1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin, Mexico, Central America, South America
Eastern Africa, Madagascar
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Coastal Regions
gardens, Screen Cottage and Informal Garden
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
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
150.00 cm550.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
60.00 cm240.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow
Pink, Hot Pink, Magenta, Rose
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
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
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Aphids, Red blotch, Rust
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction
Drought
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
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Stomach pain, Vomiting
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Used in parkland
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
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
Dried heads are used in floristry, Grown for shade
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Manilkara zapota
DOMBEYA wallichii
7.2 Common Name
sapodilla , chikoo, Sapota
Pinkball, Pink ball tree, Tropical hydrangea
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Breiapfelbaum
Pink Ball Tree
7.2.3 In French
Sapotillier
Pink Ball Tree
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
Pigwica właściwa, sapodilla
Dombeja Wallicha
7.2.8 In Latin
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, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species