You might try posting over on the Tropical Fruit Forum and see if anyone there has experience with this tree.

I have some black sapote seeds up for grabs. I will trade them for some fruit seeds of something that grows in South Florida. I am only looking for fruit seeds please. Name & Family English: Black Sapote, Black Persimmon, Chocolate-Fruit, Chocolate Pudding Fruit Spanish: Zapote Negro German: Schwarze Sapote Scientifical: Diospyros digyna, Family: Ebenaceae Same family: Kaki - Mabolo - Japanese Persimmon Type Tropical Fruit, 2 to 10 seeded. Seeds: shining dark red-brown colored. Many trees bear pitless fruit. Mexican relative to the Chinese persimmon. Description, Taste & storage The Black Sapote is a Tomato-like fruit, 10 x 13 cm. large berry with a thin and firm rind. Its color is shining dark green with brown specs. The fruitflesh is rich, dark brown colored and custard like and is therefore called the Chocolate pudding fruit. Complete ripe fruits are often ugly brown. Black sapote's flesh is rich and custard-like, with a sweet, nut-like mild flavor and when ripe fruit pulp is blended with milk, cream or ice-cream, it tastes like mild chocolate - but without the caffeine or calories! Tree The black sapote is native in Mexico and Guatemala. It is cultivated in Florida, The Philippines, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Hawaii. It is an evergreen tree and grows upto 8 meter or more.

I have purchased 3 gallon sizes of yellow cacao, black sapote, and a rollinia. Does anyone have any experience with these three as far as growth and yield. . Thanks.

I'm in the same boat Need black sapote (chocolat sapote) Have huge selection of asian tropical fruit and veg seeds to trade