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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you like chocolate you'll love the black sapote tree (Diospyros digyna). Commonly known as chocolate pudding fruit, this ...