Plant Profile

Manilkara zapota (Sopadilla)

A superb shade, street, or fruit tree that has an esthetic value, since it has a big canopy of spread 15 meters, and glossy leaves that make it shine in the sun. Flowering all year round makes it a tree of interest.

Landscape Information
Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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Pronunciation: man-ill-KAR-uh zuh-POE-tuh
Plant type: Tree
Origin: Tropical America
Heat Zones: 9 to 11

Hardiness Zones: 10 to 12
Uses: Screen, Hedge, Specimen, Shade, Edible, Street
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Moderate

Tree Shape: Pyramidal, Round

Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical

Canopy Density: Dense

Canopy Texture: Coarse

Height at Maturity: 8 to 15 m

Spread at Maturity: 10 to 15 meters

Time to Ultimate Height: 10 to 20 Years

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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Alternate

Leaf Venation: Pinnate

Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

Leaf Type: Simple

Leaf Blade: 10 - 20

Leaf Shape: Oblong

Leaf Margins: Entire

Leaf Texture: Smooth, Glossy, Medium, Coarse

Leaf Scent: No Fragance

Color(growing season): Green

Color(changing season): Green
Flower

Flower Showiness: No

Flower Size Range: 1.5 - 3

Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

Flower Scent: No Fragance

Flower Color: White

Seasons: Year Round
Trunk

Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage

Number of Trunks: Single Trunk

Trunk esthetic Values: Showy, Rough Texture
Fruit

Fruit Type: Berry

Fruit Showiness: Yes

Fruit Size Range: 7 - 10

Fruit Color: Brown

Seasons: Year Round

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: No

Heat Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Yes

Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Alkaline

Water Requirements: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full
Management

Toxicity: No

Invasive Potential: No

Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure

Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: Yes

Surface Rooting: Yes

Life Span: More than 50

Edible Parts: Fruit

Pests: Scales, Flies

Plant Propagation: Seed, Grafting