Casimiroa edulis
White sapote · also Casimiroa, Mexican apple
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Casimiroa edulis, also known as white sapote, is a tropical evergreen fruit-bearing tree native to Mexico and Central America. It typically grows 15 to 50 feet tall with a broad, spreading canopy and produces small, greenish-yellow flowers followed by edible, apple-like fruit. Its invasive root system makes it a potentially problematic choice for urban or small-space plantings, and its unharvested fruit can be messy.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1000.02%35 yr7.5 in
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 15–50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25–30 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Roots
- Invasive
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.5 in, mean 7.2 in, 90th percentile 18 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Central American Atlantic moist forests
- Central American montane forests
- Costa Rican seasonal moist forests
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands
- Central Mexican matorral
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
- Central American dry forests
Tropical & Subtropical Coniferous Forests
- Central American pine-oak forests