Manilkara zapota is the scientific name for the tasty tropical fruit known as chikoo or sapota, a member of the Sapotaceae family.
You might be familiar with the term "Chicle," which describes the latex that the sapodilla fruit excretes
fruit has a somewhat musky flavour and a gritty texture. Smoothies, delicious sweets, and jams are made by scooping out the soft, meaty Sapota fruit
The pulp of this Sapota fruit has laxative properties and is a good source of nutritional fibre.
Sapota trees have an average trunk diameter of 1.5 metres and can reach heights of over 30 metres.
Sapota fruit has a peach-like sweetness. You can grow it by propagating the sapota plant if you want to enjoy it indoors
Sapota trees thrive in pots as long as the pot is large enough to allow for root development.
Choose a pot with enough drain holes between 18 and 24 inches in diameter and 20 inches or more in Sapota height.