1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin, Mexico, Central America, South America
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Coastal Regions
gardens, old gardens
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
150.00 cm610.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
60.00 cm550.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Red
Light Green, Gray Green, Tan
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Yellow, Gold, Bronze
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Budding, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment
Does not require regular watering, Do not water excessively, Do not water frequently
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Aphids, Red blotch, Rust
Pests and diseases free
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction
Drought, Shade areas
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Aphids, Not Available, Squirrels
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Stomach pain, Vomiting
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Used in parkland
Bonsai, Borders
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Reduce Bruises
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Shadow Tree, Soil protection
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Dehydration, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Nutrients, Weight loss
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Food for animals, Showy Purposes
For making oil, Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Manilkara zapota
STYRAX japonicus
7.2 Common Name
sapodilla , chikoo, Sapota
Japanese Snowbell
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Breiapfelbaum
Japanese Snowbell
7.2.3 In French
Sapotillier
Japanese Snowbell
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
sapodilla
Japanese Snowbell
7.2.6 In Portuguese
sapodilla
Japanese Snowbell
7.2.7 In Polish
Pigwica właściwa, sapodilla
Japanese Snowbell
7.2.8 In Latin
sapodilla
Japanese Snowbell
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Sapotoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species