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Alano Sapodilla

Manilkara zapota 'Alano'

Brown-skinned fruit with flesh that tastes like a pear soaked in brown sugar. Sapodilla is drought and salt tolerant, nearly pest free, and absurdly under-planted in Florida.

Ripens
Winter harvest
USDA zones
10-11
Mature size
20 to 30 ft
Category
Tropical and Rare Fruit

The cultivar name and the figures above are our best effort rather than a guarantee. We rely in part on what the nurseries we buy from tell us. What that means.

Canopy layer Full sun Hardy to about 30F

Choose a size

3 gallon
In stock $89 7 gallon
Only 2 left $159

Quantity

Pick up in person. Collect free from Booth J57 at Renninger's Flea Market, 20651 US-441, Mount Dora, at the weekend, or from the nursery on a weekday by arrangement. We will confirm the details with your order.
Local delivery. We deliver to the Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares and Umatilla area.
Ship to me. Carefully packed and shipped from our Lake County nursery.

Growing Alano Sapodilla in Central Florida

Full sun. Very tolerant of poor soil and drought once established. Slow growing. Let fruit soften fully off the tree before eating; underripe sapodilla is unpleasantly astringent.