Black Sapote Fruit Plant (Diospyros Nigra) creamy white flesh with a

creamy white flesh with a superior flavor and firmer texture

The tree is harvested  for local use as a food

soft enough to be split open with fingers

Common Names: Malabar Chestnut

with moderate maintenance required

Black Sapote Fruit Plant (Diospyros Nigra) creamy white flesh with aCommon Name: Chocolate Pudding Fruit, Black Soapapple Botanical Name: Diospyros nigra General Information: Origin: Indigenous to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. The fruit is often referred to as Black Sapota or Persimmons of the Nigeria species. Any soft, edible fruit is popularly called a "sapote." Black sapote has a tomato like appearance. The skin turns from olive to deep yellow green when ripe. The pulp is white and inedible when unripe but