The white sapote or custard apple is a beautiful evergreen tree that grows fairly fast to 25 to 50 feet tall and one-half to two-thirds as wide. The right choice of variety and some judicious ...

Antonio Izumi emailed his concern for an exotic fruit tree: “I wanted to ask you about my white sapote tree, purchased about two years ago. As recommended, I planted it in full sun, yet it ...

Five things to focus on in the garden this week: Fruit. White sapote (Casimiroa edulis) will grow wherever orange trees feel at home. Its flavor is a combination of vanilla, peach, and banana. The ...

Don't eat this fruit—it could kill you. The poisonous fruit of the pong pong tree (Cerbera odollam) has become a potential plot point in the popular HBO series The White Lotus.

The tree is similar to the oleander plant in the United States, Dr. Matejowsky said. Like the oleander, the pong-pong tree has “a really pleasing aesthetic quality but is very dangerous in terms ...

Its fruit grows up to four inches in length, has a honey-like sweetness, and may be eaten either fresh or dried. King White is a semi-dwarf tree that does not exceed twenty feet in height.

"Black sapote thrives in warm subtropical and tropical climates like Florida," says Morales. "It is not widely grown and usually consumed by locals familiar with the fruit." ...