From the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida
White Sapote Varieties for Florida 1
| Variety | Origin | Fruit weight
(oz/grams) | Peel color | Pulp color | Comments | | Blumenthal | California | 5–6/148–160 | pale yellow | creamy white | fair-good | | Dade | Florida | 6–7/180–215 | golden-yellow tinged with
green | creamy white | good flavor, non-bitter
flavor | | Denzler | California | 11–13/375–390 | yellow | yellow | good flavor | | Golden (Max Golden) | California | 4–5/118–148 | yellow-green | creamy white | strong flavor, some
bitterness | | Homestead | Florida | 6–7/200 | yellow-green | creamy white | good flavor, non-bitter
flavor | | McDill | Calfornia | 12–16/355–454 | greenish-yellow | creamy white | good flavor | | Pike | California | 8–9/250–270 | light green | white to yellow | rich, non-bitter flavor | Reinekie
(Reineke Commerical) | California | 7–8/200–235 | golden yellow | yellow | good flavor | | Smathers | Florida | 8–9/250–275 | greenish-yellow | yellow | fair flavor | | Suebelle | California | small | green to yellowish-green | white | excellent flavor, sweet | | Yellow | California | 9–10/275–290 | bright yellow | pale yellow | good flavor | | 1 Some varieties may be difficult to find in the nursery trade in Florida; try California nurseries. |
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Bibliography
Crane, Jonathan H., and Carlos F. Balerdi. "White Sapote Growing in the Home Landscape." Horticultural Sciences Dept., UF/IFAS Extension, HS1054, Original pub. Nov.
2005, Rev. Nov. 2016, Reviewed Dec. 2019, EDIS, edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs304.
Accessed 11 Jan. 2019, 15 Apr. 2020.
Published 7 Feb. 2019. Last update 8 June 2021 LR
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