As the name implies, Peruvian sapote is a fruit plant that originated in Peru. Another name for Peruvian sapote is cupa-cupa, the parent tree of which you can find in the middle of the lowland rainforests of Peru. But this plant can also be found in Ecuador and also around the Brazilian Amazon river.
The Latin name of Peruvian sapote is Quararibea cordata, whose trees grow upright and can reach heights of up to 45 meters when planted in the forest. Although actually many trees are only able to grow to a height of 12 meters.
For those of you who want to cultivate this plant, you don't need to worry because you can manage the growth of Peruvian sapote yourself by pruning regularly so that the tree does not grow too high.
The tree must sometimes be supported; has stiff branches in tiered whorls of 5; and copious gummy yellow latex. Peruvian sapote leaves are semi-deciduous, alternate, long-stemmed, clustered in a rosette near the branch tips, and broadly heart-shaped.
The color of the leaves is green with a length that can reach 15-30 cm and has almost the same width. Flowers are short-stemmed, yellowish white or rose-colored, 5-petaled, about 2.5 cm wide, with 5 prominent stamens and pistils, borne in masses along lower branches and on the stem.
As for the shape of the fruit, it is round, ovoid or elliptical with a prominent rounded knob at the apex and covered with 2 to 5 petals, velvety, leathery, very persistent at the base; the length of the fruit can reach a range of 10-15 cm with a width of up to 8 cm, and its weight can reach 800 grams. For the size of the sapote peruvian sapote has a large enough fruit size that looks satisfying when eating the fruit.
The skin of the fruit is thick, leathery, with a greenish-brown color, and downy. The flesh is orange-yellow, soft, juicy, and fibrous. The flavor of peruvian sapote is very sweet like a mixture of manga and melon flavors. This unique flavor surrounds the seeds of the fruit which measure about 4 cm in length and 2.5cm in width. The number of seeds in one fruit usually ranges from 2-5 and is covered by fruit fibers.
Advantages of Peruvian Sapote
Because it is still a rare fruit, many do not know about the advantages of this peruvian sapote. So we will provide a summary of what are the advantages of peruvian sapote for you, here are some of them.
The unique shape of the fruit is similar to a sapote but there is a knob at the base of the fruit.
The taste of the fruit is delicious, the flavor of peruvian sapote is very unique because it feels like a combination of mango and melon which is sweet and juicy because the water content is quite high.
The fruit does not fall easily because it has a strong base, if not harvested the chupa-cupa fruit will rot on the tree.
The tree is early maturing if you use vegetatively propagated seedlings such as grafting or shoot grafting.
High productivity, in one season the cupa-cupa tree can produce as many as 3000 fruits.
It is still rare so not many people have the tree, so the opportunity to benefit from the cultivation of peruvian sapote is still very large.
Has a lot of nutritional content so that it can provide health benefits if consumed regularly.
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