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Black Sapote

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Quick grow facts

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What it is

Black sapote or Diospyros digyna is a tropical fruit tree native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and Colombia.

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Why grow/eat it

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How to use it

Fruit: eat raw or cooked. Bitter and astringent when unripe, it should not be eaten until it is fully ripe and soft.

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Harvest in Houston

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Container tips

A plant of the moist tropics and subtropics. It can be grown at elevations up to 2,000 metres, but does best below 600 metres.

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Cautions

The unripe fruit is used as a fish poison.

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Sources

  1. https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Diospyros+digyna