pests or diseases:
Birds, aphids
What can be done with big quantities of Black sapote fruits?
Eat after frozen, ice cream
Work requirements on the fruit:
Ripening the fruits
How long does it take to bear fruit?
4-6 years
Ripening of fruit:
Fruits when it not fully ripen are toxic, can be ripen by waiting until fully ready or to put it in the freezer
How to eat black sapote:
Eat after fully ripening possible to put in the freezer and take it out and eat, also possible to let it be ready by the time if not possible to use fruits or vegetable like banana and potato that will make the fruits ripen faster, eat only the fruit without the peel or the seeds
How to grow Black sapote from seed
Sowing requirement:
Moist soil, warm weather 26-30C (78-86F)
Saving and care seeds until sowing:
Dry and dark location in room temperature
Sowing season:
Spring to summer growing zone 10b-11a, spring to autumn growing hardiness zone 11b, all year in hardiness zone 12
How to plant:
Better to plant in vermiculite
Planting spacing:
Better in different pots, sowing to transplant 50*50cm (20*20 inch), directly in the location 4*5 m (12*15 feet)
Depth of Sowing:
2-4 cm ( 1-1.7 inches)
Conditions for seeds germinate:
Moist soil, high humidity, sunny location
Watering requires for Seeds:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Germination time:
3-8 weeks but can be longer
Condition of seedling:
Sunny location and organic matter
Scientific name:
Diospyros nigra
Alternative names: Chocolate sapote tree, Chocolate Pudding fruit, Black persimmon
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