1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Fruit
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Central America
1.4 Types
Reinikie, Dade, Pike, Suebelle and Golden
Climate
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Tropical Highlands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
11-6
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Green, Ivory
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Light Yellow, Yellow green, Light Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Alternate
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Winter, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings, Vegetative
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently, Needs more water during establishment, Water during dry weather
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
Not Available
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Birds
5.12 Allergy
drowsiness
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anti-carcinogenic effects, Colon Cancer
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CASIMIROA edulis
7.2 Common Name
White Sapote
7.2.1 In Hindi
White Sapote
7.2.2 In German
White Sapote
7.2.3 In French
Sapote blanche
7.2.4 In Spanish
White Sapote
7.2.5 In Greek
White Sapote
7.2.6 In Portuguese
White Sapote
7.2.7 In Polish
White Sapote
7.2.8 In Latin
White Sapote
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Sapindales
8.5 Family
Rutaceae
8.6 Genus
Casimiroa
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Applicable
8.10 Number of Species