Does This Fruit Really Taste Like Chocolate Pudding? Black Sapote Tasting & Growing

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Today we'll be exploring black sapote to find out if this fruit really tastes like chocolate pudding. I'll also talk a bit about growing them, and show you my black sapote trees that I grew from seed, including showing you the things that went well and not so well with the growing in my experience.
Black sapote (Diospyros nigra), also called chocolate pudding fruit, are in the persimmon family, and are native to Mexico, Central America and Columbia. Seedlings are frost tender, but when mature and established, the trees can survive light frosts and temperatures down to around -2.2C (28F).
These fruit trees are quite beautiful and the unusual fruit is like nothing I've tried before. Definitely a great rare fruit tree to incorporate into a subtropical garden.
If these are too tropical to grow in your area, I also show my persimmon tree, (related to black sapote), which might be a more suitable option for you to grow in your area. My tree is a 'Fuyu' Persimmon and can be grown down to USDA cold hardiness Zone 7.
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0:00 Intro
0:47 How to tell when they're ripe
1:28 Tasting a soft Black Sapote
3:44 Tasting a larger, slightly firmer fruit
5:09 Persimmon Tree
6:06 Black Sapote Seedlings
7:33 Transplanting a tree
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@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

If you'd like to check out more fruit tasting videos, here's one I made about White Sapote, which also includes a growing experiment. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qL13n9V13L22Zac.html](kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qL13n9V13L22Zac.html Thanks heaps for watching! :) -Kalem

@cannedmusic 2 жыл бұрын

I realize you've stated this a few times, probably each time you do a vid, but, what's your growing zone? thanks

@vincenthaegebaert1854 2 жыл бұрын

I envy your climate, stuck in Canada here, our climate SUCKS🤣🤣🤣🤣🙌🙌🙌🙌

@justinblake420 2 жыл бұрын

The reason why some think they dont taste like chocolate pudding is because american chocolate is putrid

@MonkeySit8318 2 жыл бұрын

can you send me some seeds

@joydixon3440 Жыл бұрын

Can you send me some seeds?

@JTull 2 жыл бұрын

Black sapote is beautiful when it’s blended with vanilla Ice cream and banana. Tropical fruit world on the Northern NSW coast has a soft serve making machine and that’s what they do.

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds sooo good!

@noelxavier. 2 жыл бұрын

Everything tastes good when it is mixed with ice cream😆

@jbramley07 2 жыл бұрын

I wanted to tell you that you’ve inspired me to be interested in growing plants, and you’re a huge inspiration overall to me so when I saw a new video I was very excited

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you so much, that's so cool to hear! Really appreciate the comment :). Good luck with the growing

@vtecanddohc 2 жыл бұрын

This man makes me want to move to the country and be self sufficient

@docdoc 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah same here totally interested in growing fruit trees

@howtowithelizabeth7513 2 жыл бұрын

It’s addicting trust me There’s some cool methods air layering and cutting propagation With the cuttings NEVER use potatoes the cutting will rot and you’ll only get potatoes use rooting hormone instead Doing strawberry from seed yeah it’s possible but I don’t think it’s worth it I grew a few strawberry plants from seed it took forever I had to try a ton of times before the plants made it and I hardly got any strawberries get runners or plants instead

@howtowithelizabeth7513 2 жыл бұрын

Tomatoes- u can get the suckers to turn to full new plants Strawberry- the runners turn to full plants but leaving them on takes away the energy from fruiting I think that was my issue I let my runners grow and hardly got any strawberries😕

@bethyngalw 2 жыл бұрын

This is what you're supposed to do with persimmon too. You're supposed to let them go half-rotten (a process called 'bletting'), before eating. They end up the consistency of pudding, and they taste amazing. The more bletted they are, the more sweet they become.

@louloupinky 2 жыл бұрын

Those were the permissions i used to find , nowadays , all i see are the asians big hard ones and they are ready to eat. I do find the half rotten ones to be sooo much sweeter. I wonder if you know the difference in name

@bethyngalw 2 жыл бұрын

@@louloupinky try looking for 'sharon fruit' instead. They are a type of persimmon hybridized for growing in the middle east and they are famous for their sweetness.

@icarlyIV 2 жыл бұрын

The ones i seem to get a hold of suck every drop of moisture from my mouth when i try to eat them. Anyway to get past this?

@kodyjames8631 Жыл бұрын

@@icarlyIVyes let them ripen

@shandusa 2 жыл бұрын

My wife makes black sapote cake, very similar to a banana cake. It turns out to be delicious and even that it’s made with white flour, the final cooked cake is color dark chocolate.

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds so good, interesting how well it colours the cake

@shandusa 2 жыл бұрын

The color is a beautiful dark brown more to the black tone, and more delicious than the banana bread.

@kathylam7956 Жыл бұрын

Recipe? 🙏

@shandusa Жыл бұрын

I am traveling, but once back at home I’ll ask my wife for the recipe. It’s really so delicious.

@mehere337 7 ай бұрын

@@shandusaWell... aren't you back home yet?

@Mowgi 2 жыл бұрын

My ears perked up at the mention of the Black Sapote being native to Mexico. I feel like the climate in South Australia is probably pretty comparable. I would love to give a shot at growing them. Great video, Kiwi. 🤙

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, hope you get a change to grow some! Thanks :)

@2inthepink1inthestink11 2 жыл бұрын

you'll need to protect them from the frost the first couple years and the sun above 40 as with most tropicals.

@shoelaceofjudgement3929 2 жыл бұрын

I know white sapote grow in SA not sure about black ones but it should be similar

@FoxFighter-HellBringer 2 жыл бұрын

When my family and I went to Cairns, there was an ice cream place that had black Sapote ice cream ( and white?). It was, seemingly, in the middle of nowhere. Was very delicious, but not sure if it tasted like chocolate.

@thebee7233 Жыл бұрын

The Sapote negro the Chico Sapote 😋 and the Sapote Mamey 3 different delicious Sapotes

@joshuarichards8065 2 жыл бұрын

I never would have thought black sapote and persimmon could be related but it makes sense. Persimmon fruits grow in many different shapes, sizes, and traits from being the firm, sweet, and squat pumpkin shaped ones (my favorite), the super sweet, jelly-like roma tomato shaped ones, or the horribly astringent pre-frost, berry shaped mountain persimmon.

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Yea so cool ay that they're in the same family. So many fruits out there to try :). I've only tried to fuyu (non-astringent) persimmon so far.

@JLFamilySong 2 жыл бұрын

Kalem, to say every one of your videos are interesting is major understatement! The presentation is top notch, the audio is great, your explanations are clear and full of nuggets of knowledge, and I love your how you have transformed your property into a wonderland. All the best to you, my friend. I can't wait until you release another video.

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Joe, really appreciate the encouragement and I look forward to sharing more :)

@kathrynmauro8673 2 жыл бұрын

I found your channel by accident. Absolutely enjoy watching and learning. You have a wonderful energy and I look forward to seeing more videos. Thank you

@Ruben-L-Trimble-mttsbf 2 жыл бұрын

When they are small with no seeds they are often unpollinated they can grow big in New Zealand but they will usually need multiple trees from different parents 😉

@Coolclimatetropicalfruits 2 жыл бұрын

I love them They are delicious I blended some with a dollop of double thick cream and it brought out more of a fruity flavour

@aaronhankins1509 2 жыл бұрын

I just discovered you yesterday and am absolutely in love. You seem like such a good person, living your best life, and I wish you nothing but the best!

@lyonheart84 2 жыл бұрын

That's an interesting looking variety, the ones I've seen tasted elsewhere have always as you said been much bigger but also green even when really shrivelled and more of a dark brown inside. I've never tasted one of course in the UK but I always felt they got their name from the appearance. I suspect some people might think they taste a bit chocolatey because the appearance autosuggests the flavour to the brain, sight can be a powerful convincer lol

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah a lot different to the photos I've seen of them too. And that's a good point, they look so much like creamy chocolate it's not to surprising that some people make that link in terms of taste. Maybe they should try it with their eyes closed haha

@XoroksComment 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheKiwiGrower There are many Diospyros species. From the ones I know of, yours look more like a bigger version of the Texas persimmon (Diospyros texana) rather than chocolate pudding fruit.

@brendancull 2 жыл бұрын

What a wild fruit! That colour is incredible.

@roryf.1349 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video Calem. I've never tried them, and never found anyone that was able to articulate what it tastes like that well. Merry Christmas bud.

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rory, Merry Christmas to you too

@jesuschrist-zw5pv 2 жыл бұрын

i have two of these trees here in Australia, but i nearly killed both by over fertilizing, it was just a stick by the time it stopped dying, i washed the roots of and soil, put it in a new pot with soil and 6 months later it come back to life, i dont here much about this tree here, so its nice to here any new info on them, keep up the good work mate,

@gwagner1380 2 жыл бұрын

Part of my family is from Mexico and my Oma from the side of my mother family had this beautiful vast garden in the property she used to own before my Grandpa had two episodes of strokes and a brain tumor and had to sell it for money. I remember that in her huge garden she had this weird but tasty fruit among hibiscus, pineapple, all sorts of weird nuts and many other plants both common and weird looking. I remember the first generation of grandkids whenever we met at their home during the holidays, we would eat a lot of them and in the place where my Oma used to live, it was pretty common to roast them and serve them with freshly squeezed orange juice or as a candied treat that was really tasty and décadent. The pair of the fruit and the juice was exquisite and for a boy at the time born and raised solely in Germany, it was quite the exotic oddity that helped me got rid of my picky eating behaviours when I was a kid. Whenever we went to visit Oma, she would also make them into a candy or to be exact several forms of candy and while yes, I do agree that they don't taste like chocolate pudding, the texture is very silky and pudding like and when made into candy, they were really close to tasting like chocolate to my surprise but maybe it was due to the cane sugar she used and other ingredients she might had cooked with. There was also a cactus that normally is eaten along side Black Sapote also as a candy that had this really unique flavour and texture that was pretty wild and weird in a very good and unique way but think nowadays it is an endangered species and you can no longer eat it as it is illegal and it can put you to jail which is really sad. I'm happy people are getting interested on exotic fruits. Some are really weird, tasty and fun to eat.

@moniquem783 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I’ve wanted to grow it for years but didn’t think it would go well down here in Victoria. You’ve inspired me to try it 😊

@jeffpeepee3684 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are always so interesting and I can’t get enough of them!

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, glad you like them

@rosettapstone 2 жыл бұрын

It looks like an oversized blueberry! Would love to try it one day. Cool video.

@Unknown13331 2 жыл бұрын

I love your content so much that i started growing my own crops!!

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

That’s so cool! Awesome to hear :)

@aurasoular6804 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that is power!! Congrats!!! Enjoy the gardening life. You’ll appreciate more than you have ever know

@mixwellmusic2633 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for these videos! My baby black zapote trees seem to be doing well here in Guatemala (sprouted from seed, from some delicious fruits i got in mexico). Out here the fruits do get much bigger as you mentioned, but in my experience they should stay green even when fully mature. Theyve turned black for me like this when i kept them in a plastic bag (even just for a day) and the flavour turned sour. When they were left to ripen properly they stayed green even when super soft and almost falling apart, and then they really do taste just like chocolate pudding!! But any fruits I've eaten that weren't perfectly ripe like that never developed the chocolate flavour.

@TuppyMSM 2 жыл бұрын

Oh I wish I had those!

@latoyatangelo 2 жыл бұрын

Kellum I absolutely love your videos. Lots of love from The Bahamas….❤️‍🔥👩🏾

@tygertone 6 ай бұрын

i live in Calif. and have a White Sapote......Planted it in full sun, as directed, and it was on the verge of death after about 2 mos. Decided to move it to a pot in the semi-shade of a Dombeya tree, and it started to leaf out in about 3 days, and is now fruiting! So much for full sun! 🍈🍈🥝🍈🍈🍉🥝🥝

@ClarkeBaldwin Жыл бұрын

Love your vids Kalem. I am trying to grow lemons in a London apartment from a small (now 3 years old) lemon tree. It has grown green unripened fruits once, but I think it's just way out of it's comfort zone. This last few weeks though I followed some of your tips and guides and now my lemon tree is covered in little white flowers and thick buds! Looks like I have lemons incoming

@RobertTrentGates 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite fruits. I like the uniqueness of it a lot also. I have a small tree about 2 years old grown from seed.

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Nice, yea nothing like trying something completely different!

@conceptrat 2 жыл бұрын

I tried this fruit a year ago from a friend's garden. Had the same experience as you. Silky smooth texture but more like avocado in flavour. When i was in Thailand a few years back i tried a fruit called "Lamut Khamen", also known as Egg Fruit or Canistel. These things are super tasty and reminded me of pumpkin pie. You have to wait until they are really soft. Next time I'm visiting my partner's parents in Thailand in going to try making a pie with them.

@whitealliance9540 2 жыл бұрын

Could you not be cursing all in the comments geez?

@wendymontgomery6204 Жыл бұрын

AWESOME video, and very informative. I live in Florida USA; zone 9b, and have been torn whether or not to buy one from my local nursery because I’ve never gotten any good information on the taste, but you answered every question I had. Looks like I’ll be heading to Rockledge Gardens soon🥳

@galrocha1846 2 жыл бұрын

All the sapotes are good Sapote mamey and the black sapote are my favorites. 🇲🇽

@ThatBritishHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

That looks so good! I’ve heard of them but I have never seen them be sold

@frankabignale2176 2 жыл бұрын

I love this channel. Got this video in recommendation and I've never been so thankful to YT Algorithm. This is what I will do when I will be reach enough to buy some land.

@Anon-xd3cf Жыл бұрын

This is for sure gonna be part of my rare fruits collection. Gonna be a difficult one to keep alive in Scotland but my greenhouses are pretty good and improving all the time as technology improves.

@Ligductions 8 ай бұрын

Hey how is it growing?

@MrCow579 2 жыл бұрын

I need a larger garden... 🤣 You make me want to grow so many different foods

@clarissaw7987 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t get enough this fruit not only it’s not that sweet(I won’t feel guilty) but has amazing flavor...

@dougs_urbanfarm 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, in kiwi speak I would call them wee ones!😉 We had some 800g ones on my mossman this year, and they are delicious.

@mefrosty5658 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I had your growing climate, the most exotic thing we can grow in the yukon are a special breed of cold resistant apple

@jbramley07 2 жыл бұрын

I’m in New England and we can grow some stuff but it’s definitely limiting

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Where abouts are you from?

@ivy_47 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheKiwiGrower Yukon territory Canada, apparently

@vincenthaegebaert1854 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoying your videos, keep up the good work.🤗🤗

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vincent, glad you like them!

@sonisartgallery2359 2 жыл бұрын

Hi I saw black sapota first time Thank you for introducing new fruits

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad I could share something new :)

@79AussieChick 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I've been tossing up whether or not to grow one of these tree's for a while now, but you've convinced me to go for it!

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Nice, hope it goes well :)

@79AussieChick 2 жыл бұрын

Western Australia, so my biggest trial will be keeping the poor thing watered! Thanks for multiple inspiration videos!

@chazhawaii7608 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I’m with you on food texture, don’t like too many things that are squishy. My friend tends to overcook his veggies and I never liked that. Gonna see if i can plant these Black Sapote here in Hawaii.

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Nice one, sounds good. And yea overcooked veggies is not where it's at! haha

@BeautiFuFu 2 жыл бұрын

They look like black persimmons, I wonder in their related 😍 lol whelp you’ve answered my question. I’ve been obsessed with persimmon for the past 3 years, now I’ve got to get my hands on these!

@tohopes 2 жыл бұрын

super cool to see such a close look at the fruit.

@SimeiMartijn 2 жыл бұрын

Omg! Amaaaazing! Now I soooo wanna try it as well 🙈🙊🙈 Looking good by the way! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Don, hope you get to try some! 😁

@yilengyang3325 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I have never seen that kind of fruit in my life good to see thanks

@mollyb8136 2 жыл бұрын

So nice to have NZ based advice. Maybe after watching a few videos I'll stop killing my strawberries 😉

@tusvideosdetodoelsalvador8217 Жыл бұрын

I have started watching your videos and,so far I like them!

@gissel7768 2 жыл бұрын

Can you please make a video with tips on how to graft successfully?? 🥑 amongst others… so glad I found your channel! ❤️ 🇨🇷

@arthurlouis8326 2 жыл бұрын

Can you try grafting a piece the black sapote on the persimon tree? It might benefit from the cold resistance of the persimon and actually fruit earlier

@Lu-mh5fd 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for elborating on this funky natural desert... would love to see how you grew these especially here at home. NZ

@SammytheawesomeILikePotatoes 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite channel right now !!!

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

😊🌱 awesome! 😁

@susantuna3434 2 жыл бұрын

sapote in general taste good and have a smooth texture also mamey i love those

@mitzicardona9539 Жыл бұрын

This reminds me of my childhood, my dad used to bring us sapote so we could eat the together, also marry and guanabanas. My family lives down in México in the state of Michoacán ❤️

@oreo_6206 2 жыл бұрын

looks like a huge blueberry.delicious!!

@JoAnnaQuincey 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding! I love your videos

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks heaps! :)

@ruta123ish 2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever tried those grow bags to plant those kinds of trees that have to be moved indoors and out often in the first years of life. If so wondering if you might do a video on that? Love your content ...

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Haven't used material grow bags before but probably will do a video on container grown fruit trees at some stage :) Thanks Angela

@nottoday.c Ай бұрын

Give alot of energy

@cptntwinkletoes 2 жыл бұрын

The colour of these is amazing!

@marcosguglielmetti 2 жыл бұрын

Hi congrats! I tasted mines a week ago they were amazing! Mines really taste similar to chocolate mousse , very sweet and very good. I was lucky because I have just one plant, it seems it has hermaphrodite flowers

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, does the fruit produce seeds?

@marcosguglielmetti 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheKiwiGrower yes, all of them produce 3 to 8 seeds or so, maybe from hermaphrodite flowers. I will do a better video soon, I sow it by 2013 or so and tasted the first ones just some days ago. See kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mdl5hMtesc2teYU.html

@bethanysmith5856 2 жыл бұрын

Hope to grow some of these in the near future

@sheerluckholmes5468 2 жыл бұрын

I have one doing quite well on the South Coast of NSW and it is bright green and glossy and has been in the ground for about three years. For eating the fruits try a drizzle of rum and vanilla.

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Nice, sounds great

@bethanysmith5856 2 жыл бұрын

I need to head over to the hill country here in Texas and collect some of the wild persimmon fruit to grow a few trees since they were delicious when I had some.

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

So cool that you can find them wild there!

@bethanysmith5856 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheKiwiGrower they're a bit different from what you find in the store. I'm having trouble remembering what different since it'd been a bit more than a decade since I last had one. I remember them being very sweet and a bit on the liquidy side with 3 to 5 seeds. Still wish we had saved some seeds to plant when we got home back then.

@AmpharosSquad 2 жыл бұрын

This looks so odd! Don't think I can get those where I live, kind of a shame :( It looks quite interesting and I'm curious to see how it feels.

@chivachava3899 2 жыл бұрын

I live in southern California in the USA near the Mexican border my climate along the coast is classified as a Mediterranean climate. I grow black sapotes, white sapotes, and chico sapotes(also known as sapodillas). I also have a mamey sapote in the ground and I hope it will grow and fruit. one thing about Black Sapotes is that there are male and female plants. There is also a tree which is both male and female and that one is self fruitful. Since seedlings are unpredictable and you might not get fruit, it's that you need a male or female tree near it to produce fruit.I know that Australia has some fanatastic Black sapote varieties. In Mexico when they eat the black sapote they add a little fresh orange juice to the pulp it is delicious. Also they make a Black sapote sorbet out for the pulp look up the recipe in the internet I'm sure you will enjoy it.

@lilmissjoodypoody Жыл бұрын

Finally, a way to trick my kids into eating more fruit! lol!

@VK-qo1gm 2 жыл бұрын

Sooo good, love your channel 🌺👍🇦🇺

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks heaps! :)

@angelmoonbabydivineguidanc3119 Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you for sharing. I really enjoyed your energy and knowledge. ❤🖤😊😊

@sweetkitty2798 2 жыл бұрын

That looks super tasty.

@josephjarata4781 Жыл бұрын

Sir I've been loving ur channel so far.. thank u for such an interesting content..

@antoniogutierrez8763 2 жыл бұрын

The skin it's eatable too, little bitter in the good way! Another thing, the membrence that raps the seeds are delicious as well 😋 Try them for me please, I'm living in CALIFORNIA & I don't find them here...

@k8m883 2 жыл бұрын

Could you please do a video on growing tagasate trees from seed. I am struggling striking them and noticed you have whole trays. Please share your success.

@boombot934 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful 🌱plant!

@kevinpowell4182 Жыл бұрын

had this fruit in townsville was really good like your show.

@alyssastropicalfruittrees5754 2 жыл бұрын

Wow 🤩 I need to try it again I have last time skin still green, test very bad and my throat get itchy 😁😊

@PumpkinSpikey 2 жыл бұрын

That looks amazing. I'd love to try one. I wonder where I can get my hands on some seeds so I can try to grow them myself. I'm surprised that they aren't suited for lots of direct sunlight, but they are a warm-weather plant. I wonder if they thrive under larger trees to shade them?

@howtowithelizabeth7513 2 жыл бұрын

I think Whole Foods sells them

@PumpkinSpikey 2 жыл бұрын

@@howtowithelizabeth7513 I'm gonna and check tomorrow. Thank you!

@cheriephillips7360 2 жыл бұрын

I subscribe to a company called Miami fruit. Black sapote is usually a winter fruit harvest. I have several of the seeds sprouting from the fruit I got. We are moving into the mamey sapote season which is like sweet potatoe meets maple syrup. I get the mixed box so I try new fruit and plant the seeds !

@piruncute 2 жыл бұрын

Great video always

@ourgeorgiasuburbanhomestea6309 2 жыл бұрын

We grew this while living in South Florida and were amazed at how fast this tree grew! Try making flan with the fruit, or spoon it out and whisk some powdered cinnamon in it, slice some strawberries on top and then squirt some cream on top and enjoy! Also makes great bread. My experience with picking them green is they will mold.

@jihlnabaat6329 2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas and a happy new year! KIWI!

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Same to you :)

@simonnicholson5913 2 жыл бұрын

I had one of these on a holiday in Florida- it was the size of a lawn bowling ball & full of seeds. Always wanted to grow one so it’s great to see it’s possible in NZ. Whereabouts are you based? It’s a great flavour, but can’t eat too much in one go. I’ve wondered about using them instead of puréed dates for making cereal bars etc.

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome, and yeah I’m sure they’d be useful in a bunch of things, that would be interesting to try. I’m in the North Waikato area, but these fruits came from Northland

@simonnicholson5913 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheKiwiGrower cool I’m in Hamilton. Might cross paths sometime.

@user-db5cp4eh9k 2 жыл бұрын

I will try these as soon as possible!

@kenwest6576 2 жыл бұрын

Love your show. Growing up in NZ in the 50s & 60s we would visit family in Thames and always go home with bags of unusual fruits. One fruit I loved was yellow and looked like a small yellow squash. It has a banana flavor fleshy inside. Any suggestions as to what it was? I now live in the U.S. and the selection of fruits is very basic.

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ken, I’m actually from the Thames area :). I’m wondering if the fruit you’re referring to is mountain papaya? I wouldn’t say banana flavour but matches the other descriptions you gave perhaps? Otherwise maybe loquat?

@kenwest6576 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kalem. No it was not a papaya or loquat. The family house was in Tapu, inland by the river so sheltered by the hills. Small edible seeds inside like a feijoa. I'll keep looking....

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

@@kenwest6576 Yellow cherry guava? Also known as cattley guava?

@whitealliance9540 2 жыл бұрын

Doesnt taste like chocolate but it's really good. Silky like avacado texture, nutty and a bit blue berryish. You scoop it and spread it on bread with butter they are so good.

@thebunnyfoofoo 2 жыл бұрын

Florida viewer here. In south FL, we like to mix them with fig fruits.

@steveday4797 2 жыл бұрын

When growing Medlar friut, you need to almost let them rot after picking. It's called bletting

@TropicalGardeningCyprus Жыл бұрын

lol some weird inspiration came after watching this.... a few videos back I was watching a mate's video on male flowering persimmon trees, witch I have, so since they are in the same Diospyros genus, it means I can cross-pollinate them and make a Diospyros nigra X Diospyros virginiana hybrid, wait a few years and see what fruits will come out of that... I hope my chocolate persimmon flowers next year.

@ahrvrsvvj5875 2 жыл бұрын

Growing mari next to my fruits and plants ty for tips

@aldolasc6186 2 жыл бұрын

I use to eat smashed black sapote with some sweet orange juice 🍊 , tastes tarty but delicious.

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

That would be cool to try! Sounds yum

@krisadakaewjumpot8891 9 ай бұрын

Awesome ❤❤❤❤ I wanna try

@angelicav6764 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos. I was wondering if you would consider selling the seeds from your produce?

@robcop3986 2 жыл бұрын

Thx for the Video. I just wanted to say that about 10 years ago I bought the same knife as you can see from 4:49. Be careful with that, because mine broke while cutting about 2 months ago and I almost had the blade in my hand. There is only a very narrow bolt that connects the blade to the handle. It was rusted through and broken. When did you buy this knife? Greetings from Germany.

@arieswildchild 2 жыл бұрын

I need this plant now!

@nexxogen 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for saying Sapote properly, and not "Sapotey" like some people!

@reinalynfrancesbutac7879 2 жыл бұрын

I think you can eat the green sapote. I mean if you open it there are seeds inside of it and the seeds are edible, chewy and it tastes like coconut fruit. You just remove it's coat. But your sapote is quite smaller than I have tasted before.

@tatiblesspravda2332 2 жыл бұрын

where dose seeds come from? Or do you have little plants for sale? I am in Rotorua and would love to try to grow one or 2 of this. cant wait to see you other videos!

@thejamester2005 8 ай бұрын

This is a really cool video

@hiseitz 2 жыл бұрын

Finally got through all of your posts. Really enjoyed them. I was wondering what hardiness zone you live in. I’m in Wisconsin, US. Zone 4 for me.

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, every one!? Thanks for the support and glad you liked them :). I'm in roughly Zone 10a here but frosts and winds do limit what does well here

@plodoviprirode 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent content

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@miloradvlaovic Жыл бұрын

A few people told me they take 2-3 overripe persimmon fruits, take the pulp out, pop it in a blender with a few teaspoons of cacao, work it for a few minutes, and they get a treat tasting like cocoa cream or pudding. I wonder if similar could be done with the black sapote fruit, as they seem less sweet.

@benny7257j 2 жыл бұрын

If it is possible, can you do a video about stunted seedling growth or grafting failures, only if possible, and I'm also interested to know,about any indoor plants or ornamental plants you have, it would be nice to see them in a video BTW really good video, excited to see the next one too.

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Benny, will consider including some of these things in the future. I have a long ideas list at present but will do my best :)