Black Sapote Live Fruit Tree, Diospyros Nigra, Chocolate Pudding Fruit, Grafted Tropical Tree, 2–3 Feet Tall, 3 Gallon Pot

Grow your own tropical dessert fruit with this Black Sapote live tree (Diospyros nigra), famously known as the Chocolate Pudding Fruit. Native to Central America, this unusual tropical fruit is loved for its rich, soft, brown custardy pulp with a hint of sweetness and chocolate-like overtones.

When fully ripe, the fruit can be cut open to reveal its smooth, pudding-like flesh. Black sapote is an exciting addition to a tropical fruit garden or container-grown home orchard.

Fruit Characteristics

• Common name: Black Sapote, Chocolate Pudding Fruit

• Botanical name: Diospyros nigra

• Flesh: Rich, brown, soft, and custardy

• Flavor: Mild sweetness with chocolate-like overtones

• Fruit size: Your growing specimen produced fruit approximately 3 inches across

• Harvest season: July through the end of the year, according to the supplied growing information

• Fruit retention: Fruit may remain on the tree for several months before ripening

Plant Details

• Quantity: One live plant

• Type: Grafted fruit tree

• Height: Approximately 2–3 feet tall

• Shipping container: 3-gallon nursery pot

• Root condition: Good root system

Container Growing

Black sapote can be grown in a container with suitable care. The seller's specimen was grown in a 10-inch pot and produced five large fruits while approximately 3 feet tall. For a more compact container-grown tree, pruning the top after fruit set can help manage its size.

Growing Tips

• Provide full sun.

• Fertilize monthly from spring through summer, following an appropriate fertilizer's directions.

• Prune as needed to maintain a manageable container size.

Shipping & Plant Care
You will receive one live, grafted Black Sapote tree, approximately 2–3 feet tall, shipped in a 3-gallon nursery pot.

Natural variation in plant shape, branching, and foliage is normal. Some temporary leaf stress may occur during shipping. Unpack promptly and allow your tree time to acclimate to its new environment.

This is a grafted plant, which can help it bloom and fruit sooner than a seed-grown tree. However, flowering and fruit production depend on growing conditions and plant maturity; fruit is not guaranteed at arrival.