Chrysophyllum

a plant with the same scientific name and aspect is native from uruguay, it grows close to streem marmarajá in the sierra, in rivers ins...Read Moreide the woods, and close to negra lake, has a sweet fruit and certainly resist more cold than -1ºC because here is 9b to 9a in the lower parts where it grows, this is mostly unknown by uruguayan inhabitants and rare, i have 4 plants to transplant by spring

This Sapote relative has long, thin leaves. The tiny flowers appear on last year's growth at the leaf axils. This year the parent tree fl...Read Moreowered in June; the fruits will ripen Mar-May. The seeds resemble Sapodilla seeds. Seeds take 3+ months to germinate. Seedlings may take 6 yrs to reach maturity. Fruit flavor resembles Canistel but with a gummy aftertaste. The trees were not damaged by the severe cold during Jan 2010, although they are growing beneath a mixed canopy.