It is from the Nahuatl (Aztec) word for a soft/mushy fruit (tzapotl). Since most of these things were domesticated in the Mayan/Aztec area, they often ended up with the Aztec names.
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I got some good Mamey from an Etsy vendor. Waited for them to be perfect ripe/still shippable before they sent me. If anyone is interested they only have sales posted when they are available tho
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DeVaronaFarms
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I sure hope these black sapote seedlings know what they are doing. They seem particularly seed-challenged… It’s been well over a month since they started sprouting and so far not a single one has shed the seed coat yet.
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Persimmon seedlings take a long time to shed the shells also. Not a month but they take their sweet time
Entering hard hat area
My seeds arrive today apparently they are already germinated so that’s sweet
I got impatient and carefully cracked a few seeds off. The leaves still looked pretty tender. I’ll be curious to see if the ones with seeds still attached end up doing better.
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