Sapote Tree. Mamey trees, mammea americana, is also sometimes called sapote or mammee, mamey de santo domingo. Today, the tree is cultivated not only in cuba, but also in central america, the caribbean, and south florida for its fruit.
Black sapote is a tropical evergreen fruit tree closely related to the persimmon (another common name is black persimmon). I picked up this white redland sapote fruit tree from shamus o'leary's tropical fruit trees in northwest phoenix, arizona. Pagesbusinessesagricultureagricultural cooperativewhite sapote trees & fruitsposts. Bills samples some white sapote from the tree in his backyard.
White sapote tree in a 3 gallon container.
I pruned the roots when it was planted to undo. The sapote tree is erect, frequently to 60 ft (18 m) sometimes to 100 or 130 ft (30 or 40 m) with short or tall trunk to 3 ft (1 m) thick, often narrowly buttressed, a narrow or spreading crown, and white, gummy. The fruit are typically baseball to softball size, and the trees begin fruiting. The tree looks a lot like a magnolia tree and can reach up to 75 feet in height.
