Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen

vernacular sapodilla — species · Sapotaceae

USDA: MAZA
GBIF: 2885158
Rank: species

sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) — Platephotograph · Ong Jyh SengCC BY-SA source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Tree
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Sapotaceae Juss.
Genus: Manilkara

§2a

Native status, by region

L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
PB Pacific Basin (except Hawaii) Introduced
PR Puerto Rico Introduced
VI U.S. Virgin Islands Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 6 counties across 1 state

Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 6 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Low
Shade: Medium
Moisture use: Medium
Fire: None
Salinity: Medium
Anaerobic: Medium
CaCO₃: Medium
Hedging: Medium

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: 17 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 365 min.
Precipitation: 60–100 in/yr
pH range: 4–7
Root depth: 60 in min.
Fertility need: Medium
Soil texture: coarse, medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Single Stem
Growth rate: Slow
Lifespan: Short
Mature height: 50 ft
Height @ 20 y: 50 ft
Foliage texture: Medium
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Dense
Porosity (winter): Dense
Flower colour: Brown
Fruit colour: Brown
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Indeterminate
Seed abundance: High
Seed begins: Year Round
Seed ends: Year Round
Spread rate: Slow
Stratify: No
Propagation: seed, container

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Routinely Available
Nursery stock: No
Browse palatability: Medium
Graze palatability: Low
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: No
Fuelwood: Medium
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 6 counties across 1 state.

Florida view state ↗ 6 I ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/MAZA ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2885158 ↗

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