Common Name: Black Sapote, Chocolate Pudding Fruit Latin Name: Diospyros digyna Family: Ebanaceae Origin: Mexico Hardiness: Damage temp: 28-30° F: 7 gallon pots. Where to buy fruit near ft Meyer? Hello everyone! Eaten fresh or prepared. Sold out. in Local Questions & Answers. Thanks! The fruit flesh is rich, dark brown colored and custard like and is therefore called the “chocolate pudding” fruit. Michael N. Belmont, CA; 66 friends 218 reviews While in Belize I had some Sapodilla fruit and it was tasty. Where to buy sapote or sapodilla (fruits) in Seattle? The Black Sapote is shaped like a tomato. I don't allow myself to eat chocolate/cacao/carob or nuts. This fruit has a thin and firm rind and its color is shining dark green with brown specs. Options: Reply•Quote. From what i remember prices were.. $2 pp for mango (all varieties) $3 pp jakfruit dont know on sapote or sapodilla or passionfruit $5 pp for Maritius lychee $8 pp for Hap Ik. Black sapote Diospyros digyna, D. ebenaster. The large shiny green fruit has chocolate colored soft flesh with up to 10 bean size seeds in the central core. Email me about updates Report conversation as inappropriate ↓ Page Bottom. There is also an older fillipino lady I know who was telling me she hasn't had it since she was 7 years old.. she's now 70 and has been craving it. An evergreen tree with dark green glossy leaves. If I ever find these two fruits I will make my own "raw reeses peanut butter cup". Talk to The Vegetable Connection, they have been amenable to shipping in specialty tropical fruits for me before. The fruit overwinters on the tree. I really want to get my hands on some black sapote fruit. Sweet. :) Good luck! The fruits are greenish-brown when ripe having a thin skin and chocolate colored pulp. I heard that black sapote tastes like chocolate and there's also a peanut butter fruit! BONITA CREEK NURSERY - San Diego, CA. Any suggestions? I've never tried it, but have always wanted to. The fast growing evergreen tree grows 20 feet or more. Here's a map of what fruit is in season (tropical fruit world had a better one but they seemed to have removed it can't find it using my phone), black sapote is now in season, but it depends which region currently has it. Like plenty of moisture. ... Also saw a few black sapote, some purple passion fruits that weren't labeled, some Sapodilla that wasn't labeled, jakfruit that wasnt labeled and various jams and honeys. $70. I'm hoping to find black and white sapotes and other yummies I haven't tried yet. I'd love to find some in Seattle. A tropical persimmon. We are grower of bareroot fruit trees and we are located in Southern California.