Sapotes & tropical fruit
16 cultivars trialed in Queen Creek, AZ (zone 9b).
White Sapote 'Suebelle'
Casimiroa edulis
Small, usually asymmetrical yellow-green fruit of variable size with very sweet creamy-white pulp (reported around 22% sugar) and…
White Sapote 'Vernon'
Casimiroa edulis
Medium to large fruit (around 8-10 cm), sweet with a vanilla note and smooth, creamy texture; praised for consistent fruiting and…
Chico Sapote 'Morena'
Manilkara zapota
Oval fruit, medium to medium-large (roughly 6-14 oz depending on source), with smooth brownish-red pulp rated very good to excellent;…
Green Sapote
Pouteria viridis
Nearly round to ovoid fruit 9-12.5 cm with thin olive-green skin and light-russet, melting, juicy sweet flesh; many locals rate it…
Cherimoya
Annona cherimola
Heart-shaped green fruit 8-15 cm with scaly fingerprint-like skin and creamy white custard-like pulp flavored like banana, pineapple,…
Soursop
Annona muricata
Large oval spiky green fruit (up to several pounds) with soft white aromatic pulp and black seeds; glossy dark green foliage and yellow…
Green Rose Apple
Syzygium jambos
Round to ovoid fruit 1-2 inches wide with smooth thin skin and crisp, juicy, sweet rose-scented yellowish flesh; seeds rattle inside a…
Coffee
Coffea arabica
Glossy dark-green evergreen shrub with fragrant white jasmine-like flowers followed by red coffee cherries, each containing two beans.
Cacao
Theobroma cacao
Small evergreen tree (15-30 ft in the tropics) with large glossy leaves; flowers and large melon-shaped pods grow directly on the trunk…
Miracle Fruit
Synsepalum dulcificum
Small red oval berries about 2 cm long with a single seed; slow bushy shrub reaching only 3-4 ft in containers.
Cherry of Rio Grande
Eugenia involucrata
Dark red to deep purple oblong fruit about 1 inch with thin skin, juicy sweet pulp, and usually a single seed; tastes like a tangy Bing…
Savannah Cherry
Eugenia uniflora
Round, deeply ribbed berries 1-1.2 inches, red to dark red or nearly black when ripe, with a sweet-tart flavor and a sometimes resinous…
Pawpaw 'KSU Chappell'
Asimina triloba
Large fruit (224-436 g) with low seed content (about 5.8% by weight), mild banana-pineapple flavor with floral notes, and high sugar (26.2…
Pawpaw 'Mango'
Asimina triloba
Large fruit with soft, less-firm yellow-orange flesh and a sweet mango-banana-pineapple flavor without acidity; a few brown seeds.
Dragon Fruit
Hylocereus spp.
Triangular climbing cactus stems that root onto supports and trees; huge fragrant nocturnal white flowers (25-30 cm) pollinated by moths…
Passion Fruit
Passiflora edulis
Vigorous climbing vine reaching 10-30 ft on a trellis or fence with spectacular purple-and-white flowers; round to oval fruit with…