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Chik00 (sapota) is a tropical fruit. It has an uncanny resemblance to a kiwifruit in skin texture and color, except the chikoo is slightly larger and without the hairy feel, but rough. The rounder variety does not look like kiwi fruit except for the color....

Chikoo Sapota is native to Mexico and other native countries of South America. Sapota is commonly known as Chiku and it is mainly cultivated in India. Sapota is mainly used for the production of latex which is used for the preparation of chewing gums. In...

Sapota Plant Chikoo or Sapota is a delicious tropical fruit that belongs to the Sapotaceae family that goes with the scientific name Manilkara zapota. Sapota fruit has a grainy texture and a mildly musky flavor. The soft fleshy Sapota fruit is scooped out to make smoothies, delectable...

To plant the Sapodilla tree(sapota tree) , select a healthy tree from a nearby nursery that looks insect free and strong. Select a large pot for this. In the container, make a hole equal to 3 times the length of the root ball. Make the...

Sapota Plant care is not difficult but does require vigilance. The sapota vines need to be trained early when they are young. You may use sapota plant ties or just weave them through trellis sections. Fertilize the Chikoo plant in spring just before new growth...

Sapota crop is propagated by vegetative methods such as air layering or gootee layering, grafting and budding. Best season for Sapota tree plantation: Chikoo tree Planting can be done in any season provided irrigation facilities are available. Grafts are usually planted at the beginning of...

Sapota, popularly known in India as chiku Hindi name. In India chiku is cultivated for fruits which are liked all over the country. The sapota fruit is a fleshy berry, variable in shape, size and weight (75-150g). The skin is thin, rusty brown, somewhat scurfy...

Sapota Plant care is not difficult but does require vigilance. The sapota vines need to be trained early when they are young. You may use sapota plant ties or just weave them through trellis sections. Fertilize the Chikoo plant in spring just before new growth...