White Sapote (Casimiroa edulis)

Family: Rutaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (5/5)

White Sapote or Casimiroa edulis is a fruit tree of about 18 m tall that can be found in Central America. It has drooping and spreading branches, its leaves are compound palmate and arranged alternately, and its fruits are ovoid drupes. The fruit is consumed either raw or cooked but its seeds are reportedly toxic if eaten raw.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet flavour, though the butter-textured flesh can be resinous. — Edible portion: Fruit, Seeds, Nut.; Fruit - raw or cooked.; A sweet flavour, though the butter-textured flesh can be resinous.; The flavour is peach-like.

Habitat & North American Range

Subtropical deciduous woodlands and low forests. Dryish highland forests at elevations of 600 - 1,000 metres. (Zone 8)