Two Experiments with Black Sapote!

[@reyn66]

That is incredible how quickly the fruit oxidizes.

[@MsFishingdog]

I had one of these fruits awhile back very good.

[@nickybrwn]

Thank you for posting! I just ordered some but I'm not sure if I'm supposed to have them stem side up or down to ripe. Please help!!

[@asztapaszta9]

Thank you so much for these videos. I live in the Caribbean and find that it is very hard to find any good information on the not so common tropical fruits. I am raising a small black sapote tree so hopefully, in 2-3 years i can try the fruit too. :)

[@TrulyTropical]

Good Luck, and Thanks!

[@muhammedsuliman9180]

Looks like shoe polish. So interesting.

[@tohopes]

Do you have experience with seedling black sapote or are all of yours grafted cultivars?

[@Jahmastasunherbalist]

tohopes seedling have a decent chance of being good quality and fruit quickly in 3-5 years. Usually grafted varieties should have a slight chocolate and sweet taste. If your seedling shas both you got a winner.

[@TrulyTropical]

One of our mature trees is a seedling, and one is grafted. There's very little difference in flavor. We're planting some other grafted Black Sapote trees so that we can offer more variety in the future.

[@gopherbobz]

Would love to see a comparison taste test of different cultivars even if they taste the same!

[@Chris-z6f6k]

Does the bigger varieties require a lot more time to ripen?

[@TrulyTropical]

It seems like there's quite a range even on the same tree. However certain varieties like Reinecke (Merida) have a short season.

[@greenblood3708]

What varieties of black sapote are you guys growing?

[@TrulyTropical]

The only named variety is a small 'Merida' (aka Reineke) tree.

[@greenblood3708]

Did you try fruit from any of Australian selections e.g. Bernicker or Superb? I see Reineke is rated as sweet but I am yet to find Reineke that produces sweet fruit.

[@tux2930]

Cultivar?

[@TrulyTropical]

These were from an un-named grafted tree