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Richard · 03-16-2008, 12:43 AM

Black Sapote are in the Ebony family, and White Sapote are in the same family as citrus -- the two are not graft compatible. In fact, plants of the Ebony family (including persimmons) have a notoriously low success rate with grafting.

For more information on fruits named sapote, see the chart on this document: http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/col..._06_Sapote.pdf

and the photos I've been posting here: Banana Gallery - Sapote-named Fruits

Note that Black Sapote fruit (D. digyna) is non-toxic only when ripe. A tree of the same name in spanish "Zapote Negro" (D. revoluta) is a deadly poison 100% of the time.

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Richard Hermitian Operator Richard's Photo Gallery Location: NW San Diego, CA Find me on the map! Zone: 9+ / 10- Name: Richard Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,515 BananaBucks : 280 Feedback: 4 / 100% Thanks: 391 Thanked 697 Times in 440 Posts Welcomes: 665	Re: Zapote de costa, aka Ausubo Machuelo (Manilkara pleeana) Black Sapote are in the Ebony family, and White Sapote are in the same family as citrus -- the two are not graft compatible. In fact, plants of the Ebony family (including persimmons) have a notoriously low success rate with grafting. For more information on fruits named sapote, see the chart on this document: http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/col..._06_Sapote.pdf and the photos I've been posting here: Banana Gallery - Sapote-named Fruits Note that Black Sapote fruit (D. digyna) is non-toxic only when ripe. A tree of the same name in spanish "Zapote Negro" (D. revoluta) is a deadly poison 100% of the time. __________________ . . . http://www.plantsthatproduce.com Last edited by Richard : 07-26-2008 at 01:53 PM.