chicle
EGP340.00
The four-inch-wide, scurfy brown fruits have a juicy, sweet, yellow-brown flesh and ripen to softness in spring and summer. The bark and branches, when injured, bleed a white latex which is the source of chicle, the original base for chewing gum. The trunk on older specimens is flaky and quite attractive, and flares at the base into numerous surface roots.
- full sun
- medium
- moderately
Soil | Clay | |
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Scientific Name | Manilkara Zapota | |
Growth Cycle | Evergreen | |
Habit Type | Fruit Tree | |
Flower Color | White | |
Aroma | Not Scented | |
Growth Rate | Medium | |
Habitat | Southern Mexico |